Book review: What Grows From The Dead
‘What Grows From The Dead’ is an entertaining thriller by Iowa-born author Dave Dobson, who also writes epic fantasy and science fiction.
This time though, he’s focused on Earth (this Earth) and the trials and tribulations of Morris Drummond, a divorced professor whose loss of wife, college tenure and his beloved mother only mark stages in - not the end of - his downward spiral.
Not even the inheritance can halt the slide, putting him on the wrong side of the law simply by opening a safety deposit box he’d known nothing about.
Ably assisted by well-drawn characters including his spikey teenage daughter, a Swedish mafioso seeking vengeance and a comic store owner who thinks he’s a vampire, Morris suffers all manner of slings and arrows that may, or may not, lead to his ultimate salvation.
‘What Grows From The Dead’ is fast-paced, with heart-racing moments, sharp descriptions and a bunch of humorous asides thrown in for good measure. Recommended!