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East Salem Trilogy #3
Fatal Tide
In East Salem, the elite St. Adrian’s Academy is at the nexus of a satanic apocalypse—and the fatal tide is rising.
When Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights is reunited with the pagans who commissioned it, a dark prophecy begins to unfold in East Salem, beginning with a savage double-murder by hellish creatures straight out of the painting itself. The lone survivor of the attack, a seventeen-year-old Brit, finds sanctuary at Tommy Gunderson’s home—and the place is soon surrounded by demons who seem to be biding their time…but for how long?
Tommy’s pond has been contaminated with Provivilan—an insidious drug that could transform New York City’s children into an army of violence-addicted murderers. But for an occult cabal in the upper echelons of Linz Pharmaceuticals, contaminating the water supply is just part of an ancient conspiracy against all of humankind.
As the clouds gather, Tommy and Dani realize they must infiltrate Linz and St. Adrian’s to stop the dissemination of Provivilan. Even then, it could take a tangible eruption of the battle between angels and demons to save humanity from the supernatural evils that have been summoned to East Salem.
When Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights is reunited with the pagans who commissioned it, a dark prophecy begins to unfold in East Salem, beginning with a savage double-murder by hellish creatures straight out of the painting itself. The lone survivor of the attack, a seventeen-year-old Brit, finds sanctuary at Tommy Gunderson’s home—and the place is soon surrounded by demons who seem to be biding their time…but for how long?
Tommy’s pond has been contaminated with Provivilan—an insidious drug that could transform New York City’s children into an army of violence-addicted murderers. But for an occult cabal in the upper echelons of Linz Pharmaceuticals, contaminating the water supply is just part of an ancient conspiracy against all of humankind.
As the clouds gather, Tommy and Dani realize they must infiltrate Linz and St. Adrian’s to stop the dissemination of Provivilan. Even then, it could take a tangible eruption of the battle between angels and demons to save humanity from the supernatural evils that have been summoned to East Salem.
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First published September 24, 2013
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About the author
Lis Wiehl
26 books631 followersLis Wiehl is a New York Times bestselling author of both fiction and nonfiction books, a journalist, an attorney, and a legal expert. She is the former legal analyst for Fox News, former co-host of WOR radio's “WOR Tonight with Joe Concha and Lis Wiehl,” and was an anchor for the Law & Crime network (a multi-media live trial network). Lis Wiehl hosted the podcast Pursuit of Justice with Lis Wiehl and until recently was an adjunct professor of Law at New York Law School. Lis is the author of eighteen books, including the first in The Hunting Series, Hunting Charles Manson: The Quest for Justice in the Days of Helter Skelter, out in paperback from Thomas Nelson/HarperCollins on June 25, 2019.
Lis Wiehl is one of the nation’s most highly regarded commentators and legal experts. After graduating from Harvard Law School, Wiehl practiced law in a private law firm in Seattle where she also wrote by-lined articles on legal issues for The New York Times. From there she went on to become a third generation federal prosecutor (her grandfather and her father — an FBI agent — were also federal prosecutors) in the US Attorney's Office in Seattle. She served as the Deputy Chief Investigative Counsel for Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee during President Clinton’s impeachment. From 1995 to 2001, she was a tenured law professor at the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle, where she ran the Trial Advocacy Program, which won several national awards during her tenure.
During her time at the University of Washington, Wiehl also stepped deeper into journalism by working as a reporter and legal analyst for NPR's All Things Considered, MSNBC/NBC News, and locally at KIRO, the CBS network affiliate in Seattle. After MSNBC and National Public Radio, Wiehl moved to the Fox News Channel where she served as a legal analyst and reporter for over fifteen years. During her time at the Fox News Channel, she appeared on numerous shows including The O'Reilly Factor, Your World with Neil Cavuto, The Kelly File with Megyn Kelly, Lou Dobbs Tonight, and the Imus morning show. Wiehl also hosted the Legal Lis radio show and the Wiehl of Justice podcast.
In 2005, Wiehl released her first book, Winning Every Time: How to Use the Skills of a Lawyer in the Trials of Your Life. Two years later she released The 51% Minority: How Women Still Are Not Equal and What You Can Do About It which was awarded the 2008 award for Books for a Better Life in the motivational category. Since then, Wiehl has continued to write bestselling books of fiction and non-fiction.
Lis Wiehl continues to appear in the media as a legal expert and commentator for organizations including CNN, CBS, NBC, and NPR among others. She regularly lectures at colleges and universities, appears as a keynote speaker, and speaks at bookstores, conferences, and literary festivals.
Wiehl earned her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, her Master of Arts in Literature from the University of Queensland, and a bachelor’s degree from Barnard College, Columbia University.
Lis Wiehl currently lives near New York City.
For more information please visit www.liswiehlbooks.com.
Lis Wiehl is one of the nation’s most highly regarded commentators and legal experts. After graduating from Harvard Law School, Wiehl practiced law in a private law firm in Seattle where she also wrote by-lined articles on legal issues for The New York Times. From there she went on to become a third generation federal prosecutor (her grandfather and her father — an FBI agent — were also federal prosecutors) in the US Attorney's Office in Seattle. She served as the Deputy Chief Investigative Counsel for Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee during President Clinton’s impeachment. From 1995 to 2001, she was a tenured law professor at the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle, where she ran the Trial Advocacy Program, which won several national awards during her tenure.
During her time at the University of Washington, Wiehl also stepped deeper into journalism by working as a reporter and legal analyst for NPR's All Things Considered, MSNBC/NBC News, and locally at KIRO, the CBS network affiliate in Seattle. After MSNBC and National Public Radio, Wiehl moved to the Fox News Channel where she served as a legal analyst and reporter for over fifteen years. During her time at the Fox News Channel, she appeared on numerous shows including The O'Reilly Factor, Your World with Neil Cavuto, The Kelly File with Megyn Kelly, Lou Dobbs Tonight, and the Imus morning show. Wiehl also hosted the Legal Lis radio show and the Wiehl of Justice podcast.
In 2005, Wiehl released her first book, Winning Every Time: How to Use the Skills of a Lawyer in the Trials of Your Life. Two years later she released The 51% Minority: How Women Still Are Not Equal and What You Can Do About It which was awarded the 2008 award for Books for a Better Life in the motivational category. Since then, Wiehl has continued to write bestselling books of fiction and non-fiction.
Lis Wiehl continues to appear in the media as a legal expert and commentator for organizations including CNN, CBS, NBC, and NPR among others. She regularly lectures at colleges and universities, appears as a keynote speaker, and speaks at bookstores, conferences, and literary festivals.
Wiehl earned her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, her Master of Arts in Literature from the University of Queensland, and a bachelor’s degree from Barnard College, Columbia University.
Lis Wiehl currently lives near New York City.
For more information please visit www.liswiehlbooks.com.
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March 8, 2015
It started much better than the second book and I hoped the things that ruined it wouldn't be here. Although it is toned down, it is still occasionally preachy, but I don't mind since I knew what I am getting into beforehand. It doesn't have anything to do with the rating.
The bad guys are still all non-Americans, but some other nations are allowed to have a couple of good guys. Only few, mind you. The bad guys issues was one of the things that was so glaring in the second book. Here it goes as far as to introduce a twin of the adopted boy from the first book who is not only completely evil, he has a strong accent too (guess which).
Tommy has a greater role in this last book than Dani. Can't say it's a bad thing. She is there to look at him (thinking how wonderful he is), mostly stay at his home, being there for him and ask questions 'What's an Xbox?' and there was a 'Yowza' somewhere too. Their conversations bored me to tears.
All the information they got in the previous book is repeated here. All of it.
The resolution was in a fairy tale easy category.
The beginning of the book, Reese (the boy who got away from that horrible school and his relationship with his brother) and a few great moments in the book are reasons enough not to hate it.
The bad guys are still all non-Americans, but some other nations are allowed to have a couple of good guys. Only few, mind you. The bad guys issues was one of the things that was so glaring in the second book. Here it goes as far as to introduce a twin of the adopted boy from the first book who is not only completely evil, he has a strong accent too (guess which).
Tommy has a greater role in this last book than Dani. Can't say it's a bad thing. She is there to look at him (thinking how wonderful he is), mostly stay at his home, being there for him and ask questions 'What's an Xbox?' and there was a 'Yowza' somewhere too. Their conversations bored me to tears.
All the information they got in the previous book is repeated here. All of it.
The resolution was in a fairy tale easy category.
The beginning of the book, Reese (the boy who got away from that horrible school and his relationship with his brother) and a few great moments in the book are reasons enough not to hate it.
September 28, 2015
This book was an odd mix of genres. It was Urban Fantasy/Paranormal/ChristianFiction all on the main page.
I liked this. There was a lot of different things going on so the pace was set. For being Christian Fiction it wasn't at all preachy and it had a sweet ending. Also with it being Christian Fiction, there was a strong showing of characters who possessed a moral compass. I haven't read the first two book, but I will get to them.
I liked this. There was a lot of different things going on so the pace was set. For being Christian Fiction it wasn't at all preachy and it had a sweet ending. Also with it being Christian Fiction, there was a strong showing of characters who possessed a moral compass. I haven't read the first two book, but I will get to them.
January 23, 2014
I'm a little sorry to go to 3 stars for this book. I liked the opening 2 books of the trilogy better than this one. It's not that I dislike it, I just don't like it as well.
Now, why? Well, let me say that there are undoubtedly people who will not dislike what drove me a little crazy. The entire series has had a romance story running along with the "supernatural" storyline. I never really thought it overwhelmed the story. HOWEVER in this volume it did come close. For me...Now note, that's "for me"....it seemed that the book was full of pointless conversations and long rambling dialogues concerning the romantic trials and travails of the characters.
Another continuing theme that pretty much appears in all MS. Wiehl's writing is the feminist glass ceiling theme. She believes strongly that women are still held down by the male establishment. This comes out to some...well almost silly proportions in a couple of scenes.
Of course in saying that I know others will disagree...that's fine. I'm not being confrontational I'm just pointing out, "so to speak".
I had this in audio and sadly (also) the reader didn't help matters for this book. She was a bit plastic and stiff, she couldn't do the voices she tried to do (one young man kept sounding like another female character).
So, all in all I didn't dislike the book. the story is okay and we tie up the trilogy. I just didn't think this one was up to the others, almost like we were told, "okay it's a trilogy, here's book 3".
Readable, not bad, recommended "mostly".
Now, why? Well, let me say that there are undoubtedly people who will not dislike what drove me a little crazy. The entire series has had a romance story running along with the "supernatural" storyline. I never really thought it overwhelmed the story. HOWEVER in this volume it did come close. For me...Now note, that's "for me"....it seemed that the book was full of pointless conversations and long rambling dialogues concerning the romantic trials and travails of the characters.
Another continuing theme that pretty much appears in all MS. Wiehl's writing is the feminist glass ceiling theme. She believes strongly that women are still held down by the male establishment. This comes out to some...well almost silly proportions in a couple of scenes.
Of course in saying that I know others will disagree...that's fine. I'm not being confrontational I'm just pointing out, "so to speak".
I had this in audio and sadly (also) the reader didn't help matters for this book. She was a bit plastic and stiff, she couldn't do the voices she tried to do (one young man kept sounding like another female character).
So, all in all I didn't dislike the book. the story is okay and we tie up the trilogy. I just didn't think this one was up to the others, almost like we were told, "okay it's a trilogy, here's book 3".
Readable, not bad, recommended "mostly".
October 6, 2018
As Christians know, spiritual warfare is all too real. This book does an excellent job of portraying the age-old battle between good and evil.
May 12, 2019
Where do I begin with this?! Sci-Fi, Suspense, Drama with a little bit of Love thrown in made this for a Hard to put down read.
Loved how it mirrored The Passage except it was more about Identical Twins and why a medication only works one twin and not the other. The storyline was similar to the passage minus the flu expidenic (Fans of The Passage will know what I'm talking about with this)
I'm a fan of Lis's now and can't wait to read more books by her in the future!!
Loved how it mirrored The Passage except it was more about Identical Twins and why a medication only works one twin and not the other. The storyline was similar to the passage minus the flu expidenic (Fans of The Passage will know what I'm talking about with this)
I'm a fan of Lis's now and can't wait to read more books by her in the future!!
May 31, 2016
An exciting conclusion to this series
St. Adrian's Academy is a source for evil . The world's leaders send their sons to be educated but the students are corrupted to do evil as they are tempted with power and riches, and helped along by the powerful drugs they are given. Satan and his evil forces are using the students to implement a master plan of poisoning the waterways around the world - the ultimate chemical weapon of mass destruction.
Dani and Tommy assist Reece, a St. Adrian's student & whistleblower who has escaped, to make contact with his twin brother who is among the selected students to carry out St. Adrian's evil plan . But what Satan has intended for evil, God is the ultimate victor and hindsight reveals that His plan has been in place all along . An exciting conclusion to this series on the battle between angelic and demon forces.
St. Adrian's Academy is a source for evil . The world's leaders send their sons to be educated but the students are corrupted to do evil as they are tempted with power and riches, and helped along by the powerful drugs they are given. Satan and his evil forces are using the students to implement a master plan of poisoning the waterways around the world - the ultimate chemical weapon of mass destruction.
Dani and Tommy assist Reece, a St. Adrian's student & whistleblower who has escaped, to make contact with his twin brother who is among the selected students to carry out St. Adrian's evil plan . But what Satan has intended for evil, God is the ultimate victor and hindsight reveals that His plan has been in place all along . An exciting conclusion to this series on the battle between angelic and demon forces.
August 10, 2013
I was waiting, almost panting for this book! The East Salem trilogy holds you in suspense and really had me wondering who would survive the battle between good and evil. Well researched, and fast paced with delicious characters, the Lis Wiehl/Pete Nelson author combination is lightning in a bottle. The spiritual overtones are well done and the visual description of 'the angel/demon' war brought me to tears. Read these books in order - you don't want to miss a detail! These should be a film series!
February 2, 2014
Just ok. Not as suspenseful as the first two books, and it was kind of confusing to keep track of some people the last half of the book. This book didn't flow well, and felt forced in parts. Sorry.
July 14, 2016
Outstanding - GOD is really and truly good !!,,
This series was awesome - would recommend to everyone who believes and knows that GOD always come when you need him.
This series was awesome - would recommend to everyone who believes and knows that GOD always come when you need him.
March 26, 2025
All in all, this was a fitting end to the East Salem trilogy.
First for the good points:
1) The addition of the character of Reese, one of the students at St. Adrian's who appeared at the end of Book 2.
2) The town librarian Ruth, who sadly doesn't get as much time in this book as the second.
3) Tommy, the ex-football player turned private investigator, is still his likable self and he reminds me of Tim Tebow if he were a huge defensive lineman in his faith.
4) That we get different perspectives of other characters, good and evil.
5) Supporting characters like Quinn and Cassandra have their own arcs in the plot.
6) Dani, the forensic psychiatrist, shows
7) Finally, the theme of how God's ways are way beyond our understanding is present without being overly preachy.
Why I call this a hybrid Touched By An Angel + Left Behind theology mixed with Hallmark Christmas vibes:
1) Treatment of the Christian faith such as how the angels and demons are presented and a lot of times the main characters are only praying/praising God when they need help.
2) The
3) If the main characters are in a race against time to help save the world, why would
4) A lot of non-essential details slow down the action.
Despite all of this, I did enjoy the trilogy mostly because of likeable characters and the mystery/supernatural element pulled me in. And if Hallmark made a mystery movie out of the series, yes I would probably watch it because of the characters.
First for the good points:
1) The addition of the character of Reese, one of the students at St. Adrian's who appeared at the end of Book 2.
2) The town librarian Ruth, who sadly doesn't get as much time in this book as the second.
3) Tommy, the ex-football player turned private investigator, is still his likable self and he reminds me of Tim Tebow if he were a huge defensive lineman in his faith.
4) That we get different perspectives of other characters, good and evil.
5) Supporting characters like Quinn and Cassandra have their own arcs in the plot.
6) Dani, the forensic psychiatrist, shows
7) Finally, the theme of how God's ways are way beyond our understanding is present without being overly preachy.
Why I call this a hybrid Touched By An Angel + Left Behind theology mixed with Hallmark Christmas vibes:
1) Treatment of the Christian faith such as how the angels and demons are presented and a lot of times the main characters are only praying/praising God when they need help.
2) The
3) If the main characters are in a race against time to help save the world, why would
4) A lot of non-essential details slow down the action.
Despite all of this, I did enjoy the trilogy mostly because of likeable characters and the mystery/supernatural element pulled me in. And if Hallmark made a mystery movie out of the series, yes I would probably watch it because of the characters.
October 1, 2013
Fatal Tide by Lis Wiehl with Pete Nelson
Fatal Tide (East Salem Trilogy #3)
From goodreads.com
by Lis Wiehl (Goodreads Author), Pete Nelson
Fatal Tide
Dani and Tommy discover that the vicious killings in East Salem were merely the birth pangs of a greater evil about to be born.
Occultist leaders at Saint Adrian’s school are in league with an East Salem pharmaceutical company. Together they've developed a drug that acts as a time-bomb in children, attacking and killing the prefrontal cortex—the moral center of the brain—once adolescence begins.
East Salem residents Dani Harris, forensic psychiatrist, and Tommy Gunderson, former pro-football player, have discovered the plan to deliver this drug into the water system and will stop at nothing to halt it. Their secret weapon? Reese Stratton, a student who barely escaped from St. Adrian’s—without his twin brother.
Now demonic creatures are terrorizing East Salem under the cover of darkness. Having killed two residents, the beasts have surrounded Tommy’s hillside home. But their deadly attacks seem to have been just a prelude to greater disaster: during a physical battle between angels and demons, a dam breaks, flooding the town of East Salem, but also washing it clean.
Leona's Review:
This is the third book in the East Salem Trilogy by Lis Wiehl with Pete Nelson. I have not read the other two books but Fatal Tide is a stand alone read.
The book is about a fight of good and evil, angels and demons.
Tommy Gunderson has taken in Reese Stratton-Mallins who has escaped from St. Adrian's school. Reese has a twin, Edmund, who has changed; the twins at one time communicated with each other verbally and mentally. Their parents were killed in a car accident. The twins are 17 years old.
Dani Harris and Tommy Gunderson are some of the main characters in the book and closer that just friends. They work together with friends and others to rid the evil from the school.
There are many medical terms used in the book; I found I have "hypnagogic dreams" which are dreams that incorporate external stimuli into dream experiences. A dreamer hearing someone mowing the lawn, might dream he was riding a motorcycle. (page 232)
Some touches of humor in the book. Reese, a Brit, says "This is quite good. I've never had a jelly and peanut butter sandwich before". "Peanut butter and jelly, Ruth corrected him. I don't know why, but jelly never comes first." (page 182).
This is a fast moving book that focus on Christian teaching of evil. The time this all happens is December 20-25.
No bad language or sex in the book but some violence.
The back of the book has twelve reading group guide questions. Two questions are: 1.Can you cite and incidents where angels have directly intervened in your life and 2. The East Salem Trilogy uses, for literary purposes, the idea of prophecies. What prophecies do you believe in? What's the difference between a false prophecy and a true prophecy?
I give it a 5 star because I really liked it.
I received a complimentary copy of Fatal Tide to read and review from booksneeze.com. The opinions are my own.
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http://www.liswiehlbooks.com/
About this authoredit data
Lis Wiehl is the author "Face of Betrayal," a New York Times Best Seller.
She has also written "Winning Every Time: How to Use the Skills of a Lawyer in the Trials of Your Life" and "The 51% Minority: How Women Still Are Not Equal and What You Can Do About It."
In addition to her written work, Wiehl is currently a legal analyst for Fox News. She has been with the network since 2001.
A graduate of Harvard Law School, Wiehl is an adjunct professor at New York Law School.
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Pete Nelson
Pete Nelson lives with his wife and son in Westchester, New York. He got his MFA from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1979 and has written both fiction and non-fiction for magazines, including Harpers, Playboy, Esquire, MS, Outside, The Iowa Review, National Wildlife, Glamour, Redbook. He was a columnist for Mademoiselle and a staff writer for LIVE Magazine, covering various live events including horse pulls, music festivals, dog shows, accordion camps and arm wrestling championships. Recently he was a contributing editor and feature writer for Wondertime, a Disney parenting magazine.
He's published twelve young adult novels, including a six-book series about a girl named Sylvia Smith-Smith which earned him an Edgar Award nomina...more Pete Nelson lives with his wife and son in Westchester, New York. He got his MFA from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1979 and has written both fiction and non-fiction for magazines, including Harpers, Playboy, Esquire, MS, Outside, The Iowa Review, National Wildlife, Glamour, Redbook. He was a columnist for Mademoiselle and a staff writer for LIVE Magazine, covering various live events including horse pulls, music festivals, dog shows, accordion camps and arm wrestling championships. Recently he was a contributing editor and feature writer for Wondertime, a Disney parenting magazine.
He's published twelve young adult novels, including a six-book series about a girl named Sylvia Smith-Smith which earned him an Edgar Award nomination from the Mystery Writers of America. His young adult non-fiction WWII history, Left For Dead (Randomhouse, 2002) about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis won the 2003 Christopher award as was named to the American Library Association's 2003 top ten list.
His other non-fiction titles include Real Man Tells All (Viking, 1988), Marry Like a Man (NAL, l992), That Others May Live (Crown, 2000) and Kidshape (Rutledge Hill, 2004). His novel The Christmas List was published by Rutledge Hill Press in 2004. He wrote, with former army counterintelligence agent Dave DeBatto, a four book series of military thrillers, including CI: Team Red (2005), CI: Dark Target (2006), CI: Mission Liberty (2006) and CI: Homeland Threat (2007) published by Time-Warner. A More Unbending Battle; The Harlem Hellfighters' Struggle for Democracy in WWI and Equality at Home, was published in 2009 by Basic Civitas books. His novel, I Thought You Were Dead, will be published by Algonquin in 2010. He also has two CDs out on the Signature Sounds label, the first entitled The Restless Boys Club (1996), the second called Days Like Horses (2000).
Fatal Tide (East Salem Trilogy #3)
From goodreads.com
by Lis Wiehl (Goodreads Author), Pete Nelson
Fatal Tide
Dani and Tommy discover that the vicious killings in East Salem were merely the birth pangs of a greater evil about to be born.
Occultist leaders at Saint Adrian’s school are in league with an East Salem pharmaceutical company. Together they've developed a drug that acts as a time-bomb in children, attacking and killing the prefrontal cortex—the moral center of the brain—once adolescence begins.
East Salem residents Dani Harris, forensic psychiatrist, and Tommy Gunderson, former pro-football player, have discovered the plan to deliver this drug into the water system and will stop at nothing to halt it. Their secret weapon? Reese Stratton, a student who barely escaped from St. Adrian’s—without his twin brother.
Now demonic creatures are terrorizing East Salem under the cover of darkness. Having killed two residents, the beasts have surrounded Tommy’s hillside home. But their deadly attacks seem to have been just a prelude to greater disaster: during a physical battle between angels and demons, a dam breaks, flooding the town of East Salem, but also washing it clean.
Leona's Review:
This is the third book in the East Salem Trilogy by Lis Wiehl with Pete Nelson. I have not read the other two books but Fatal Tide is a stand alone read.
The book is about a fight of good and evil, angels and demons.
Tommy Gunderson has taken in Reese Stratton-Mallins who has escaped from St. Adrian's school. Reese has a twin, Edmund, who has changed; the twins at one time communicated with each other verbally and mentally. Their parents were killed in a car accident. The twins are 17 years old.
Dani Harris and Tommy Gunderson are some of the main characters in the book and closer that just friends. They work together with friends and others to rid the evil from the school.
There are many medical terms used in the book; I found I have "hypnagogic dreams" which are dreams that incorporate external stimuli into dream experiences. A dreamer hearing someone mowing the lawn, might dream he was riding a motorcycle. (page 232)
Some touches of humor in the book. Reese, a Brit, says "This is quite good. I've never had a jelly and peanut butter sandwich before". "Peanut butter and jelly, Ruth corrected him. I don't know why, but jelly never comes first." (page 182).
This is a fast moving book that focus on Christian teaching of evil. The time this all happens is December 20-25.
No bad language or sex in the book but some violence.
The back of the book has twelve reading group guide questions. Two questions are: 1.Can you cite and incidents where angels have directly intervened in your life and 2. The East Salem Trilogy uses, for literary purposes, the idea of prophecies. What prophecies do you believe in? What's the difference between a false prophecy and a true prophecy?
I give it a 5 star because I really liked it.
I received a complimentary copy of Fatal Tide to read and review from booksneeze.com. The opinions are my own.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://www.liswiehlbooks.com/
About this authoredit data
Lis Wiehl is the author "Face of Betrayal," a New York Times Best Seller.
She has also written "Winning Every Time: How to Use the Skills of a Lawyer in the Trials of Your Life" and "The 51% Minority: How Women Still Are Not Equal and What You Can Do About It."
In addition to her written work, Wiehl is currently a legal analyst for Fox News. She has been with the network since 2001.
A graduate of Harvard Law School, Wiehl is an adjunct professor at New York Law School.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Pete Nelson
Pete Nelson lives with his wife and son in Westchester, New York. He got his MFA from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1979 and has written both fiction and non-fiction for magazines, including Harpers, Playboy, Esquire, MS, Outside, The Iowa Review, National Wildlife, Glamour, Redbook. He was a columnist for Mademoiselle and a staff writer for LIVE Magazine, covering various live events including horse pulls, music festivals, dog shows, accordion camps and arm wrestling championships. Recently he was a contributing editor and feature writer for Wondertime, a Disney parenting magazine.
He's published twelve young adult novels, including a six-book series about a girl named Sylvia Smith-Smith which earned him an Edgar Award nomina...more Pete Nelson lives with his wife and son in Westchester, New York. He got his MFA from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1979 and has written both fiction and non-fiction for magazines, including Harpers, Playboy, Esquire, MS, Outside, The Iowa Review, National Wildlife, Glamour, Redbook. He was a columnist for Mademoiselle and a staff writer for LIVE Magazine, covering various live events including horse pulls, music festivals, dog shows, accordion camps and arm wrestling championships. Recently he was a contributing editor and feature writer for Wondertime, a Disney parenting magazine.
He's published twelve young adult novels, including a six-book series about a girl named Sylvia Smith-Smith which earned him an Edgar Award nomination from the Mystery Writers of America. His young adult non-fiction WWII history, Left For Dead (Randomhouse, 2002) about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis won the 2003 Christopher award as was named to the American Library Association's 2003 top ten list.
His other non-fiction titles include Real Man Tells All (Viking, 1988), Marry Like a Man (NAL, l992), That Others May Live (Crown, 2000) and Kidshape (Rutledge Hill, 2004). His novel The Christmas List was published by Rutledge Hill Press in 2004. He wrote, with former army counterintelligence agent Dave DeBatto, a four book series of military thrillers, including CI: Team Red (2005), CI: Dark Target (2006), CI: Mission Liberty (2006) and CI: Homeland Threat (2007) published by Time-Warner. A More Unbending Battle; The Harlem Hellfighters' Struggle for Democracy in WWI and Equality at Home, was published in 2009 by Basic Civitas books. His novel, I Thought You Were Dead, will be published by Algonquin in 2010. He also has two CDs out on the Signature Sounds label, the first entitled The Restless Boys Club (1996), the second called Days Like Horses (2000).
November 14, 2017
The final in the trilogy by Lis Wiehl. I REALLY enjoyed this series. I'm very spiritual but I have struggled with faith throughout my life. I like how this series intermingled ancient held beliefs with a
Spoilers..............................
Final countdown -battle- war-? Between humans, demons, and angels. And brought it all back around to a greater plan being laid in the first place. Without being preachy or goody goody. The character's are developed throughout the series as living, breathing, flawed humans, that everyone can relate to. However, they are given free will and a chance to use it.
The storyline is funny, character's smart & witty, and you find yourself cheering them on. A great series to get to know the Author by!
Spoilers..............................
Final countdown -battle- war-? Between humans, demons, and angels. And brought it all back around to a greater plan being laid in the first place. Without being preachy or goody goody. The character's are developed throughout the series as living, breathing, flawed humans, that everyone can relate to. However, they are given free will and a chance to use it.
The storyline is funny, character's smart & witty, and you find yourself cheering them on. A great series to get to know the Author by!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 9, 2018
Loved loved loved this series. Sadly I'm at the end of book 3. But I've Loved These characters and the story and everything that went into this series. Would really love to see another adventure here but if it doesn't happen this was a really good set to read and an awesome story conclusion. Angels and Demons, Heaven and Hell, Good triumphing over evil. It's all here, in a mystery, psychological thriller!
November 2, 2021
Book 3 of the series spent a lot of time catching readers up on what had come before, which would be helpful if you had to wait a year between books. But I didn't, so I skimmed all that. Also skimmed all the descriptions of big boy toys, guns and boats. And what people were wearing. BUT! It was a good ending to the series with a phenomenal battle and guess what? They all worked together and stopped the end of the world! As if you didn't know they would from book 1. Ha ha.
May 10, 2020
This was a bit too busy compared to the other books, but I liked how it all came together in the end. Tommy and Dani are probably one of my favorite couples of all time, they're just funny and real. A great ending to a great series.
June 18, 2021
Trilogy if good vs evil - spiritual warfare and how it plays out in the world around us.
These books need to be read together as it’s all one story that flows through all 3 books. Not a quick read though so be ready to settle in.
These books need to be read together as it’s all one story that flows through all 3 books. Not a quick read though so be ready to settle in.
August 24, 2024
It says it's a horror, but it wasn't scary. It was a good story with a few bits of excitement in it. The main characters were pretty strong with in the story and the supporting characters were good.
May 16, 2017
very good for the last book of the series.
November 4, 2017
3-1/2 ⭐️
July 8, 2019
Fatal Tide is an exciting conclusion to this trilogy. It's a page-turner! I highly recommend.
I borrowed a copy from my local library. All views expressed are my own.
I borrowed a copy from my local library. All views expressed are my own.
July 23, 2019
I really enjoyed this book. It was my favorite of the three. The last few chapter were quite suspenseful I stayed up until 3:00 to finish it because I didn’t want to put it down.
November 19, 2019
I enjoyed this book. Supernatural, good and evil, all you need for a good tale. I wish I had read the first two books in this series first, but I can remedy that!
April 30, 2020
It was better then the second one! This is a different genre for me! I enjoyed it but there were tubes I rolled my eyes 😁
June 3, 2021
¿Matar demonios con escopetas? La historia pudo haber estado bien si se concentrara en la guerra espiritual, pero falla en muchos aspectos. No le llega a Peretti.
February 5, 2023
KSKS
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February 10, 2023
WOW! Beats anything out there involving demons and forces of good. What a finish!
September 28, 2013
Title: FATAL TIDE
Author: Lis Wiehl
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
September 2013
ISBN: 978-1-5955-4946-4
Genre: Fiction/Mystery & Detective/General
321 pages.
$26.99.
In East Salem, the elite St. Adrian’s Academy is at the nexus of a satanic apocalypse—and the fatal tide is rising.
When Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights is reunited with the pagans who commissioned it, a dark prophecy begins to unfold in East Salem, beginning with a savage double-murder by hellish creatures straight out of the painting itself. The lone survivor of the attack, a seventeen-year-old Brit, finds sanctuary at Tommy Gunderson’s home—and the place is soon surrounded by demons who seem to be biding their time…but for how long?
Tommy’s pond has been contaminated with Provivilan—an insidious drug that could transform New York City’s children into an army of violence-addicted murderers. But for an occult cabal in the upper echelons of Linz Pharmaceuticals, contaminating the water supply is just part of an ancient conspiracy against all of humankind.
As the clouds gather, Tommy and Dani realize they must infiltrate Linz and St. Adrian’s to stop the dissemination of Provivilan. Even then, it could take a tangible eruption of the battle between angels and demons to save humanity from the supernatural evils that have been summoned to East Salem.
The supernatural genre has been invaded by those who don’t know what they are talking about. And this could be a dangerous trend. For angels and demons are real, but they don’t always go masquerading as biker buds.
Tommy’s pond has been contaminated with Provivilan – an insidious drug that could transform New York City’s children into an army of violence-addicted murderers. But for an occult cabal in the upper echelons of Linz Pharmaceuticals, contaminating the water supply is just part of an ancient conspiracy against all of humankind.
Lis Wiehl and Pete Nelson join forces in this third installment of the East Salem series. I have not read the previous books, and unfortunately there is a real need to have done so in order to appreciate book three, FATAL TIDE. While the attempt has been made to “bring a reader up to speed,” I cannot call FATAL TIDE “stand-alone,” by any means. Readers will want to read Darkness Rising and Waking Hours first.
FATAL TIDE is a series of false-starts, riddled with innocuous details that could have been left on the cutting board. Just when one is “getting into” the action, one is de-railed by a technical explanation that takes too long to understand, and too long to figure out the point the authors are trying to reach.
On a more serious note . . . the authors claim to be writing about a supernatural war between good and evil, between God and Satan, between angels and demons. Yet the name of God is used no more than as an expression of horror, the Bible is nothing more than a book that Reese reads because he was bored, the angels ride around on Harley’s, and the demons assume physical forms of gargantuan proportions which makes them hideous to look at . . . but which humans can kill, if they bring enough firepower to bear.
In other words . . . the war between good and evil can be won by humanity alone, and salvation by grace is no longer necessary. Hence, the dangerous trend that I referred to above.
If man can defeat Satan singlehandedly . . . why haven’t they?
1 star
Author: Lis Wiehl
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
September 2013
ISBN: 978-1-5955-4946-4
Genre: Fiction/Mystery & Detective/General
321 pages.
$26.99.
In East Salem, the elite St. Adrian’s Academy is at the nexus of a satanic apocalypse—and the fatal tide is rising.
When Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights is reunited with the pagans who commissioned it, a dark prophecy begins to unfold in East Salem, beginning with a savage double-murder by hellish creatures straight out of the painting itself. The lone survivor of the attack, a seventeen-year-old Brit, finds sanctuary at Tommy Gunderson’s home—and the place is soon surrounded by demons who seem to be biding their time…but for how long?
Tommy’s pond has been contaminated with Provivilan—an insidious drug that could transform New York City’s children into an army of violence-addicted murderers. But for an occult cabal in the upper echelons of Linz Pharmaceuticals, contaminating the water supply is just part of an ancient conspiracy against all of humankind.
As the clouds gather, Tommy and Dani realize they must infiltrate Linz and St. Adrian’s to stop the dissemination of Provivilan. Even then, it could take a tangible eruption of the battle between angels and demons to save humanity from the supernatural evils that have been summoned to East Salem.
The supernatural genre has been invaded by those who don’t know what they are talking about. And this could be a dangerous trend. For angels and demons are real, but they don’t always go masquerading as biker buds.
Tommy’s pond has been contaminated with Provivilan – an insidious drug that could transform New York City’s children into an army of violence-addicted murderers. But for an occult cabal in the upper echelons of Linz Pharmaceuticals, contaminating the water supply is just part of an ancient conspiracy against all of humankind.
Lis Wiehl and Pete Nelson join forces in this third installment of the East Salem series. I have not read the previous books, and unfortunately there is a real need to have done so in order to appreciate book three, FATAL TIDE. While the attempt has been made to “bring a reader up to speed,” I cannot call FATAL TIDE “stand-alone,” by any means. Readers will want to read Darkness Rising and Waking Hours first.
FATAL TIDE is a series of false-starts, riddled with innocuous details that could have been left on the cutting board. Just when one is “getting into” the action, one is de-railed by a technical explanation that takes too long to understand, and too long to figure out the point the authors are trying to reach.
On a more serious note . . . the authors claim to be writing about a supernatural war between good and evil, between God and Satan, between angels and demons. Yet the name of God is used no more than as an expression of horror, the Bible is nothing more than a book that Reese reads because he was bored, the angels ride around on Harley’s, and the demons assume physical forms of gargantuan proportions which makes them hideous to look at . . . but which humans can kill, if they bring enough firepower to bear.
In other words . . . the war between good and evil can be won by humanity alone, and salvation by grace is no longer necessary. Hence, the dangerous trend that I referred to above.
If man can defeat Satan singlehandedly . . . why haven’t they?
1 star
October 4, 2013
Lis Wiehl with Pete Nelson in their new book, “Fatal Tide” Book Three in the East Salem series published by Thomas Nelson concludes the adventure in the town of East Salem.
From the back cover: In East Salem, the elite St. Adrian’s Academy is at the nexus of a satanic apocalypse—and the fatal tide is rising.
When Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights is reunited with the pagans who commissioned it, a dark prophecy begins to unfold in East Salem, beginning with a savage double-murder by hellish creatures straight out of the painting itself. The lone survivor of the attack, a seventeen-year-old Brit, finds sanctuary at Tommy Gunderson’s home—and the place is soon surrounded by demons who seem to be biding their time…but for how long?
Tommy’s pond has been contaminated with Provivilan—an insidious drug that could transform New York City’s children into an army of violence-addicted murderers. But for an occult cabal in the upper echelons of Linz Pharmaceuticals, contaminating the water supply is just part of an ancient conspiracy against all of humankind.
As the clouds gather, Tommy and Dani realize they must infiltrate Linz and St. Adrian’s to stop the dissemination of Provivilan. Even then, it could take a tangible eruption of the battle between angels and demons to save humanity from the supernatural evils that have been summoned to East Salem.
Everything comes down to breaking into St. Adrian’s Academy. Tommy and Danni must stop the contamination of the water supply with Provivilan and they must stop the demonic encroachment. This is it. Everything has built up to this and Ms. Wiehl and Mr. Nelson pull out all the stops for this story. There is spiritual warfare and standing up to man for what is right. ”Fatal Tide” is a thriller, which simply means that everyone is in grave danger from, practically, the beginning. The authors give us a really complex mystery and sections of story that will chill you. ”Fatal Tide” is full of twists and turns, with a few red herrings thrown in just to cause confusion. Dani and Tommy are warm and likable and we get engaged in their lives. This is an exciting book, extremely well paced and suspenseful. I am sorry to see this series end however I am looking forward to more from these talented authors.
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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book for free from Thomas Nelson through the BookSneeze.com® book review bloggers program. . I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
From the back cover: In East Salem, the elite St. Adrian’s Academy is at the nexus of a satanic apocalypse—and the fatal tide is rising.
When Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights is reunited with the pagans who commissioned it, a dark prophecy begins to unfold in East Salem, beginning with a savage double-murder by hellish creatures straight out of the painting itself. The lone survivor of the attack, a seventeen-year-old Brit, finds sanctuary at Tommy Gunderson’s home—and the place is soon surrounded by demons who seem to be biding their time…but for how long?
Tommy’s pond has been contaminated with Provivilan—an insidious drug that could transform New York City’s children into an army of violence-addicted murderers. But for an occult cabal in the upper echelons of Linz Pharmaceuticals, contaminating the water supply is just part of an ancient conspiracy against all of humankind.
As the clouds gather, Tommy and Dani realize they must infiltrate Linz and St. Adrian’s to stop the dissemination of Provivilan. Even then, it could take a tangible eruption of the battle between angels and demons to save humanity from the supernatural evils that have been summoned to East Salem.
Everything comes down to breaking into St. Adrian’s Academy. Tommy and Danni must stop the contamination of the water supply with Provivilan and they must stop the demonic encroachment. This is it. Everything has built up to this and Ms. Wiehl and Mr. Nelson pull out all the stops for this story. There is spiritual warfare and standing up to man for what is right. ”Fatal Tide” is a thriller, which simply means that everyone is in grave danger from, practically, the beginning. The authors give us a really complex mystery and sections of story that will chill you. ”Fatal Tide” is full of twists and turns, with a few red herrings thrown in just to cause confusion. Dani and Tommy are warm and likable and we get engaged in their lives. This is an exciting book, extremely well paced and suspenseful. I am sorry to see this series end however I am looking forward to more from these talented authors.
You can find “Fatal Tide” at a discount at http://www.deepershopping.com/item/wi...
If you would like to listen to interviews with other authors and professionals please go to www.kingdomhighlights.org where they are available On Demand.
To listen to 24 hours non-stop, commercial free Christian music please visit our internet radio station www.kingdomairwaves.org
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book for free from Thomas Nelson through the BookSneeze.com® book review bloggers program. . I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
August 21, 2016
Finale to the raging battle between Heaven and Hell!
Tommy Gunderson and Dani Harris are not alone in the battle, the group of the faithful friends is growing. But the forces of the evil are ready to counterattack. All the evidence is pointing towards the Christmas Eve. Can Dani and Tommy, in alliance with the group of friends and higher spiritual powers, stop the evil from happening?
This is one swift, action novel about the ongoing, physical and spiritual battle between the Heaven and the Hell. "Technology&Theology" hand in hand are fighting within the pages - and while I loved the "technology" parts (i.e. biochemical and other scientific parts, gadgets, weaponry and even procedurals and psychiatry (as it is part of the medicine)), I find the "theology" parts (i.e. historical connections to the good and evil and spiritual parts) a bit weak. The historical parts are a bit forced together (and while I understand that this is a novel, as an European I take the history quite seriously). But I could live with this. What I find more troubling is that the novel concentrates more on a physical fights that on the spiritual ones, even their faith is more about the physical victories than about the souls. Again, I understand than this is a novel, and a paranormal one at that, but if covering the spiritual warfare, shouldn' t there be stronger accent on the turning to God and deepening the relationship with Him?
On the other side - the good guys are easy to root for. Mainly Tommy, which is one of the most compelling males of the Christian fiction - he is very "himself", healthily knowing who he is and who he isn't, which I find very appealing about the males. Dani, the book smart heroine, sometimes came too strong in being a strong woman, but she is loving and fighting for her man and I like that. I came to love Cassandra Morton, the seemingly airhead actress who is far stronger than people know, and I am hoping for her future romance with Quinn, the super-smart Einsteiny ex-boyfriend of Dani. If Tommy and Dani can work, I don' t see a reason why Cass and Quinn couldn't! :)
The bad guys are a bit stereotipy, but evil is not that compelling when you see it for it is, right?
I recommend this series with a grain of salt ( as written above), but still recommend ot. The firts novel is fantastic and the reality of the ongoing fight between the good and the evil is just that - reality. It is good to realize that in our everyday life.
Tommy Gunderson and Dani Harris are not alone in the battle, the group of the faithful friends is growing. But the forces of the evil are ready to counterattack. All the evidence is pointing towards the Christmas Eve. Can Dani and Tommy, in alliance with the group of friends and higher spiritual powers, stop the evil from happening?
This is one swift, action novel about the ongoing, physical and spiritual battle between the Heaven and the Hell. "Technology&Theology" hand in hand are fighting within the pages - and while I loved the "technology" parts (i.e. biochemical and other scientific parts, gadgets, weaponry and even procedurals and psychiatry (as it is part of the medicine)), I find the "theology" parts (i.e. historical connections to the good and evil and spiritual parts) a bit weak. The historical parts are a bit forced together (and while I understand that this is a novel, as an European I take the history quite seriously). But I could live with this. What I find more troubling is that the novel concentrates more on a physical fights that on the spiritual ones, even their faith is more about the physical victories than about the souls. Again, I understand than this is a novel, and a paranormal one at that, but if covering the spiritual warfare, shouldn' t there be stronger accent on the turning to God and deepening the relationship with Him?
On the other side - the good guys are easy to root for. Mainly Tommy, which is one of the most compelling males of the Christian fiction - he is very "himself", healthily knowing who he is and who he isn't, which I find very appealing about the males. Dani, the book smart heroine, sometimes came too strong in being a strong woman, but she is loving and fighting for her man and I like that. I came to love Cassandra Morton, the seemingly airhead actress who is far stronger than people know, and I am hoping for her future romance with Quinn, the super-smart Einsteiny ex-boyfriend of Dani. If Tommy and Dani can work, I don' t see a reason why Cass and Quinn couldn't! :)
The bad guys are a bit stereotipy, but evil is not that compelling when you see it for it is, right?
I recommend this series with a grain of salt ( as written above), but still recommend ot. The firts novel is fantastic and the reality of the ongoing fight between the good and the evil is just that - reality. It is good to realize that in our everyday life.
October 9, 2013
Review At: I Read, I Think, I Share
Review Date: 9 September 2013
Review URL: http://littlemermybooks.blogspot.com/2013/09/fatal-tide-by-lis-wiehl-with-pete-nelson.html
Summary:
Finally, the last installment of the East Salem series is here. I was so excited when I know it's coming out and couldn't resist myself to get the book immediately. And similar to the 1st and 2nd installment of the series, Lis Wiehl together with Pete Nelson did not fail to surprise me with more suspense and excitement in this final book of the series. The story continues from the ending of the 2nd installment. So it is recommended that you read the series from book 1 onward to understand the whole story.
In this last book, the characters introduced from the 2nd installment were playing more important role, working hand in hand with Tommy and Dani on fighting the demon. The battle started right from the beginning of the book, making me so nervous and at the same time worry for them. In the whole book of more than 300 pages, many things happened and the time span was only 5 days, detailing the role of each person played and the dangerous of their actions in the whole battle. The authors have shown excellent skills on weaving the emotion, suspense, and twist and turns of the events into the story. I would say there is no single hero in the whole battle, everyone plays an important role in fighting the demon. And of course, God already has his plan for everyone in this whole thing.
I love this series very much. The whole series is full of mystery, suspense, excitement and definitely a page turner. And I love the ending too. I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars.
Note: I receive the ARC of this book from the publisher through BookSneeze.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
Review Date: 9 September 2013
Review URL: http://littlemermybooks.blogspot.com/2013/09/fatal-tide-by-lis-wiehl-with-pete-nelson.html
Summary:
Finally, the last installment of the East Salem series is here. I was so excited when I know it's coming out and couldn't resist myself to get the book immediately. And similar to the 1st and 2nd installment of the series, Lis Wiehl together with Pete Nelson did not fail to surprise me with more suspense and excitement in this final book of the series. The story continues from the ending of the 2nd installment. So it is recommended that you read the series from book 1 onward to understand the whole story.
In this last book, the characters introduced from the 2nd installment were playing more important role, working hand in hand with Tommy and Dani on fighting the demon. The battle started right from the beginning of the book, making me so nervous and at the same time worry for them. In the whole book of more than 300 pages, many things happened and the time span was only 5 days, detailing the role of each person played and the dangerous of their actions in the whole battle. The authors have shown excellent skills on weaving the emotion, suspense, and twist and turns of the events into the story. I would say there is no single hero in the whole battle, everyone plays an important role in fighting the demon. And of course, God already has his plan for everyone in this whole thing.
I love this series very much. The whole series is full of mystery, suspense, excitement and definitely a page turner. And I love the ending too. I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars.
Note: I receive the ARC of this book from the publisher through BookSneeze.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
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