Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travel lampooned European governments. George Orwell's Animal Farm is a satirical allegory of pigs in power (pun intended). There Will Be Hell to Pay, riding on the tails of these great works, is a commentary on the moral backbone of American society in the 21st Century. Spurred by the infamous "What Difference Does It Make?" statement by a politician when questioned about accountability, this paranormal thriller examines the consequence of God presumably making humanity "in his own image."
A police investigator goes after the driver who killed his sister in a hit-and-run, and in the process discovers he can see, hear, and intervene in Celestial Spheres' power play. Only one man before him had such power, Enoch, and the bible says, 'and Enoch walked with God.'
A thriller, a romantic tale extraordinaire, and an unflinching view of current mores make this book a marvel for those who believe in love, freedom of choice, and taking responsibility for one's decisions. Taking off where Kabbalah stopped, this book will suck you into the Otherworld and spit you back to California in the same chapter. At times hilarious, at times scary, but always deeply moving, this mirror in our faces is not for the faint of heart.
This book is hard to classify. Is it a paranormal, a paranormal romance, or satire? With elements of all three, it was a fun read, and the author did a good job balancing the storyline, characters and pacing to prevent the tale from becoming too absurd. The description of the Celestial Spheres was the greatest display of beurocratic disfunction I have seen since I accidentally turned on C-SPAN one day during Congressional deliberations.
Thanks to the author and Black Rose Writing for advance copy in exchange for honest evaluation. I wasn't sure about this book, at first. Once I got into it, this was a fantastic book. There was a lot of humor - think heaven/hell as a giant bureaucracy, with politically correct consultants run amuck...Also easy to see Ayn Rand's influence on the author, which makes it that much better. I chuckled through many parts of this book and can't wait for the next to come out!