Book Review: The Great Divide

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

The Great Divide     Amazon US TPB Amazon Canada TPB
T. Davis Bunn
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Legal Setting   Thriller
WaterBrook, Jun 2000, $19.95, 392 pp.

Eighteen months ago, attorney Marcus Glenwood was driving the car when the devastating accident occurred. Though the police said he was not at fault, the deaths of his children devastated Marcus. Marcus obtains a divorce, resigned his partnership in a prestigious Raleigh law firm, and moves to Rocky Mount.

While Marcus still recovers from the trauma, Alma and Austin Hall ask him to help find their missing daughter Gloria. The Georgetown student was in China investigating slavery in factories owned by the North Carolina headquartered New Horizon when she vanished. As he begins to investigate, several nasty lawyers from his old firm represent New Horizons and see this as an opportunity to bury the emotionally shaky Marcus.

THE GREAT DIVIDE is an entertaining legal thriller with international implications that sub-genre fans will enjoy. Though some acceptance of the early responses by New Horizons seems out of place as if a nuke is needed to kill a roach, the plot is fast-paced and filled with non-stop action. Marcus is a wonderful character struggling with his emotional loss while battling as a David against Goliath. T. Davis Bunn is a talented author who shows his abilities with this exciting international legal thriller.

Harriet Klausner

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