Appearance of Evil: A Novel [Paperback]

Christopher A. Lane (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1997

Was it really Satanic ritual abuse, or something more human and just as deadly? An exciting mystery/ thriller by the author of "Eden's Gate."

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Public defender Susan Gant gets her first big chance when she is assigned to defend Craig Hanson, a clinical psychiatrist who has confessed to the murder of a teenager and the sexual abuse of his own daughters. Now claiming that he was framed, Hanson begs Gant to investigate. As she digs into the facts, Gant begins to believe that her client is innocent, especially after she begins receiving threatening messages from someone calling himself Satan. Undeterred by the death threats, Gant discovers some potentially harmful practices in the psychiatric community and also begins to reexamine her own mixed feelings about God and religion. An exciting thriller with a multitude of twists and surprises, Lane's (Eden's Gate, Zondervan, 1994) novel is well recommended.
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About the Author

Christopher Lane is a Gold Medallion award-winning author whose books include Eden's Gate and several children's books. He lives in Colorado Springs with his wife and children. He and his wife own Alpha-Omega Productions, which provides media reviews to subscribers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 422 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310215676
• ISBN-13: 978-0310215677
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,809,070 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars NOT what I was quite expecting, August 9, 1999

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If you are expecting a book on miracles, spiritual warfare, or angels, as I was, you won't find it here. As a matter of fact, I do not know why this book is even listed under the religious and spirituality topic. I felt it was more of just a mystery/thriller book. The only bit of any religion I found in this book was that Dr. Hansen was a christian and he and his attorney, Susan, told each other to pray for each other alot, and she was someone who barely knew what the bible is. However, Christopher Lane did a wonderful job in keeping the suspence going and I found it difficult to put the book down at times too. The story line was a sweet idea with interesting twists that kept me guessing, but suddenly became very predictable in the last few chapters. The ending was a big let down. The story didn't end with any of the pizzazz that it started with, just a brief "thank God" and it was over (along with a role of my eyes at the ending). And the whole Susan going to church thing was just a bit too far fetched and a bit odd. So,if you're looking for a pretty good who-done-it, you might want to check this book out. If you're looking for the fight between good and evil, with spiritual warfare, and God and His angels battling demons, you won't find it here. (And that's how I found this book, by looking under spiritual warfare.)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GOOD BOOK!!!!, July 9, 1999

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This review is from: Appearance of Evil: A Novel (Paperback)

This book was recommended to me by a friend, and I liked it alot. The storyline was great and Lane's writing style and character development was well done. I would recommend this novel. I would also highly recommend a novel called, 'The Fist of God' by A.T. Nicholas. A great spiritual thriller with some interesting twists. I like the way the author uses a homicide detective to develop the plot. It's one of the best books I've read in a long time, and I read alot.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling Suspense- Not To Be Put Down Toward the End, July 24, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Appearance of Evil: A Novel (Paperback)

I've never read a book of this type before where the character learned to pray when faced with the life or death situations. It was quite a welcome change from the usual last minute rescue. Very refreshing to read a book with adult themes without "adult language", no profanity, no casual sex. Godspeed Christopher A. Lane.