Send Down the Rain by Charles Martin
Joseph, a Viet Nam vet, has been beaten down by life. His father left his family when he was a
boy. He is estranged from his brother. He has served well in the military and
returns to a country who despises him.
His girl did not wait for him and married another man. He lives by himself in a secluded cabin, but
is called upon to rescue an abused mother and her 2 children from a Mexican
drug lord. He helps them get to family
and then leaves them to meander by his hometown, which he hasn’t visited in
years. While there, he reconnects with
an old girlfriend, Allie, who has just tragically lost her husband. But his death is not what it seems and she
and Joseph work to solve the mystery. As
events progress we learn the pasts of Jo-jo and Allie. Although he thinks he
has found happiness, his heart has been damaged by the past. Nothing, or so he thinks, can change that.
This book grabbed me by the throat and hung on until the
last page. It was a masterfully-told,
multi-layered story covering forgiveness, love, second chances, loyalty,
self-sacrifice and deceit. The
characters were thoroughly explored. The
plot twists were amazing and I often didn’t know what to believe about Joseph,
the main character. Although this book
contains a romance, it has enough action in it to satisfy the suspense reader
in me. I heartily recommend it. I read
a digital arc in exchange for this my honest review.
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