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A bleeding man staggers his way through the snow. Constantly looking behind him to see if he’s being chased, he eventually stumbles, falls, and dies. His final words ignite an international chase that will cross countries, continents, and perhaps even centuries. It’s a slam-bang opening for this first-rate action thriller filled with spies, private eyes, and psychics with mystical ties.
Harry is an extremely well paid Boston investigator who snags corporate clients by embellishing his ex-military credentials. He figures there’s no harm done since he’s rarely asked to do more than find expense report cheats or crooked bookkeepers. Then he gets a call from a woman whose uncle has been murdered. Before he knows it, he’s off to Finland where he’s not only looking into one murder, he’s also trying to keep his client from being kidnapped or worse—and he just might not be up to the task.
Davidsohn fills his pages with car chases, near misses, and startling violence that keep readers’ adrenalin pumping, while he involves their intellects with a compelling proposition. Suppose there were individuals not only capable of communicating with spirits, but also of charting their previous lives and predicting the destiny of the life they’re living now. Yes, in this tale, reincarnation meets karma and some rather greedy people want control.
The author’s plot is intricately woven. His characters, both good guys and bad, seem real, human, vulnerable, and refreshingly devoid of super powers—well, physical super powers anyway. Davidsohn has a cinematic style that keeps things tense, taught, and once the game’s afoot, terminally in high gear. If you’ve got a thing for thrillers, you’ll likely enjoy breaking The Karma Code.
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