While most of the citizens of Redemption, Arizona, are standing at the graveside of young James Coronado, a plane crashes a few miles down the main road. The huge explosion and wall of fire sends everyone into panic mode.
Racing to the fire, the chief of police encounters a man in the middle of the road fleeing the flames. The tall stranger with very pale skin, white hair and light gray eyes has no recollection of his name, where he's from or how he came to be in this place, only that he's here to save a man named James Coronado. The label in the stranger's suit coat and the inscription in a book in his pocket identify him as Solomon Creed. With everyone involved in fighting the fire, Solomon searches for the man he's been sent to save.
The horrific plane crash has far-reaching ramifications for the leaders of the town, as well as the town itself. Even though Solomon assists in saving the town from the fire, other evil undercurrents are at work. Where was the plane's destination, what cargo was onboard, and who was to take delivery of that cargo? There are many outsiders involved in the situation, which quickly becomes more dangerous.
As Solomon deals with James Coronado's death and protecting the young man's wife, Solomon discovers quite a few puzzling things about himself. How is he able to identify things in precise detail from just a faint scent? How does he have the strength to withstand so much adversity? The town holds many long-held secrets, and there are those who will stop at nothing to obstruct Solomon's search, while protecting themselves.
THE SEARCHER is the first book in Simon Toyne's new Solomon Creed series, and it is a truly remarkable story. Taking place over a very short period, THE SEARCHER is packed with vibrant characters and tantalizing twists and turns as the mesmerizing parallel plots weave the mystery surrounding the almost-supernatural Solomon Creed with the history of the town. The epilogue reveals an indication of Solomon Creed's identity, which expertly entices us to read the next book. Toyne is a first-class wordsmith, which was obvious in his Sanctus Trilogy (which I reviewed) and is certainly evident in this new book. THE SEARCHER is a thrilling novel not to be missed!
The author of the acclaimed Sanctus trilogy conjures an eerie
epic of good and evil, retribution and redemptionβthe first
novel in the mesmerizing Solomon Creed series in which a man
with no memory of his past must save a lost soul in a small
Arizona town.
On a hilltop in the town of Redemption, Arizona, the
townspeople gather at an old cemetery for the first time in
decades to bury a local man. The somber occasion is suddenly
disrupted by a thunderous explosion in the distant desert. A
plane has crashed, and itβs pouring a pillar of black smoke
into the air.
As Sheriff Garth Morgan speeds toward the crash, he nearly
hits a tall, pale man running down the road, with no shoes on
his feet and no memory of who he is or how he got there. The
only clues to his identity are a label in his handmade suit
jacket and a book thatβs been inscribed to him: both giving
the name Solomon Creed. When Morgan tells Solomon that he is
in Redemption, Arizona, Solomon begins to believe heβs here
for a reasonβto save a man he has never met . . . the man who
was buried that morning.
Miles away, three men scan the skies for an overdue plane
carrying an important package. Spotting a black cloud in the
distance, they suspect something has gone badly wrong, and
that the man who has sent them will demand a heavy price if
the package has been lost.
To uncover the secret of his identity, Solomon Creed must
uncover Redemptionβs secrets too and learn the truth behind
the death of the man he is there to save. But there are those
who will do anything to stop him, men prepared to call on the
darkest forces to prevent Solomon from seeing the light.
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