Dead Air (Dead Air Series, Book 1) [Paperback]

Bob Larson (Author), Lori Boespflug (Contributor), Muriel Olsen (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1991

A chilling novel of one man's struggle to overcome evil with good.

On Monday, October 19, nine-year-old Jennifer calls Wes Bryant's radio talk show, "Talk About Town," and changes his life forever. She can't tell him where she is; she can't tell him who is hurting her, but the fear in Jennifer's voice is unmistakable, and Wes is compelled by nearly forgotten convictions to discover who is abusing this child. . . and why.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc (July 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785275266
• ISBN-13: 978-0785275268
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,944,061 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bob has written 30 books, translated into more than a dozen languages. His books include four best-selling novels: "Dead Air," "Abaddon," "The Senator's Agenda," and "Shock Talk." His 500-page handbook, "Larson's Book of Spiritual Warfare," is an encyclopedic reference about demons, the devil, and deliverance and represents a lifetime of research and experience. His 500-page classic work "Larson's Book of Cults" is a standard reference encyclopedia at many colleges and seminaries. His latest book is "Larson's Book of World Religions and Alternative Spirituality." Other books include "Straight Answers on the New Age"; "Satanism: the Seduction of America's Youth"; "In the Name of Satan"; "UFOs and the Alien Agenda"; and "Extreme Evil: Kids Killing Kids."

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars ALL of Bob Larson's books are fiction..., September 25, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Dead Air (Dead Air Series, Book 1) (Paperback)

...this is just the first one that's been marketed as such. Larson's "expertise" on the occult is such that even those who share his point of view deride him as a kook. But you must admit, he spins a good, if inconsistent, yarn.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Profile in Ghostwriting, January 19, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Dead Air (Dead Air Series, Book 1) (Paperback)

This book is still in print because it is at least competent. I had the dubious pleasure of reading some of Dead Air in rough draft, and can say that Larson is incapable of writing a novel by himself. The book itself (and the ghostwriting controversy which ensued) precipitated two separate lawsuits, involving Muriel Olson and Lori Boespflug, who can fairly be said (especially, upon reviewing Larson's anemic later efforts) to be the substantive authors.
Protagonist Wes Bryant is Bob Larson, as he wants the world to see him. Ex-wife Polly appears to be first wife Kathy (whom Bob dumped unceremoniously after 23 years of marriage), and his new wife Laura (roughly 17 years Bob's junior) gradually became Annette. Boespflug was blunt in admitting that that was what Larson wanted, and for those in the know, it is painfully obvious.
In a 1993 World magazine expose of Larson, Boespflug told reporter Jay Grelen that she fabricated many of the colorful details of this "fiction based on fact" novel entirely from whole cloth. And given Larson's documented penchant for fabrication himself, this seems to be a veritable certainty.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars BobLarson...Satanist?!?, May 6, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Dead Air (Dead Air Series, Book 1) (Paperback)

After reading the laudatory reviews given by gullible Christians to this hacks books, I am forced to say that Barnum was right. Larson is a clever hustler with a line of patter who has succeeded in enriching himself by scaring a lot of well- meaning Christians. In fact, given all off his sucess in publicizing Satanism, and in making Evangelicals look stupid, one is forced to ask a question. Is it possible that Larson, himself, is a secret member of Laveys Church of Satan? Think about it . To ask a question that the followers of ole scratch are found of asking, Cui Bono? Joseph.