Book review by Val Viljoen
VANISHED by Irene Hannon
Genre: Christian thriller
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This suspense novel gets off to a good start in the opening scene. Moira is lost on back roads in the rain on the way home from a work assignment. Suddenly she is confronted in her headlights by a terrified woman seemingly appealing for her help. She is unable to avoid hitting the woman and her car spins out of control and into a tree. A man appears, seemingly to assist her, but when she regains consciousness after some time, neither the man nor the woman are anywhere to be seen.
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Moira’s investigative journalist mind kicks in and she is determined to solve this mystery. To this end she hires a PI, but it is only when she hears the voice of a well respected philanthropist on a TV news programme that the action really gets underway.
Besides some good page-turning suspense, there is also romance as Moira and widower Cal (the PI) spend more and more time together as the case develops.
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Vanished is not a very overt Christian novel. Rather, it raises some ethical questions against a backdrop of Christian values. But if you are looking for a good light read, which does at least avoid poor secular values, this is a book for you.
