Dark Resurrection

By Ron Chudley

Elizabeth and Tom Drummond are living quietly in Mill Bay, B.C., when their tranquil existence is disrupted by a singular event: out of the ashes of 9/11, borne by a person believed long dead, come... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1894898486
• ISBN13: 9781894898485
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Touchwood Editions
• Length: 219 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A Hard, Gemlike Flame

This taut and compelling book is another reason why small presses should not be ignored. Big presses can afford publicity, but there is often little correlation between hype and reality. Ron has been honing his craft for decades, a fact evident with every chapter. Suppose you were one of the thousands fleeing the World Trade Center on 9-11. As you fumbled your way down the stairs through the smoke and chaos, a dying man pressed a briefcase into your hands. "This is my life," he said. In the case were millions of dollars in diamonds. Sick of your dronish life, you disappear. You work out a system to sell them slowly at a discount, go on the run, cross continents, and finally wash up on Vancouver Island near where your sister lives. She thought you were dead. Add to the mix an unscrupulous private eye hired to recover the stones and a leveraged millionnaire always on the lookout for a quick fortune, and the clock starts ticking. The main character's newly pregnant sister and architect brother-in-law Tom find themselves embroiled in a deadly game of cat and mouse. This book defies catagorization. A caper gone wrong, a thriller in miniature perhaps. Unpretentious and unforgettable. Ron also wrote the very capable Old Bones, and he has a new book, Stolen, coming out this fall from Touchwood. The cover, an empty swing in a playground, is a winner.