Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Annabel Lee by Mike Nappa


The secret's name is Annabel Lee.



My review:

   I think this is the first adult novel for this author from what I can see. He has written several books, but this seems to be his first suspense novel for adults, and it is a great debut novel.

  The plot is complicated and very unpredictable, but not complicated in a way that is hard to keep up with or is boring. It is just a very well done plot that keeps the reader guessing and is more intricate than a lot of suspense novels. The story keeps you wondering and guessing til pretty close the end of the book why this young girl is being hidden, and why there are evil men trying to find her. The answer was very unique and surprising.

 I liked the main characters a lot:
 Annabel, a 12 year old girl locked away and having no idea why or how long

The Mute, an awesome former military guy who is loyal and fearless to a fault

Sam, CIA/investigator, and "the pig", according to his ex-wife Trudi

Trudi, Christian, investigator, and still in love with "the pig", and forced to work with him to unravel this mystery they have been handed.

  I didn't really intend to read the book in one evening. It sounded weird and has a creepy cover, but I got into it and didn't want to put it down, so I did read through it in one evening. It was a very entertaining and suspenseful read, and had a great ending.

 The book is more violent than most Christian suspense novels.... almost too violent, so it isn't for the faint of heart.

About the author:


Annabel Lee is available from Revell Publishing, part of the Baker Publishing Group.

Thanks to Revell for the review copy.