Waking
Lazarus
Non-series
T.
L. Hines
Bethany
House (Hardcover)
ISBN-10: 0-7642-0204-9 (0764202049)
ISBN-13: 978-07642-0204-9 (9780764202049)
Publication Date: June 2006
List Price: $18.99
Synopsis (from
the publisher): Jude Allman became famous as the man who died and came
back to life three times. Now he’s a recluse, hiding from the
world in the deep forests of Montana.
But when children around him begin disappearing, his days of hiding are
over. Only Jude has the key to stopping the abductions--hidden inside
the mysteries of his own deaths. Now he must face the questions that
have haunted him. What if his deaths aren’t just accidents?
What if there’s a reason behind it all? What if
he’s been brought back just for this moment?
Review:
Waking
Lazarus is T. L. Hines' debut
thriller about Jude Allman, a man who must come to terms with his
unique abilities while the local community is endangered by a serial
kidnapper.
Hines has a real talent for dialog, setting, and pace. He has crafted a
superb mystery deftly incorporating spiritual and paranormal elements
into the story. The characters are well defined, and their
interpersonal relationships believable. These are important elements
that lend credibilty to the story as some of the Jude's abilities may
seem somewhat implausible.
It's often difficult to understand what drives someone to commit a
crime against a child. In Waking
Lazarus,
children are disappearing and, presumably, being murdered. Hines
neatly, and a bit unfairly, sidesteps this issue by stating, in precise
terms, that the perpetrator is not human. This is not meant to be taken
literally, but in the context that anyone who does harm to a child
cannot be human in the eyes of the community. Yet, Hines provides the
kidnapper / killer with a split personality (the Hunter and the Normal)
effectively supplying a medical and, perhaps, legal excuse for the
crimes. It would have been far more terrifying had the villain simply
been depicted as an average, albeit evil, individual.
There are many literary reasons to pick up a copy of this book.
Foremost among them, Hines is a gifted writer and Waking Lazarus
is a fine example of inspirational mystery fiction.
Special thanks to Breakthrough Promotions for providing an ARC of Waking Lazarus for this review.
Review Copyright © 2006 — Hidden Staircase Mystery Books — All Rights Reserved
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Location(s) referenced: Montana.
