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Lester Cheek suffered a sorrow filled childhood but seemed to catch a break as an adult opening the very successful chain of Pottery shops and winning the heart of beautiful socialite Claudia. Lester seemed to have risen from his geeky ostracized beginnings to the top of the hill, but Claudia has disappeared and he is desperate to find her. He calls Colton Parker P.I. for help.
It’s not long before Colton is deep into Lester’s life and that life is more dangerous than anyone could imagine. He discovers some things about Lester that proves Lester life is not all happy and safe. And, he dwells into areas that may have been better left alone.
And Colton is still dealing with the death of his wife and his depressed daughter who seems to be getting worse every day. It’s going to take every ounce of wit, strength and will to handle what is going on in Colton’s life he’s not sure he has what it takes.
Colton is a believable character with real life angst, the situations he finds himself in are tangible and not too far from reality, and the faith message is subtle, fresh, and real. The theme, as suggested in the title is layered into the plot in several different situations and ways. The book reads simple, by that I mean easy, but is very complex in its careful layering of different plot threads. If you enjoy P.I. stories then you will not be disappointed with this series. I did read Original Sin as well, but Seventy times seven could easily be a stand alone book (although it is nice to read
the series as series too.)
Reviewed by Linda Mae Baldwin
for The Road to Romance
September 2, 2006
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