The Wedding Guest

I had a lot of trouble finding a copy of this book, the first thriller by David Wiltse, but it was well worth the effort. There's an energy here, an imagination, an undeniable spirit and understanding of the requirements of the genre that set the author apart from the crowd right with his initial offering. I don't like to give details in my reviews because they might spoil the reader's discovery, so let me just say, trust me, you have not read this story before. It's fresh and vibrant and definitely belongs on the same level as all of the great stuff that follows.

What a wonderful, exciting, interesting book. It's very hard to believe that this is the author's first work but it does have an energy and imagination that isn't found in the novels of more established writers. The story of a security operative who had left the world of corporate spying to be dragged back in to find out who is trying to kill him. Lurking in the background are President Nixon (and who could doubt his connection to anything nefarious?) and the Shah of Iran, thus giving a unique historical twist to the tale. Toss in family dynamics and that little bit of acid that haunts us all with parents and siblings, and you have quite a book.