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Reviewed by Vincent Dublado for Readers' Favorite
Pursuit by John C. Owens is a gripping detective mystery tale. Meet Detective Lou Decker, an investigator tormented by alcoholism, estrangement from his family, and doubting whether he would ever wear his badge again. The plot immediately and effectively establishes his character and the dilemma that he is about to face, as he receives a call telling him that his sister Shelley has been missing for two weeks. Shelley is the only family member that matters to him. His search for his sister will lead him to an encounter with the Congregation of Light, a cult that showcases its series of healing skills through retreats. He comes face-to-face with unusual characters and there is a whole lot more to what Decker is about to discover, but his immediate superior warns him not to bother this church.
The literary world is enthralled by brilliant fictional detectives who are tormented by their demons, and Lou Decker is no exception. While he is not yet established in the gallery of popular detectives in whodunit tales, John C. Owens may well take him there if he continues to sustain this character with compelling storylines and explores Decker in depth. Pursuit is well conceived. Owens gives the character a hard-edged, focused determination as well as spine-tingling situations that give readers the desire to follow the action. Plenty of mystery novels involve secret clubs or cults made up of well-dressed people getting together just for the sake of perversity. The cult represented here is downright realistic in terms of its motives and origins, which all make this story convincing. It’s a powerful must-read, mystery-detective story that is on par with the work of James Patterson.