Review of The Sons of Cain by C.W. Burgett
With Lenora having only just returned from a lengthy hiking holiday in Spain, and being tied up with her house move, I am SO grateful that the lovely DIANA STARR, illustrator of children’s book, Floppy the Mystery Dog has stepped up and offered to help out with some book reviews. I will be reviewing Floppy, and also running a feature on Diana over the next few weeks.
REVIEW BY DIANA STARR
Des Moines author, CW Burgett, debuts his writing talent in his first published novel, Sons of Cain. Mr. Burgett and his wife and two boys advocates for helping individuals with neuromuscular disorders and are travel ambassadors for The Speak Foundation.10% of the profits from this books will be donated to their cause.
As a new Indie Author myself, I feel it’s important to give back to the community. This review is honest and heartfelt, just as all reviews I compose.
I haven’t delved into political thrillers in a while after overdosing on Jack Reacher books a few years back. I chuckled at the funny little coincidence that here on my Kindle, is another “Jack” in Sons of Cain. This Jack is a little different though, a little softer, a little damaged, and a good-hearted family man. He’s almost too humble in the beginning, complaining about his tired appearance and salt-and-pepper hair, but as the story progresses, it becomes clear that his current challenges are bringing out the best in Jack.
The story begins as the Senator of Virginia is stretching his legs on the porch of his secluded cabin, leaving his protection team down the hill so he could have a little seclusion and solitude. Big mistake. The story unfolds at a quick pace from page 3, taking us on rollercoaster of a ride from an exploding home office straight into the top-secret headquarter hallways of the Sons of Cain, a mysterious group evilly bent on orchestrating and profiting from full scale wars.
I enjoyed the read, even if I was a little disappointed in the character development. Several of the characters where two dimensional and I never got a true visual of what they looked like. When I read a novel, I translate every single word into a visual feast. It just didn’t happen with Jack’s wife or daughter, key characters in the story.
The ending was the biggest surprise of the book. A twist I simply did not expect! But I won’t ruin it for you. You will have to read it to find out. The story is solid, and my heart raced through several of the scenes. I would recommend the book to my mother, a die-hard thriller consumer.
You can find out more about this author on his Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/AuthorCWBurgett and on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7181437.C_W_Burgett
You can also buy the book here: http://amazon.com/author/cwburgett
