Divine Evil
by Nora Roberts
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Author: Nora RobertsEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1992-09-01
ISBN: 0553294903
Number of pages: 576
Publisher: Bantam
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Book Review: Nora Roberts ain't no Dean Koontz!
Summary: 3 Stars
My wife reads Nora Roberts like I eat popcorn. I don't know how many she has written but it must be a ton, for the last six months she has read dozens but there is one she hasn't read, Divine Evil. Oh, certainly she stared to devour Divine Evil but stopped about two chapters into the book and put it, unfinished on my nightstand, saying "it's more your kind of book". Yes that's right, she likes happy vanilla type books and I like a little more meat in my reading.
Divine Evil is about an up and coming artist, sculptress actually, from the small country, probably fictitious, town of Emmitsboro, Maryland. The intermittent nightmares Claire Kimball has been having since she was eight have returned and it's interfering with her creativity. She begins to feel uncomfortable in New York, so she decides to go back to her childhood home and see if she can make a fresh start there in the old family home that her twin brother had previously been renting out.
Even before she gets there strange things start happening. Sheriff Cameron (Cam) Rafferty is called to the local graveyard because someone has dug up and removed the hundred year old corpse of a child. Cam himself had recently returned from a stint as a Washington D.C. detective to take over the sheriff's duties after the twenty year veteran had quit and left town in a hurry.
Cam and Claire knew each other from high school. They each had a tragedy in their childhood, both lost fathers to untimely accidents and they were attracted to each other. Claire resisted at first but eventually joined Cam in a romantic liaison. Things were progressing quite well romantically but peculiar things kept interfering in their courtship. A fifteen year old runaway disappears after last being seen near Emmitsboro and Cam's hateful step father is beaten to death so bad that almost every bone in his body is broken. In addition evidence of Satanism starts to appear such as a decapitated cat on Claire's rear porch and of course Claire's nightmare seems to depict a Satanic ritual. After that things that start to spin out of control and eventually put their lives in danger.
CONCLUSION
The problem I had with Devine Evil had nothing to do with Nora Roberts writing style. Having written about a million and a half books, she obviously knows how to write. Her writing is creative, slightly humorous and a little endearing. Her character development was good as you really got a feel for the main characters, especially Claire Kimball and Cameron Rafferty, although Claire seemed a little obtuse when it came to grasping events. No, the problem I had was with the subject matter.
I haven't read anything else by Nora Roberts, though I did read one of her alter ego, J D Robb novels, and I don't think she has written any other Horror/Terror/Thrillers and it shows. If she did my wife wouldn't have read it. For me the plot was a little silly and the ending was easily anticipated. It wasn't so much how it would end but how would we get there.
Divine Evil never really gets scary. In some respects it almost seems like the Keystone Cops practicing Devil worship. It's sort of like Happy Days meets I know What You Did Last Summer
I would suggest to Ms. Roberts, that before she tackles any more books in this genre she should read a few by the masters, Stephen King, F. Paul Wilson and Dean Koontz among others. There is no comparison.
Summary of Divine Evil
Bestselling author Nora Roberts dazzles once again with a powerful tale of passion, murder, and small-town scandal. In this classic novel, a woman returns to the home she left behind, to a past that is waiting to kill her....A decade ago, sculptor Clare Kimball fled Emmitsboro, Maryland, to take the art world by storm. Now she?s celebrated as the artist of her generation. But no amount of success can eclipse the nightmares that haunt her?or the memories of her father?s suicide. Just as her star is shining brighter than ever, Clare leaves it all behind to face her demons.
Emmitsboro sheriff Cameron Rafferty loved Clare from afar all through high school. Now that she?s back, they form a bond that grows stronger each day?fueled by an attraction that?s been simmering for years. But Clare?s past soon rises up with a vengeance, rocking the town with a sinister murder that is clearly linked to her return. As an investigation gets under way, Clare and Cameron will learn that evil can linger anywhere?even in those you love and trust the most. But it?s a discovery that may come too late to save them.?
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