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Intriguing paranormal drama, December 28, 2000
Reviewer: Harriet Klausner (see more about me)
About a decade before the Civil War began, widow Morgan Shipman and his infant son Thomas move to Fort Smith, Arkansas where the latter starts a shipping business. However, just prior to the War, a nasty felon Ned Fly kills Morgan while trying to steal a shipment. Thomas now nine wounds Ned before fleeing into the night. Out of the blue, an elderly Negro Joseph "adopts" Thomas raising him to adulthood in the Rocky Mountains. Thomas leaves and falls in love, but Ned still lingers waiting for revenge.

Edward Lassiter left the CIA to become a wealthy highly regarded business consultant. When his former boss asks for Edward to help on a mission, he readily agrees. Edward is to deliver a cache of weapons to Nicaraguan freedom fighters. However, everything goes wrong and he is forced to hide. Only his former assistant Jenny Albrighton and an elderly Negro who looks so familiar to Edward named Joseph tries to help Edward survive what is a conspiracy of the highest magnitude.

This is a well-done and very creative paranormal action novel centering on two distinct yet connected tales occurring over a century plus apart. The tales interweave as debut author Jasper Newton for the most part smoothly moves the audience on an enjoyable ride back and forth between centuries. The key characters are fully developed so that what happens to them seems genuine, even coming out of retirement to work in the "Cold" for the CIA. This cleverly designed plot filled with action will please fans of the paranormal and conspiracy buffs, who along with this reviewer will anxiously see what Mr. Newton can conjure up next.

~ Harriet Klausner
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