Elisha's Bones by Don Hoesel reviewed

Still catching up on some reviews, so bear with me. Though this should be the last one for today.

The CFBA featured this book in April. If you want to see the info on the author and the book, go here.

Elisha's Bones reminded me of an Indiana Jones type story. Jack Hawthorne, a full-time professor of archaeology when the book opens, used to enjoy working on digs . . . until his brother was killed—murdered—while working an archeological site in Egypt. Jack is comfortable in his new role and isn't exactly thrilled when he's recruited to find Elisha's bones for a dying man who has the means to finance such a search. With the help of a former girlfriend (which adds all kinds of complications to the search) and her brother, Jack travels the world in search of the bones. In the process he runs across other people who also are involved in this newest version of finding a needle in a haystack. Determining who are his enemies and who are his friends becomes a matter of life and death.

The author has done a good job of characterization and writes a plausible adventure story. While the plot dragged at times, in my opinion, and the hero and heroine sometimes tediously worked through their past issues, overall the read was quick, fast-paced, and interesting. If you enjoy reading about biblical archeology, you will enjoy this book, based on the one-time mention in scripture of a dead man's resurrection when he came into contact with Elisha's bones.

Elisha's Bones by Don Hoesel

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Elisha's Bones
(Bethany House March 1, 2009)
by
Don Hoesel


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Don Hoesel was born and raised in Buffalo, NY, but calls Spring Hill, TN, home. He is a Web site designer for a Medicare carrier in Nashville, TN. He has a BA in Mass Communication from Taylor University and has published short fiction in Relief Journal.

He lives in Spring Hill with his wife and two children.

Elisha's Bones is his first novel.


ABOUT THE BOOK

Every year, professor of antiquities Jack Hawthorne looks forward to the winter break as a time to hide away from his responsibilities. Even if just for a week or two. But this year, his plans are derailed when he's offered almost a blank check from a man chasing a rumor.

Billionaire Gordon Reese thinks he knows where the bones of the prophet Elisha are—bones that in the Old Testament brought the dead back to life. The bones of the prophet once raised the dead to life . . . but they vanished from history in a whisper.

Bankrolled by a dying man of unlimited means, Hawthorne's hunt spans the globe and leads him into a deadly conspiracy older than the church itself. A born skeptic, Jack doesn't think much of the assignment but he could use the money, so he takes the first step on a chase for the legendary bones that will take him to the very ends of the earth.

But he's not alone. Joined with a fiery colleague, Esperanza Habilla, they soon discover clues to a shadowy organization whose long-held secrets have been protected . . . at all costs. And he soon discovers those sworn to keep the secret of the bones will do anything to protect them. As their lives are threatened again and again, the real race is to uncover the truth before those chasing them hunt them down.

If you would like to read the first chapter of Elisha's Bones, go HERE


Margie's comments: A full review will come later, but I have to tell you . . . I'm hooked. Even though I needed to turn off the light much sooner than I eventually did, I kept reading. *smile* I'll probably finish it this weekend and get a review to you then.

Have a great weekend!