Book of Days

November 22, 2010
In this supernaturally tinged suspense novel, Rubart (Rooms) crafts a credible legend: a "book of days" contains the past and future, and Cameron Vaux needs to find it. He's only 33, but his father, who died at 59 of dementia, instructed Cameron to find the book. Cameron's late wife, Jessie, who died in a small plane accident, also knew about the book. And now Cameron's own memory is slipping, lending urgency to his quest. He's joined in the hunt by Jessie's foster sister, Ann Banister, a TV adventure show host who's interested in finding out more about her family. The answers for both lie in Three Peaks, a scenic small town in central Oregon that's also headquarters for a New Age group headed by the commanding Jason Judah. Cameron and Ann come off as engaging and well-developed characters, but the constraints of Christian fiction make the New Age guru more caricature than character. Within those constraints, Rubart has created a page-turner.

February 15, 2011

Cameron Vaux's mind is slipping; memories of his wife, who died two years ago, and his father are vanishing. Then he learns about the mysterious Book of Days, in which the memories of each soul on Earth are recorded. Finding the book is Cameron's only hope, and he is joined in his quest by his sister-in-law, Ann. Their search takes them to Twin Peaks, OR, where they meet a New Age fanatic who will do anything to retrieve the book. VERDICT This supernatural suspense story by the author of Rooms is well crafted and full of plot twists and turns. It will appeal to fans of Ted Dekker and Tim LaHaye.

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