Creston Mapes’ Nobody scores a homerun for the originality of plot, unique characters, and Hudson Ambrose’s vivid faith journey| Posted September 29, 2008
In the first exquisite chapter Mapes grips the reader, pulls them into the book, and doesn’t release them until the final page. AND once he lets you go, he leaves you with questions about your own life that keeps you thinking long after the book is closed.
In Nobody, Hudson Ambrose beat report for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, in search of a blockbuster story, races to a potential shooting he’s heard about on the scanner. When he arrives, Hud finds the homeless Chester Holte slumped on a city bench, his lifeblood draining into the very streets he’s inhabited. The police are slow to respond allowing Hud the time he needs to wrestle with proper protocol and throw it to the wind—delving into Chester’s pockets and finding a key along with a bank book touting a $689,800 balance.
It’s at this pivotal moment when you realize Hud’s struggle is your own, one you have fought many times—sometimes winning, sometimes losing—but yours nonetheless and it is the moment that Mapes dares you turn away. Of course you can’t, you’re hooked, and you have to read on.
Through creative and exciting plot twists we follow Hud on his journey to solve the mystery of why wealthy Chester Holte is homeless. On this journey Mapes explores the underbelly of Las Vegas’ homeless population, bringing us a new understanding of the homeless situation and opening our eyes to God’s love for everyone, no matter their situation.
If this isn’t enough, Mapes also gives us Holly, Hud’s love interest, who serves as an example of someone who’s been through tough times and come out the other side with an enduring faith that compels her to share Jesus’ love with others. She’d truly an example for all of us.
Awesome Read!!!!!!| Posted October 28, 2008
This is the first book of Creston Mapes that I have read and it is so awesome. I will definetly have to check out his others. This book starts off with a reporter who responds to a call and when he gets their he finds a dead homeless man. While waiting for the police he decided to look in the mans pockets to see if he can find anything for a story. Wh at he comes across is a bank book with a balance over $600,000 dollars and a key for a safe deposit box. With no other info the reporter starts on a journey to find out who this man was and why he was killed. I couldnt put the book down and just had to keep reading. A very well written book with characters you can relate to.
