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Wayne, scarred physically and emotionally, has a background in special-ops he's trying to forget. But he gets his arm twisted into helping a quirky group of seniors who've been scammed out of their retirement. Breaching the con man's high-security island estate, Wayne recovers the stolen money in an action sequence worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster. Case closed.
A savvy young lawyer, though, is intrigued by Wayne's success and wants to hire him to crack another puzzling case. Tatyana's wealthy employer thinks he's been visited by...an angel? Did a messenger from God in a pinstripe suit truly bring a divine warning, or is this merely another cruel hoax?
As the two battle unknown enemies within and without, Tatyana fears for her boss's life. She must trust Wayne to solve the mystery, but can she trust him with her heart? Wayne's cynical veneer begins to crack as Tatyana's confidence allows a chance to glimpse himself in a new light. What if he were visited by an angel? With a whispered message, a world of possibilities unfolds.

384 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2008

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Davis Bunn

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Davis Bunn is an internationally-acclaimed author who has sold more than eight million books in twenty languages.

Honored with four Christy Awards for excellence in historical and suspense fiction, Davis was inducted into the Christy Hall of Fame in 2014.

His bestsellers include The Great Divide, Winner Take All, The Meeting Place, The Book of Hours, and The Quilt. A sought-after lecturer in the art of writing, Bunn was serves as Writer in Residence at Regent's Park College, Oxford University.

Davis Bunn also writes under the names Thomas Locke (for his epic fantasy and techno-thriller novels) and T. Davis Bunn (for books published prior to 2002).

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Profile Image for Tom Wyen.
32 reviews7 followers
July 10, 2021
Didn't really expect what this book gave

The writing was exceptional : enough mystery, action and beautiful scenes written in such a way like a Haiku. I could hear, see .smell and feel many of the scenes. The descriptions were elaborate but not overpowering. Wayne reminded me of Achilles, a broken hero who had to make choice do I let it go or surrender to my calling of doing right and in course find My God who I abandoned but who did not abandon me.
Profile Image for Nora St Laurent.
1,651 reviews113 followers
July 9, 2015
Wayne Grusza is a Special Forces trained military man, who just so happens to be a CPA. Weird combination, but Wayne has the best of both worlds. He'd seen enough action in the war to last him a lifetime when his sister, woman pastor, Eilene Belote, wants him to help solve a case for Hattie Blount Community - a place she calls home. Wayne really has no place to go or any place to call home, so he checks out their financial books. It's the least he could do for the sister who had always been there for him.

In this investigation, Wayne uncovers a scam and reports to the board that the community is about to lose everything. This was a retirement home and no one could afford to lose a dime. After all, these people were on fixed incomes. Wayne hated this kind of thing, and had little patience for a man that would prey on the innocent and abuse people's trust. He would get their money back the best way he knew how. He wasn't going to lose this community to a con man; not on his watch. This was now personal.

As Wayne plots to save the community, he is asked to check out another similar case. He is brought in as a consultant to check out what has happened. He's seen this before. He thinks it's strange to have two similar scams take place so close together. This was a small town...there had to be a connection. Wayne soon discovers that Mr. Easton, the President of this big corporation, has been visited by an angel. He isn't sure he wants to get involved in this one. He wasn't much on religion. His father was a pastor and so was his sister – he'd heard more than enough about religion. Wayne lived life on his own terms - thank you very much. "I don't want to talk to talk to angels or a man who has talked to angels."

Wayne meets an older woman named Victoria, who lives in Hattie Blount Community, tells him that she is praying for him. He knows his sister and father had been praying for him for years. A lot of good that has done him. But this woman seems to look into his soul and says "Worst kinds of addiction, the very worst, are those of the heart. Anger and bitterness don't wound the body like a drug. They gnaw down deep, where the lie can be hidden from almost everyone. The truth is this: the addiction hollows out your soul. No matter what you carry with you, no matter what dark night brought you to where you are, the Lord can make something good of this, if you let Him." Great! That's the last thing he wanted to hear. But deep down to the core of his being he knew she was right. What was he supposed to do with this information?

Wayne has battles raging on all fronts; on the outside with these scams, murders and bad guys trying to kill him and on the inside of his soul. He is facing things he thought he never would - thought they were gone but their back and in living color. He wasn't a man that would run and hide. Now what to do? He needed a strength beyond what he had to survive.

This story takes place in Florida, where I lived for many years. It was fun to hear about all the places that I had been and all the things I remembered about Florida living. I love how Davis Bunn tells a story that gets to the heart of the matter. In the middle of the fighting, drama and action, Bunn deals with heart issues. Wayne is one lean-mean-fighting-machine. This story is filled with adventure, love and second chances, but not just for Wayne. If you love Davis Bunn, you will totally enjoy this story. If you are new to this author, this is the book to jump into and be totally engaged in his exciting story style.

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543 reviews1 follower
May 13, 2016
Quite a bit of action and a fast read with an interesting collection of characters. The message of the Gospel comes through loud and clear and if you pay attention you will be hit with profound thoughts. I have quoted the two that affected me the most.

"We spent four years in the war zone, It was an awful place. I saw things you can't imagine." She paused, "Well, perhaps you can." I tell you this because I want you to understand where I am coming from. I can't say I have been where you are. But I've been close enough to speak as a kindred spirit. I'd like you to take two things away with you. The first is this. The worst kinds of addiction, the very worst, are those of the heart. Anger and bitterness don't wound the body like drugs. They gnaw down deep, where the lie can be hidden from almost everyone. The addict even lies to himself and claims no one knows. Outsiders might not be able to name what they see. But the truth is visible just the same. And the truth is this: the addiction hollow out your soul.

And your second takeaway is no matter what you carry with you, no matter what dark night that brought you to where you are, the Lord can make something good of this, if you let Him.

"I know your father's ways all too well. Religion becomes another word for oppression and coercion. Religion specializes in shame and blame, a lot of energy and no inspiration."
"I probably deserved it."
"Son, listen to me. We all deserve it. Each and every one of us." She gave him a minute. "You weren't allowed to live your own life, but instead were expected to conform to someone else's concept of order. No wonder the old-time religion failed you." She leaned forward. "Jesus loves you son. Deal with it."
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145 reviews3 followers
March 26, 2018
I’m officially hooked. Davis Bunn writes in such a way as to keep me engaged all the way to the end. I started out with him on a whim - picked up a different book of his at a used book sale at my local library (I figured for a buck, how could I go wrong? *LOL*). I had actually bought the book intending to send it to my Mom. Then I figured while I has it, might as well read it before I sent it. I’ve enjoyed a goodly number since that first lark, and am so glad I did (added bonus - Mom loved the book, as well). This is all my opinion, obviously. And clearly, I don’t get caught up in massive character development (although I feel as though he comes through in that regard), nor motives, etc. His plot lines have kept me reading, not scratching my head. I’m not reading to review his books, I’m reading for personal enjoyment. And I have definitely done that.
Profile Image for Sunni Bi.
66 reviews
October 31, 2023
I got the book from the local thrift store. It was a fast moving story telling. The main character Wayne Grusza was a solider from special ops and lost himself after his service. His life was a mess with scars from the painful past. He got a job to help out a group of seniors who have been scammed. And later on, he was asked by lawyer Tatyana to take on another case to help out a wealthy corporation chief with a huge organized scam. During the process, he regained friendship, love and forgiveness, at the same time, the faith to God.

First book from this author, not sure I like the style. But pace is fast and story is intriguing. A good option for a quick easy reading story.
Profile Image for Rick  Farlee.
1,153 reviews10 followers
February 27, 2021

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HEROIC ACTION STORYLINE

Wayne Grusza becomes an heroic figure, inspired by an angelic figure, similar to a storyline which one would expect from a Jack Reacher novel... An excellent action adventure that irresistibly keeps the pages turning. RECOMMENDED!

“A hero is somebody willing to risk all to gain all. It doesn’t matter whether he wins or not. What matters is he tries. What matters is what he tries for.”
“No matter what you carry with you, no matter what dark night brought you to where you are, the Lord can make something good of this, if you let Him.”
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3,689 reviews68 followers
February 15, 2022
I grabbed this book when half heartedly scanning a section in the library for a romantic suspense or something to catch my eye. This one did. However, at almost a third of the way in, I still had no idea how what I was reading connected to the blurb excerpt and I had had to convince myself to keep reading it a few times. There was quite a lot of back and forth dialogue.
However!! I did, once the “real” story started unfolding, get sucked in and enjoyed it. Because of the slow and rocky start, I docked it down to 4 stars, but, based on the last half of the book, I’d give it a 5.
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829 reviews
August 26, 2024
Wayne, Special Ops

Got another star? Spectacular! This story has everything. A broken special-ops military man who is visionary with numbers finds himself “hired” by a senior citizen community that has been scammed of everything they own. Wayne gets it back for them with the help of friends in the community. Then the real action starts as Wayne digs into a much bigger scam and an almost takeover of a large company. Of course, a beautiful attorney woman comes alongside. All covered by an Angel? Great read!
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31 reviews
July 19, 2025
What in the Frank Peretti was this. Angels? Retired missionaries trying to keep it together until they die. OK. Kidnappings of like 10 people but not all at once. Spurned ex-lovers and spying on them with special op skills. Rescuing an inner city kid. Love interest a Russian lawyer who drives a sports car but hates it 🙄DNF at about 2/3 in because after the 10th implausible unconnected event occurred, I just didn't want to finish it. This book was trying to be too many things and was bad at all of them, IMO.
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1,774 reviews81 followers
December 24, 2025
All Through the Night is a Christian suspense novel centered on Wayne Grusza, a former special-ops soldier haunted by his past and unsure of his future. When he helps a group of seniors recover money lost to a scam, he’s pulled into a deeper case involving a sharp young lawyer and mysterious claims of an angelic visitation.
As danger escalates, Wayne must decide whether the events surrounding them are coincidence or something more. Along the way, questions of faith, redemption, and trust begin to soften his guarded heart.
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121 reviews5 followers
July 27, 2011
This is a very well-written novel, I thought. I have little bad to say about it, yet for some reason I didn't find myself as affected by it as other novels. I start this review with that because I rated it only three stars to fit the rest of the ratings for my books, yet it could easily hold a higher rating, I think. I read it quickly, staying interested enough to not be distracted by other things, yet once it finished I felt like "oh, ok then", which is a weird combination for me.

But anyway, about the novel. It starts in a way that - with seeing that a bible was cited on the copyright page for quotes - I was sure it was going to be a prison conversion type story which I seem to be reading a lot of lately. Well, it wasn't. Not really even close. And although faith/religion did play a not-insignificant role in the story, I wouldn't describe it as a focus of the story.

What the story was, though, was really quite interesting. While I don't exactly seek them out so to speak, I have read a number of novels of the crime/crime mystery genre. It is probably just a matter of not happening across the right books, but this is the first time that the focus was white-collar crime. Mostly. Unfortunately, the author didn't feel like going into details about the accounting that went on. Which is too bad; though probably good for the most part as that very well may have bogged down the story. Towards the end of the story, a detective from the white collar department is involved and it is her questions that are used as a foil to explain things to the audience. Which seemed weird to me as I would have thought she should have known about these things if it was her job. But oh well. And again the descriptions/explanations felt rather simplified and glossed over to some extent. Which, again, is probably in the best interest of most readers.

Enough about the plot, as I never like to review/mention that anyway. The characters are very engaging and written in a way that makes me really like them and really makes me interested in them. They are all very likable (except for the ones who aren't supposed to be) and almost clichéd in some regards (Think of a stereotypical conversation two old, retired men who have best friends for ages would have. That is Foster and Jerry.) yet I wasn't bothered by that at all. Although Wayne describes himself in the beginning as more or less a failure at everything, he really isn't. There are times when it becomes annoying when a character can do nearly anything he/she wants (a Mary/Marty Sue, if you will) and Wayne is well on his way to becoming this. And yet, as seems to be a common occurrence with this novel, it wasn't enough to be aggravating or anything.

In fact, something about the writing - or maybe just something about today - made me not feel particularly strongly about anything in the novel. Nothing I found particularly powerful or moving or involving or annoying or frustrating or what-have-you. Perhaps the strongest feeling I had was thinking how unrealistic the conversations between Tatyana and Wayne were yet how nice it would be to have someone with whom such interactions occurred. And probably they do occur for some people; just not me, so that's really not too much of a complaint. And the first conversation with Mahen seemed really elementary to me; maybe I missed something but it seemed like they told him too much, too directly without having a reason to trust him. Like when Encyclopedia Brown has this scrap of "evidence" that Bugs did something which he presents smugly to adults assuming from the get go that they'll be on his side. I actually haven't read Encyclopedia Brown in a really long time but that's what came to mind for some reason as I was reading.

One thing I feel like noting (and it definitely isn't a feeling started by this book, but it's a not completely inappropriate place for this rant) is how annoying it is when more or less reasonable men become completely distracted by a beautiful woman that they lose track of what they're doing (and the narrative spends entirely too long talking about this woman that it generates an image of the guy being in some awkward trance with lots of staring that wouldn't fit anywhere yet nobody ever notices too much). Perhaps there's just something with me or I've had a lot of practice hiding it, but it seems dumb that someone can't stay focused on what they're doing, despite how important it might be (and it often is, it seems). I don't get completely distracted by every stunningly handsome man with whom I interact and I find it annoying when it happens to male characters when the narrative is from their point of view.

Admittedly it wasn't as bad in this book as in others I've read, but still enough to exasperate me slightly.

Overall, this was a pretty straight-forward, easy read that is rather action-based without too much character development (and what there is is mostly people "being saved" (which I always thought is a dumb expression)), rather likable - though I didn't find them to be relateable or even too involving - characters doing interesting and entertaining stuff. It's a fun read; though hardly anything spectacular.
3 reviews
December 10, 2020
Best novel I've read this year.

Davis Bunn is a top tier novelist who doesn't write by recognizable formula. They're all different. He's a true word Smith. I was glued to my Kindle. Perfect among of mystery, suspense, action and romance. I wish there were more writers like him. Highly recommend.
247 reviews1 follower
January 16, 2022
REALLY good book!

Wonderfully written with great characters. The story with its twists and turns kept me engaged and picking it back up when I should have been doing other things!
Perhaps a bit of hyperbole when he’s describing the main male character’s reaction to the female lead but it didn’t take away my delight with this book. Davis Bunn is one of my favorite authors.
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16 reviews7 followers
April 18, 2020
Story telling at its best

David Nunn is a master at bringing characters to life and at engaging the reader. No lightweight writing here it makes the reader consider his\her own life.
656 reviews
August 14, 2020
Great Read

Love this author and I’ve never read one of his stories that I didn’t enjoy. Interesting characters in this story that were well developed. Full of action, good storyline, and inspiration.
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24 reviews
November 3, 2020
Excellent read

I love the way the book flowed. The story hooked me like a fish right out of the gate. Interaction of the characters in the way it was written was great. The book never lost my interest. Many times throughout the book I laughed, I hated to see that come to an end.
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47 reviews
April 16, 2021
Full of Intrigue

Bunn, once again, keeps the reader on the edge of our seat as he weaves the stories of intrigue with faith and develops the characters. Another wonderful trait is how he sets a scene; very captivating!!!
15 reviews
November 14, 2021
Excellent fast moving book!

I started this book before bed and it was so captivating that I had to read it straight through the night until in finished it. I'm glad it was the weekend and not a workday. Great book!
127 reviews
April 15, 2023
All Through the Night

Hated for the story to end , so much excitement, and emotional. The lead character has it all skills for combat and the board room. But his life is missing a fundamental ingredient. This caring for others is how he finds the most important thing in life.
94 reviews
October 19, 2024
hard to put down

This was an book that captured my attention and kept it until the end. This is the second book I have read by this author and I loved both. I will look for more. I highly recommend this book.
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19 reviews
June 22, 2017
Не плохо, но местами столько молитв, особенно в местах, где их бы и не было бы в жизни... Это не добавляет желание верить в проведение, а раздражает больше.
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1,741 reviews8 followers
March 18, 2019
That was a very interesting story... but very enjoyable. A good blend of twists and turns...
107 reviews1 follower
January 10, 2020
Loved this book! Fast paced unpredictable, a fine story.
5 reviews
May 7, 2020
Makes you wonder

This book starts you out in one place and takes you to an entirely different one as the intensity builds from mild to strong while you wonder where it’s going..
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August 14, 2020
Enjoyed it very much

Great story! Read it quickly! Couldn't put it down! One of my favorite authors. Just one of many great titles.
6 reviews
August 14, 2020
Terrific

Davis Bunn never fails to deliver a story that is intriguing, action packed and heart warming. His books are a favorite read. I’ve enjoyed them all!
115 reviews
May 8, 2021
I guess it was a good read and kept my attention; however, it contained many unrealistic events. Police who would not investigate a reported kidnapping! Hero that used violence to right a wrong?
1,992 reviews10 followers
June 3, 2021
Complex characters, decent plot make for a good read.
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