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The Murmurings
Author: David
Walks-As-Bear
Publisher:
AuthorHouse
Reviewer: Bill McDonald –
President of the MWSA
A Mystery, Spy, Supernatural,
Native-American, Spiritual Thriller!
Although “The Murmurings”
took me a while to read (582 pages) it was well spent time and it never lost
my interest. Author and story-teller, David Walks-As-Bear,
takes the reader into a world of the Pukaskwa Tribe in northern
Michigan. He artfully weaves his Native American philosophy, the
supernatural, and the spiritual into a masterfully told spy and mystery
thriller. The wording and the phrasing is part of the joyful experience of
reading the book. He carves out feelings, emotions and observations in his
characters and moves us along on a story line that is full of action and
suspense.
There are lots of bad guys, good
guys, people who could be either, along with Chinese spies, Russian agents,
Air Force operatives, and our hero a retired Coast Guard Officer who has to
deal with making sense out of everything that happens. The action centers
around what is on and what is going on Muskrat Island.
This book has more than just a
great story and plot but offers up lots of insights on people, the
environment, and how government agencies work and even a little insight into
tribal affairs. I found myself absorbed with Ely Stone the hero and
central focus of this tale. I could picture this book becoming an action
movie. It has a most unique and unusual plot. This is original, creative
thinking that is highly entertaining. It is a must read book. You will find
yourself liking the hero of this book. One just wonders how much of the
author’s own personality and that of Ely Stone are the same. David
Walks-As-Bear has created an image of this hero that seems very much alive;
like he could almost walk right off the pages into your house.
The Military Writer’s Society
of America (MWSA) gives this book its TOP BOOK RATING of FIVE STARS!
I give this book my personal
endorsement and highly recommend it for your reading pleasure. It may even,
in its own odd way, inspire you and cause you to think.
Visit the author's website:
www.thewildlandpress.com.
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2005
- 2009 MWSA