Fallen Idols

Great service, very prompt delivery, arrived in excellent condition. A great read, from a terrific author

This review has somewhat of a spoiler. I thoroughly enjoy J.F. Freedman's books. The solutions are not obvious, and there is very satisfying suspense, but I did not enjoy this one as much as his others. It does have a good, suspenseful plot, but I did not like the father who was acting so mysteriously. The personality of this character was offensive to me. I did not think he was a person to be trusted and believed when he made the revelations at the end of the book. I kept thinking that some other piece of information would be forthcoming to implicate him in the crime. I didn't perceive him to be a believable person.

This is the first book that I have read by this author and it wont be the last I read by him. This has to be my favorite book so far, a real page turner. I finished reading the book in 7 hours, had great difficulty trying to put it down. I also liked the lesson about adultry, thought that was intriguing.

The path home from the jungle of Central America proves to be a treacherous one for Archaeologist Walt Gaines. And upon returning to the U.S., his bizarre behavior perplexes all who know him, or think they do.J.F. Freedman has a knack for taking the small things of life and developing them into insights and ideas that simply resonate with reality, for example, how fathers relate to sons, how wives relate to husbands about fathers, and how the least secure son reflects on life."Fallen Idols" has a delicious series of twists and turns that are totally believable and the ending is worth the wait. Freedman has found a new venue and a new approach, and he continues to produce some of the most inventive and clever plots and realistic personality portrayals in American writing today.

I've been a fan of J.F.Freedman's books for years, so I was pleased to see that he had written a new one. The plot line was fascinating: stolen artifacts, a mysterious woman, a lying deceitful father, a murdered mother, sudden wealth, and three sons seeking the truth. I could hardly read fast enough to take it all in. However, I did think that the ending fell a little flat. I guess I am used to books having an exciting climax at the end. This one didn't. The mysterious happenings were explained, and that was that. It was still a highly readable and interesting book. I will look forward to his next one.