Mr. Inside is a fictional, fast-paced suspense documentary of how one man, through circumstances beyond his control, comes face-to-face with his interior enemy. “Mr. Inside” is a metaphor, pointing to that bitter place in our hearts where we live in fear and anger, holding the sovereign God responsible for life’s unjust events. The novel is evangelical and is targeted toward adult believers who have backslidden close friends or family members that have a degree of hostility about having been brought up in a Christian home. In 1947, brothers Gustov and Andy Miller witness the traumatic event of their missionary/pastor parents being brutally slaughtered by a Kenyan witchdoctor. The young boys return to America, drift apart, and each enters adulthood carrying the memories and scars of that fateful event. By the early 1970s Dr. Gustov Miller, now an internationally renown scholar of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History, has developed a keen sense of solving ancient mysteries and has established his own company called Lost & Found International. He runs his company with only two employees, his assistant, a lovely Christian woman, Miss Beatrix Peeters and James Morrison, his “Mr. Outside,” who finds himself in life-threatening situations while searching for lost or stolen artifacts, under the remote direction of Dr. Miller who keeps himself tightly secluded inside his mansion. Suddenly, uninvited guests violate Gus’ control center, demanding that a certain valuable, ancient parchment be surrendered. The action-packed story-line includes Gus and Jim being hounded by scoundrels, beaten, and thrown off a moving passenger train—all while risking death in their quest to rescue a kidnapped friend. The invisible hand of God is seen in riveting clarity as it affects the lives of the characters. A page-turner, Mr. Inside entertains, engages, and impacts the reader in unexpected ways.
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Frank James is a pastor at Valley Springs Presbyterian Church in Roseville, CA, and holds an MFA degree in Theatre and Drama from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His award-winning first novel, An Opened Grave: Sherlock Holmes Investigates His Ultimate Case, took first place in Religious Fiction from Best Books of 2006 (USA Book News) and has received international acclaim from many corners of the publishing world, including an endorsement from the Sherlock Holmes Society of London. He is the recipient of numerous acting awards, including; the Elly Acting, Birdsal Acting, Robert Reed Acting, among others. Frank is an accomplished playwright and has performed, directed, and toured with many groups internationally.
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A page turner from start to finish.,
By Amy (Lincoln, Ca) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mr. Inside: The Adventures of Lost and Found International (Paperback)
I picked up this book, hoping to find Frank in the pages, something to hang on to, of a man that has been a pastor and friend for years. This book made me laugh and cry as I found little Frankisms hidden in the dialogue and verbiage, but what kept me from putting this book down was an amazing story. Fast paced, intriguing and touching, I was hooked by chapter two. Feeling the characters come to life, and wondering what was around the next corner, this story was artfully crafted and woven together. Whether you knew Frank or not, this one of a kind book is well worth your time in reading. This book reflects the heart and mind of a great man, who is greatly missed.
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fascinating Christian allegorical thriller,
This review is from: Mr. Inside: The Adventures of Lost and Found International (Paperback)
In 1947 in Kenya, twelve years old Gustov Miller and his younger brother Andy watch as a native witchdoctor viciously massacres their turn the other cheek missionary parents. The brutality of that fatal day stays with the siblings who return home to Missouri as orphans. Neither found closure as both struggle for decades with why God allowed their believing parents to be murdered like this. The two siblings not only were no longer best friends as they had been as preadolescents, but drifted apart as each fails to understand and doubt God's plan with Gus becoming a devout atheist.
In spite of being a recluse by the 1970s internationally recognized archaeology and historical anthropology expert Gustov has opened up Lost & Found International. He employs two people, his personal assistant devout Christian Miss Beatrix Peeters and his Mr. Outside field agent James Morrison, who searches for the artifacts that his employer (Mr. Inside) assigns him to find or recover in the case of stolen items. However, thugs invade Gustav's home demanding that he give to them a priceless ancient parchment or else a close associate will die. This is a fascinating Christian allegorical thriller in which the main player, Gustav has turned from God completely based on his logical mind working out that if the Lord exists why he would allow good people doing good deeds to die in horrific ways. The story line is action-packed from the moment the parents are murdered, but even before that the audience learns much about how Gustav the child thinks when he works out where his friends and brother are hiding in hide and seek. This is a winning tale as Gustav begins to comprehend that if he believes in free will than bad things can happen to good people. Fans will wonder if Gustav and Jim will survive and whether the brothers will reconcile with each other and with God as their hearts are filled with rage, bitterness, and loathing. MR. INSIDE is a metaphysical spiritual tale at its thrilling uplifting best. Harriet Klausner
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In Interesting "Read" of Film Noir,
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This review is from: Mr. Inside: The Adventures of Lost and Found International (Paperback)
I wanted to read this book when I heard the tragic story behind the author's death. Reading this book is like watching an old detective flick. Even the characters' dialogue sounded like it came from an old black and white film. This really intrigued me how Frank James did this.
If you're a film noir lover, you will enjoy this book. Kudos to James for his dedication to his his faith and bringing God's message of love out in the story.
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