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    Tom Pawlik
    Tyndale House Publishers / 2012 / ePub
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  1. lcjohnson1988
    Indiana
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    June 6, 2014
    lcjohnson1988
    Indiana
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for Beckon.
    Beckon is the story of three very different people who all arrive in the small town of Beckon, Wyoming for very different reasons. George Wilcox has been contacted by Tom Vale, the man in charge of Beckon, to bring his wife for an experimental treatment to cure her Alzheimer's. George had planned to retire and enjoy his hard earned money with his wife traveling, but her illness changed that. He has always put up with Miriam's faith, not really making a commitment himself. They arrive, but soon discover there is more to the treatment than they were told and more that Vale wants than to cure Miriam Wilcox. How far will George go to save his wife? What will it cost?

    Elina Gutierrez is a young woman recently suspended from LAPD who also arrives in Beckon as she has followed her cousin, Javier. Her cousin's wife called Elina frantic when Javier disappeared. Elina knows Javier was picked up in a white van that appears once a month in Las Vegas to pick up people looking for work. She knows Javier got in the van a month ago, so she follows the van this month and winds up in Beckon. She soon discovers that all is not right in this town. What have the townspeople done with her cousin? Elina soon finds out and has a chance to use her rediscovered faith.

    Jack Kendrick is on the trail of his anthropologist father who disappeared near Beckon 12 years ago. Jack also is an anthropologist and has taken up his father's obsession with an alleged pre-Colombian Indian society that is rumored to live completely underground and has done so for thousands of years. Jack and his best friend Rudy meet an old Indian and hear legends of these strange people. He is told about a cave entrance, hires a guide and begins his adventure. What he discovers is so much more than he bargained for. The strange legends don't come close to the horrors he encounters. Jack meets Elina and reverts to his upbringing of faith also.

    This story is filled with action, tension and is very entertaining. Hold on to the edge of your seat because this story will take you for a ride! Each person discovers the cost of playing God. God is in control and doesn't leave them alone is also a theme. This is my first book by this author and I thought it was great! I look forward to reading more of his books.
  2. Miss Lynn
    Tennessee
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    A Spine Tingling Thriller
    March 21, 2012
    Miss Lynn
    Tennessee
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for Beckon.
    Beckon

    Tom Pawlik

    Tyndall Publisher

    Christian Fiction; Suspense

    March 16, 2012

    5 Stars

    What would you give if you knew you could live forever? Your life savings; your family; your soul? If you knew that you would stay forever young, free from illness, free from death would you do it? Welcome to Beckon Wyoming, where no one is here by chance, a town where evil lies hidden beneath the mountains, waiting to be unleashed.

    Three people are lured to this small town for a different reason, Jack Kendrick in search of his father that disappeared 12 years earlier, Police Officer Elina Gutierrez who is searching for her cousin who was lured there with a job prospect and George Wilcox who was promised they could cure his wife of Alzheimer's. They soon learned that once in the clutches of this town and the inhabitants there was no leaving short of death. Who will make it out and who will meet their doom?

    The book written in four parts as so to keep up with what each person is doing. Each part is focused on the separate individuals, Jack, Elina and George and the forth pitting them all together. The end of each part leaves you in suspense wondering what will happen next. This is the first book that I have read of Tom Pawlik's and for one that likes a good clean written suspense filled book, the description just seem to fit the bill. Once started I read the entire book in two sittings because it was that hard to put down. It is one of those books that you can visualize what is happening as you read, as if you are there in the midst of all that is going on. While being Christian based it is not a preachy book as some are, it's more about having faith in the face of adversity. If you are one that enjoys a cleanly written suspense book then I highly recommend Beckon. Like the town, once into the book you are captured till the end.

    I received this complimentary copy from Tyndall Publishers. A positive review was not required and all opinions expressed here are my own.
  3. Marianne
    Wanham, Alberta
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Don't forget the breathe!
    July 10, 2012
    Marianne
    Wanham, Alberta
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for Beckon.
    Beckon

    Hang On...the ride is wild and fast, like the fastest most daring roller coaster ride times one hundred! Definitely NOT for the faint of heart. It is the kind of novel where you have to remember to breathe, and to unclench your fingers from the book or armrest. Where your heart can be in the throat, and your mind dizzy with all the sensory overload. I think HORROR would be the most appropriate to describe Tom Pawlik's newest novel, Beckon.

    The novel starts out innocently enough with 21 year old Jack trying to find out what happened to his father when he disappeared out of Jack's life twelve years ago. Jack does not go on his own, but takes his best friend, seemingly his only friend along. Along the way, they pick up a guide to take them into an isolated area of the Wyoming mountainous region.

    It also follows Elena as the young police woman from California searches for her cousin who has disappeared, and an elderly couple, George and Mariam. Mariam has had Alzheimer for four years, when Thomas Vale contacts him with a proposition that George finds impossible to ignore.

    Will I pick up another Tom Pawlik novel? Well, if I am going to be honest with you, and honesty is what Tyndale and my readers are looking for in my reviews, no, I do not expect to. Even now, after I have put the book down, my heart races as I think of the word pictures Tom drew, and I know that it all comes from his own wild imagination. So, would I recommend it to others. In one word, yes I will, with the disclosure written above. It is a super well written novel, keeping the reader's attention throughout, no dragging moments, characters are well formed. In fact, dispite the fact that I did not like it because it is totally out of my genre, it is a great novel.
  4. Heart2Heart
    Victorville, CA
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    This book may cause insomnia!
    May 22, 2012
    Heart2Heart
    Victorville, CA
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for Beckon.
    Welcome to Beckon. You're not here by chance.

    Just what would you give to live forever? Money? Security? Your loved ones?

    In the town of Beckon, no one ever leaves of their own free will. There is a dark, sinister secret hidden in the mountains and caves. One that has existed since the beginning of time. One that seeks to devour any that wind up in the belly of the mountain.

    Ancient legends called them Shadow People, other people call them murderers and killers and still others worship them and what they can provide.

    In the latest supernatural Christian suspense thriller, Beckon takes the reader into a four part journey in this novel by Tom Pawlik through the eyes of three characters, Jack, Elina, and George who happen upon the town of Beckon for very different reasons but each will meet at a unique crossroads.

    Jack is going in search of his father, an anthropologist named David who went missing and has never come home. While searching through his father's desk, Jack locates a brown envelope that may provide the clues no one has been able to uncover in the hills of Wyoming. He takes along an Indian guide and US Army Ranger, Ben Graywolf along with his best friend Rudy to search for the missing ancient civilization of the Caieche Indians. He receives a warning from an old man named Running Bear that they seek to tell them about the Caieche Indians and the Shadow People, that "If you go...death will find you there." Death does in fact find them there in the darkness.

    Elina Gutierrez is an LA County police officer who is on leave and searching for her cousin Javier, who has disappeared. A mysterious white van roaming the neighborhoods and streets in Las Vegas promising jobs to the illegals that gather on the street corners in search of work and money. Only when Javier didn't return, Elina believes that there is something going on with this roaming van. When she follows it one day, it takes her into the hills of Wyoming and what she finds there in the dark woods will call upon more than just her police training if she expects to survive.

    George Wilcox is about to lose his best friend and wife to Alzheimer's. There still remains no cure and George struggles to find a way to reunite his wife to her former life. When an offer from Thomas Vale arrives promising him the ultimate cure, he immediately wastes no time in driving them both to Beckon, Wyoming. What he learns is that this miracle drug does more than just heal whatever ails you, and the price is worth almost anything George has to offer.

    I received Beckon by Tom Pawlik compliments of Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Tours for my honest review. There is something to be said for things that go bump and click in the dark. I didn't see this one coming but it truly is a must read for anyone that LOVES a great suspense thriller with a Sci-Fi twist to it. I love how the author wove these three different but intricate story lines together to keep the plot moving along and to see where it culminates is worth reading every single page. This book alone will make me second guess ever going into a dark cave again. Well written, the characters are believable and have you rooting for them in the end. I rate this one a 5 out of 5 stars. I personally feel his books rate right up there with Travis Thrasher and Mike Dellosso and can't wait to read more!
  5. THE SELF TAUGHT COOK
    DAVENPORT, FL
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    BECKON - The town where no one leaves.....
    April 6, 2012
    THE SELF TAUGHT COOK
    DAVENPORT, FL
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for Beckon.
    BECKON by Tom Pawlik

    List Price: 12.99

    ISBN: 978-1-4143-3873-6

    Binding: Softcover

    Release: April 2012

    People are missing. Jack Kendrick, a 21-year old anthropologist, is searching for his father. Elina Gutierrez, on administrative leave from LAPD, is searching for her cousin. But missing persons are only the tip of the iceberg in this suspenseful tale of supernatural evil.

    Jack Kendrick's last memory of his father was when he was nine years old. His father, an anthropologist at the University of Chicago, was leaving to go out West to research a legend of an ancient subterranean civilization. His father never returned. Upon graduating with a degree in anthropology, Jack enlists the help of his friend Rudy to go out West to look for answers regarding his father's disappearance. Elina Gutierrez, on leave from LAPD for shooting an innocent man while chasing a suspect, has come to Wyoming to search for her missing cousin. Javier was last seen entering a white van whose driver promised work in Las Vegas. Elina has tracked the van to Beckon, Wyoming. George has brought his wife Miriam to Beckon, hoping for a medical miracle. Their paths converge in a place of unspeakable horror.

    Because I don't believe in ruining books for other readers with "spoiler alerts", I won't discuss the plot any further. Suffice it to say that is a gripping horror story that will hold the reader's interest right up until the last page. Having been an avid reader my entire life, I am admittedly a picky reviewer. I do not give compliments lightly. But after reading this novel, I can truthfully say that Tom Pawlik is on the level of Ted Dekker and Stephen King. Authors such as Pawlik and Dekker are giving long overdue credibility to the genre of Christian fiction.

    If using the familiar 1-5 star rating, this novel would definitely deserve at least a 7.

    Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the Tyndale Blogger Network book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255 : "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
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