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Dark to Mortal Eyes
by Adriana Lima | Genre: Fiction
Release Date: May 2004
 

In this bizarre thriller for the Christian market, a jilted old woman with a hatred for men has a deadly secret that could wreak havoc upon the population of the Oregon coast. Framing his novel around chess strategy, Wilson introduces Josee Walker, once given up for adoption rather unbelievably by her wealthy parents, Kara and Marsh Addison. Now a cynical artist and poet in her 20s, she's come upon a canister that will make her a pawn in a horrendous scheme. The canister holds a poison for the body and the soul. "Hidden things are at work here," cautions Marsh's mother. "Elements that remain dark to our mortal eyes." Things get creepy, with blood and vaporous green mists like serpents showing up in unlikely places. To help defeat the forces of evil, Josee must rely on the fragments of a faith she's mostly left behind. Quirky twists delightfully catch the reader off-guard throughout the story, and Wilson nimbly sprinkles clues throughout. Strong verbs carry the text, but the slangy dialogue turns stale down the stretch. Occasionally, the writing veers off into the genuinely strange, and at more than 400 pages, some cutting would have helped the pacing. The ending disintegrates into prolonged mayhem, with some light gore and a predictable showdown with the bad guys. Still, Wilson's fresh voice holds promise, and CBA thriller aficionados should welcome this debut.
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Pages: 448
Format: Paperback
EAN/ISBN: 1578567440
Publisher: Waterbrook Press

+ Entry lasted edited by bluenichols on 10.29.08

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Entertaining | Posted June 24, 2010
After reading the Ted Dekker review on the book jacket, I was instantly hooked. And it turned out to be a promising read. 22 year old Josee Walker is estranged from her biological parents and lives life as a nomad. But when she discovers a mysterious cannister in the middle of the woods where she is camping out with her friend, Scooter, things turn deadly. The storyline is very intriguing and it captured my interest. I was even awake late into the night reading it, something I don't do often (except when I'm reading a new Dekker book). Overall, it was an entertaining novel in the minute CBA thriller market. Quite good!

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Great Debut | Posted October 29, 2008
I read this a few months back and am just now getting around to reviewing it. I absolutely loved this book and was instantly drawn to the characters. Eric Wilson is one of if not my favorite author. I love the subject that he deals with and the way he goes about writing the story. He deals with subject that a lot of Christian writers dont deal with not to say that his books are written for Christians because they really arent.

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