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All Through the Night
by
Davis Bunn
Wayne, who has a background in special-ops he's trying to forget, gets his arm twisted into helping a quirky group of seniors who've been scammed out of their retirement. Recovering the stolen money turns out to be just the beginning of the case.
Paperback, 360 pages
Published
July 1st 2008
by Bethany House Publishers
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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, ab...more
But anyway, ab...more
Refreshingly clean little mystery/romance with well-drawn likable characters, instead of the generic plots and wooden stock characters usually found in Christian fiction. Be warned, (view spoiler)...more
Not my cup of tea. I'm not partial to 'Christian fiction' as a genre, although I've read a few books that were quite good. This one isn't one of them. The hero is appropriately troubled, but still comes off as too good to be true. Little old ladies fasting and praying? Angels? Uhh... not for me.
The writing is also strangely disjointed. A lot of sentence fragments and thoughts that go down a path, only to end. It has a staccato rhythm that works really well in hard boiled detective novels, but no...more
The writing is also strangely disjointed. A lot of sentence fragments and thoughts that go down a path, only to end. It has a staccato rhythm that works really well in hard boiled detective novels, but no...more
Slow moving suspense story. Takes quite a few pages to get into the story. A retirement community is being forced to declare bankruptcy due to a scam artist's theft of their investments. The hero of the story has retired from serving in the military Special Forces and has a special knack for working with numbers. However, he is carrying some baggage himself from an unhappy childhood. Add two retired male members of the retirement community and a beautiful divorced woman and the story takes off f...more
All Through the Night
By Davis Bunn
Published by Bethany House
ISBN#978-0-7642-0542-2
360 pages
Back Cover: Broken relationship and unfulfilled promises scar Wayne's past like burned-out craters. Though he possesses both a soldier's brawn and a financial wizard's brain, he lives a life that challenges neither. But when he gets sweet-talked into helping a quirky group of seniors who've been scammed, he discovers it will take a lot more than muscle and quick thinking. Breach a con man's high-security...more
By Davis Bunn
Published by Bethany House
ISBN#978-0-7642-0542-2
360 pages
Back Cover: Broken relationship and unfulfilled promises scar Wayne's past like burned-out craters. Though he possesses both a soldier's brawn and a financial wizard's brain, he lives a life that challenges neither. But when he gets sweet-talked into helping a quirky group of seniors who've been scammed, he discovers it will take a lot more than muscle and quick thinking. Breach a con man's high-security...more
The opening was a little disorienting. There was just enough to keep me interested, but I felt like I came in to a movie and missed the first couple minutes--and I hate missing part of a movie.
Once I settled into the story and got my bearings I enjoyed the story tremendously. One of the lessons learned by various characters in this book (primarily Wayne & Tatyana) is "perfect people" dealing with the realization that they aren't perfect.
Once I settled into the story and got my bearings I enjoyed the story tremendously. One of the lessons learned by various characters in this book (primarily Wayne & Tatyana) is "perfect people" dealing with the realization that they aren't perfect.
My first-ever Davis Bunn novel and I give it 5 stars. His style of writing flows, his conversations are fluid and the action flexes throughout the story. A man once known for heroism in Spec Ops, Wayne Grusza is working his way back home where he is hired by a small community in southern Florida to find out what happened to all their money. The result leads to another problem which leads to another and Wayne finds himself in the middle of a storm.
I wish I had the words and the knack to explain...more
I wish I had the words and the knack to explain...more
Just kind of odd and a bit disjointed. While seeking to spread a Christian message, it skirted some decidedly non-Christian behavior. I guess the main character did those things before finding God, but it still felt very unresolved somehow. Probably didn't help that I had just read The Client by Grisham, too, which is much better in terms of the suspense thriller aspect.
This storyline got me hooked right from the beginning! I knew who Davis Bunn was before this book (or T. Davis Bunn as he went by for awhile) but I never appreciated his writing until I read this book.
Mystery, suspense, romance... how to categorize it? And I hate to label it as Christian because that puts a bias on this man's writing that doesn't do it justice.
Mystery, suspense, romance... how to categorize it? And I hate to label it as Christian because that puts a bias on this man's writing that doesn't do it justice.
All Through the Night was difficult to follow at first - a least the first dozen or so chapters. It seemed initially to be all over the place and I was having trouble following what was going on. Having said all that, about a 1/4 of the way through it did get decidedly better and ended up being a good story. I'm glad I hung in there. However, because of the lack of clarity at the beginning, I'm only giving it three stars.
It was refreshing to read Christian fiction written by a guy. I think I've read very few Christian books by male authors.
I had a hard time following some of the technical details, such as the weapons, the fight moves, and all the discussion of fraud. But I will definitely check out another book by this author.
I had a hard time following some of the technical details, such as the weapons, the fight moves, and all the discussion of fraud. But I will definitely check out another book by this author.
I really like this author. I have read 3 of his many novels and 2 of them have been about corporate espionage. The executives are actually honorable men running major corporations. Makes you realize how powerful socially responsible businesspeople can be. Makes you wish there were a whole lot more of them.
I just finished All Through the night. I've had it on my Kindle for some time and finally worked my way down to it. I'll be honest in saying that it took a few chapters to get into the story, but once I got a feel for what was going on, I really enjoyed it. I love the way the writer phrases things.
Started slow but had a great message of worth doesn't mean a certain age or fitting a certain mold. One of my favorite quotes that was in response to the main character sharing that his father who was a pastor never accepted him was "but I will say this God does not wear your father's face"
I had so many reasons to want to like this book. I mean, ex-military guy solves a mystery to save some folks in a retirement home and toss in some romance at the same time -- what's not to like, right? But this disjoined jumble of sentences never did let me connect with the characters and all the angel references just didn't ring true for me. I made it halfway and just quit reading.
This was a long read in that I was constantly putting it down. I rented it from the library and it took me the full 14 days to finish, this is very strange for me. I like the premise, but the reading felt like a job...and I don't read books to have a part time job!! Characters were well developed and likable, storyline was difficult to stay involved with?!
A mildly entertaining piece of action fiction, competently but not compelling written. I felt the female characters were rather stereotyped. Somehow I did not realize this was Christian fiction. I find proselytizing irritating in my fiction - as in my life. Will not read this author again.
I guess this was meant to be a suspense thriller. And that part of the plot was nice. White-collar crime, intrigue and betrayal...not a bad mix.
Unfortunately, that wasn't all of it. There are themese of God and faith, of possible angels, there's romantic interest that's never resolved or actually even really addressed, and it results in a hodgepodge of a story that just didn't do it for me.
What I did like is the undertones of redemption and being loved/liked for who you are, not for where you ca...more
Unfortunately, that wasn't all of it. There are themese of God and faith, of possible angels, there's romantic interest that's never resolved or actually even really addressed, and it results in a hodgepodge of a story that just didn't do it for me.
What I did like is the undertones of redemption and being loved/liked for who you are, not for where you ca...more
I liked this free download to my Kindle. The suspense kept me reading, despite the religious scent (which was not overpowering, altho present). The danger, the romance, the likability of our hero, as well as the other folk, were all presented in a well written tale.
Pretty good thriller. I haven't read Davis Bunn in a number of years, because some of his more recent books had gotten away from the thriller genre. The book is a good return to Bunn for me, and quite enjoyable.
It' s poor effort in my humble opinion. The dialogue tends to be confusing and there is little time to relate to the main character Wayne Gruzsa. Overall the entire book seems a bit flat and fails to entertain. And the climax never really shows up and things seem to be solved magically. I don't recommend it.
This book was a little slow in developing. At first I though the characters were rather flat. As I got into more, I liked it more. The story line was good and interesting.
There was nothing spectacular that I found in this, nothing thought provoking. Just a good, quick read, something to make you think about someplace warm like FL, while we are stuck in the midwest during a snow or ice storm. I did really enjoy this though.
Just finished this and I loved it. I had no preconceived ideas of this writer but now I have to say I can't wait to read more of their work. I was drawn into the story on the first page.
A very good book. I'd heard of Davis Bunn, but had not previously read any of his works. After reading this one, I look forward to more.
I really enjoyed it. It is about how an ex-military man adjusts and finds himself in the real world. also it is a mystery
This is one of those books that I need half stars for. Not quite a 3 but it was better than a 2. It wasn't that I didn't like it or that it was bad but when I wasn't reading it, I couldn't remember what it was about. I finally decided there were too many other books I could be reading.
Grade: c-
Started pretty good, required a fair amount of "suspension of belief" and finished lamely. Disappointing.
Started pretty good, required a fair amount of "suspension of belief" and finished lamely. Disappointing.
A moving story about helping people while you move on from your past. Also has some action and mystery to keep you on the edge.
not my favorite of his books-never the same since he from T. Davis Bunn to Davis Bunn
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Davis Bunn is an internationally-acclaimed author who has sold more than six million books in sixteen languages. Honored with three Christy Awards for excellence in historical and suspense fiction, 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 named Novelist in Residence at Re...more
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