This is a fascinating, well-written book that was unlike anything I’ve read. Christians should read this book.
There were several times I felt convicted. A few times tears welled up in my eyes. And many times, I was nodding, saying yup, that’s a challenge for me as well. But I believe people who do not profess to be Christians will also find this book fascinating. It’s a supernatural journey.
For Christians, it should remind us of just how supernatural our God is and what He is capable of. It should be perceived as realistic, no matter how fantastic it is. For non-Christians, I believe it might spur some curiosity in you about God. But if not, I believe it will take you along for a thrilling ride just like it did me.
I found the book well written. The language is great. The pacing is great. The characters are well-rounded and fascinating. And I really liked the story. I feel Mr. Rubart accomplished what he set out to accomplish. And you can read about what that is after you read the story, in the back of the book.
On a rainy spring day in Seattle, young software tycoon Micah Taylor receives a cryptic, twenty-five-year-old letter from a great uncle he never knew. It claims a home awaits him on the Oregon coast that will turn his world inside out. Suspecting a prank, Micah arrives at Cannon Beach to discover a stunning brand new nine-thousand square foot house. And after meeting Sarah Sabin at a nearby ice cream shop, he has two reasons to visit the beach every weekend.
When bizarre things start happening in the rooms of the home, Micah suspects they have some connection to his enigmatic…
You’ve probably heard books and movies described as roller coaster rides. This one is part of a roller coaster ride.
The first two-hundred and thirty pages are the roller coaster going up the first big hill. The last one-hundred and forty pages is the roller coaster screaming down the big hill, going faster and faster and faster. The last part of this book is intense. I read those last one-hundred and forty pages in two sittings, staying up later than I intended. I haven’t read something that intense in some time.
Gorman does an amazing job of fleshing out the main characters. There is quite a variety of people involved in this story. Also, there are many points of view, but I didn’t have any trouble keeping them sorted.
This isn’t a mystery. I knew who the murderer was early on. Therefore, Gorman has to build intensity in other ways than via mystery. And he does an excellent job of that.
To build on the roller coaster metaphor, there are some sharp curves in the downhill descent as well. One I didn’t see coming, though there were some hints.
This novel is a classic private eye novel and I love the classic PI’s.
We have the loner tough guy who has limited social skills, though Parker gets by. He works with not just one, but two shady sidekicks. Parker is a recovering alcoholic. He falls in love but pushes the woman away, so it doesn’t last. He has a love/hate relationship with the local authorities. He blurs the lines between legality and criminal behavior in the name of solving the case. All the tropes I’d expect of a PI novel.
Connolly writes poetically. Some of his descriptions jump off the page and immerse the reader in the scene.
Connolly gives us deep backstory on many characters. We also get deep backstory on New Orleans and many of the locations in the city. The setting becomes a character and immersed me in the life and culture.
The book is really two books split into four parts, two each. The first part is a recent case Parker is given and the second part is something that’s haunted Parker for a long time. I enjoyed getting to know Parker and am looking forward to reading more of his adventures.
EVIL TAKES MANY FORMS. PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR CHARLIE PARKER HUNTS THEM ALL.
Tormented and racked with guilt over the deaths of his wife and daughter, Charlie Parker, ex-cop with the NYPD, agrees to track down a missing girl. It is a search that will lead him into an abyss of evil.
The Charlie Parker novels can be read and enjoyed in any order. Every Dead Thing is the first book in this globally bestselling series.
'One of modern crime fiction's most popular creations' Irish Independent
Lefty Bruder doesn’t know who to trust, and the wrong choice could end him. His client’s niece has been kidnapped and Bruder needs to understand the kidnapper’s endgame, so his intervention ensures both of their survival. The men who have his client’s niece rob a high-profile gangster starting a street war in which Bruder finds himself a target.
Discovering who all the players are, Bruder believes he knows how to retrieve the abducted girl. But the wronged gangster links the PI to his stolen cash and points his hired guns toward Bruder demanding the meddler’s death.
