The Falling Away by T.L. Hines

The Falling Away is another gold star in T. L. Hines' career. I enjoyed Waking Lazarus, got twisted with The Dead Whisper On, looked in the cracks of the walls after reading The Unseen and got surprised by the ending of Faces in the Fire.

Falling Away tells the story of Dylan Runs Ahead. An Iraq War veteran who was injured by a roadside bomb.

We pick up with his adventure as he and a friend named Webb make a transaction of prescription pain medicine over the Montana/Canada border.

Things don't go smoothly and Dylan finds himself running from the police, the drug czar and into the "safe" hands of a earth-loving cult who wants to help him detox from his addiction to the pain meds.

Tailing Dylan is a mysterious girl named Quinn who seeks those who are "chosen".

This is another tale of "Who can you trust?" Quinn's already killed a man and strangled a police officer.

Dylan has a decision to make that may have world-wide implications.

The story ties together nicely by the time Quinn and Dylan meet in that you are expecting a nice dialogue of exposition to explain the bizarre things happening. Hines has a knack for the bizarre and slightly off-center stories and he plays to all the strengths.


This book was provided for review by Thomas Nelson Publishing.