The Best of Evil

September 1, 2006
Reformed gang member Aramis Black tries to escape his violent past by moving to Nashville and opening an espresso shop. But when a man is gunned down in his store, Aramis is led down a mysterious path of long-ago conspiracies that will help him learn the truth behind his mother -s gruesome murder. The first installment in the -Aramis Black - series is a fast-moving page turner with contemporary, likable characters that should appeal to fans of Ted Dekker or Sigmund Brower. Recommended for public libraries. Wilson ("Dark to Mortal Eyes") lives in Nashville.

Copyright 2006 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

October 1, 2006
Aramis Black took a walk on the wild side in his youth, but now he is trying to make a go of conventional life in Nashville, not in music but as the proprietor and co-owner of a coffee shop. Unsavory types from his past stalk him, however, convinced that he knows the whereabouts of treasure buried long ago by Meriwether Lewis on the Natchez Trace. The Lewis material, speculating on whether Lewis' death was suicide or murder, gives some depth to what is otherwise rather a slight mystery. The Nashville setting is a plus, too, in this first of a trilogy. (Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2006, American Library Association.)