First Sentence: I took a walk to clear my head after the long flight and found that it wouldn’t clear.
Contemplating
ending his life, former seminarian Own Keane, now a detective, comes to
Kenya in response to the plea of a friend. In the process, he is
staying with a local priest, befriended by a young local boy, and
becomes involved in the investigation of the murder of a man claiming to
be the reincarnation of a long-dead warrior hero.
Faherty does a
very good job of introducing us to the protagonist, but we are still
left with many questions unfilled, which may be due to this being the
8th books of the series. That does make it challenging for those new to
the series, however. Still, Keane is an intriguing protagonist and one
can appreciate his references to “Magnum PI” as well as an appropriate
quote from Andrew Greeley. In some ways, the supporting characters are
even more interesting; young Basil is a delight, and the mystic Mogu
particularly stand out.
The dialogue is very well done, with
just the right among of humor with references to “Magnum, P.I.” and an
exchange relating to Sherlock Holmes…”And then I could have said, ‘But
the dog didn’t bark in the night.’ To which you could have replied,
‘That was the curious behavior.’” “There’d have been copyright issues,”
I said. One can also appreciate a very interesting conversation of a
struggle between those of faith and those without. It is one of those
valued elements of a story that makes you pause and consider.
Faherty
is better at introducing readers into this new and unfamiliar setting,
providing both geographic and political information. Although the story
gets off to a rather slow start, he does have a wonderful author’s
voice…”A man of my curiosity and spiritual bent. Or curiously bent
spirituality.”… and with each page, the story then become more
compelling.
“Eastward in Eden” is a short book with slightly
inconsistent pacing. However, it does have fascinating characters,
excellent twists and is well worth reading.
EASTWARD IN EDEN (Myst-Owen Keane-Kenya-Contemp) – G+
Faherty, Terence – 8th in series
The Mystery Company – Oct 2013
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