Genre: Suspense
Description:
“Sometimes, bad people do good deeds.
Larry and Mo Laughlin are retired killers tu
rned private investigators
with monetary woes. So when their handler introduces them to the Trudeaus, one
final job is placed on the docket.
Jacob and Bernice Trudeau need their teenage daughter, Amy, found, and
they also want the men responsible dead. Two million dollars is an offer Larry
and Mo can’t refuse.
To find Amy, the Laughlin’s must travel to Mexico, where they are
thrust into a world of debauchery so foul they will be forever changed.
One crazed pimp, a veterinarian turned doc-for-hire, and an enigmatic
facility called ‘The Show’ lie in wait for the wayward couple.
Is there any hope for the wicked?”
Author:
“Edward Lorn is an American horror author presently residing in the
southeast United States. He enjoys storytelling, reading, and writing
biographies in the third person.”
For more, visit Lorn's website.
Appraisal:
Edward Lorn describes himself as a horror writer, yet the books of his
I’ve liked the most are those that are something more. Case in point, Hope for the Wicked has some scenes that
are very graphic and show Lorn’s talents for horror, but the book goes well
beyond what I think of when considering the horror genre. This is a suspense
novel, with all that implies, but has the twist that the main characters of the
story are, at least on the surface, bad people. Or maybe that should be good
people who do bad things. Maybe even for a good reason. You’ll have to decide.
I love books that have characters who aren’t clearly good guys or bad
guys (if they are, they’re one dimensional and boooring). If the story can get
you considering the big questions about good and evil, as this did, even
better. That it was a story that kept me on the edge of my seat, wondering how
it would all turn out, with a few surprises thrown in, was perfect.
FYI:
Adult language and graphic content.
Added for
Reprise Review: Hope for
the Wicked by Edward Lorn was a nominee in the Thriller/Suspense category
for B&P 2013 Readers' Choice Awards. Original review ran February 22, 2013
Format/Typo
Issues:
No significant issues
Rating:
***** Five Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate
word count: 30-35,000 words
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