their mother to drive them, only to find that their father has also gone ashore. Determined to save the locals from the influence of the Spellgoods, he blows up the airplane and the generator and returns to the boat, but is shot in the neck by Rev. Spellgood. The family manages to drag Allie to the jeep and make it to the coast, where Allie dies. Part Five: The Mosquito Coast Mr Haddy hears of Allie's death and takes the family back to La Ceiba, and they return to the United States. Reception Thomas R. Edwards in The New York Times praises the book, concluding "It is, characteristically, a fine entertainment, a gripping adventure story, a remarkable comic portrait of minds and cultures at cross-purposes...This excellent story, is an impressively serious act of imagination." Kirkus Reviews criticized the novel's plausibility, pacing and thin characterizations, but goes on to say that "though the presentation of the serious ideas here is more noisy and colorful than thoughtful, the storytelling itself—full of clever descriptive writing and inventive action—sustains the entertainment mightily" Adaptations 1986 film The novel was first adapted into a 1986 film starring Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren and River Phoenix. 2021 television series The novel was adapted into a seventeen-episode television series for Apple TV+ with Justin Theroux, Paul Theroux's nephew, playing the lead role. The series was developed by Neil Cross and the premiere episode was directed by Rupert Wyatt. Publication history 1981, UK, Hamish Hamilton, , Pub date 12 October 1981, Hardback 1982, US, Houghton Mifflin, , Pub date May 1982, Hardback (limited edition 350 numbered copies) 1982, US, Houghton Mifflin, , Pub date May 1982, Hardback 1982, UK, Ulverscroft, , Pub date Aug 1982, Large print h/b 1982, UK, Penguin, , Pub date 30 September 1982, Paperback 1983, US, Avon, Pub date Mar 1983, Paperback 1986, UK, Penguin, , Pub date 11 December 1986, Paperback 1995, UK, Penguin Readers, , Pub date 30 March 1995, Paperback 1999, US, Penguin Readers, , Pub date 15 December 1999, Paperback 2006, US, Mariner, , Pub date Jun 2006, Paperback 2008, UK, Penguin Readers, , Pub date 17 April 2006, Paperback 2010, UK, Whole Story, , Pub date 1 March 2010, Audio CD read by David Aaron Baker 2012, UK, Penguin Readers, , Pub date 10 June 2012, Paperback & MP3 References External links American Dreams: ‘The Mosquito Coast’ by Paul Theroux –