Taylor Knox is a midlevel executive at a small pharmaceutical firm, but his job is threatened when the giant company Revell threatens a takeover. In fact, Taylor's ouster may be the reason for the takeover. Amanda Revell, Revell's CEO, has had a grudge against Taylor ever since he dated--and nearly married--her sister, Kirra, long ago. Now, she wants Taylor to find Kirra, who has gone missing. Taylor doesn't trust the @#!*% -on-wheels Amanda but agrees to the mission because he's still in love with Kirra. He journeys to Florida, Scotland, and the Basque country of France and Spain, where various thugs try to kill him. Slowly, he divines the real reason Amanda wants to locate her sister: knowledge of an herbal, effective alternative to Revell's biggest seller. More overtly than in Bunn's recent thrillers, Taylor begins a spiritual search as well, encountering a wise Scottish monk and facing up to the ghosts of his past, which include his betrayal of Kirra. He finds the road to peace and to love as well in this rather quiet thriller with some wonderful surfing scenes (Taylor's passion) and some fine evocations of settings, especially St. Augustine, Florida, and the aforementioned Basque country. Bunn has comfortably made the transition from evangelical to mainstream readers, and his popularity shows no sign of abating.
Pages:
304 Format:
Paperback EAN/ISBN:
0849944716 Publisher:
Thomas Nelson
