The Splitting Storm

by Rene Gutteridge

In this gripping novel with underlying themes of faith and spiritual blindness, FBI agenct Mick Klein embarks on a journey to discover the truth about his brother's murder. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0842386025
• ISBN13: 9780842386029
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

A great read!

I read the Boo series first; this is entirely different! Even though the suspense is great and I never wanted to put the book down, I do appreciate the short chapters and convenient stopping places because that's how I have to do most of my reading--in short spurts!! I also appreciate the research that must have gone into the writing. The characters were well-developed and totally entertaining--yet believable. I definitely want to read more about what happens to them and will be reading #2 and #3 in the series!!

A tightly written thriller with fun characters

The Splitting Storm is an enjoyable thriller by Rene Gutteridge full of twists and turns and strong characters. The is first time I've read a Christian novel in this genre. FBI agent Mick Kline's brother was just murdered randomly, and Mick is obsessed with finding the killer. Mick thinks he has found a link between his brother's murder and seven other cases of cop murders over the last few years. Mick is forced to go on leave and with the help of some FBI friends including a profiler Mick continues to investigate the case. Mick's search leads him to Faith Kemper. Faith lost her husband a few years ago to a murderer and has been moving around because of an unknown fear. In the attack that killed her husband, Faith lost her sight and now must get around with the help of a seeing eye dog. The Splitting Storm focuses mainly Faith and Mick and a few other characters, yet for a serial killer thriller, there are quite a few twists and turns that kept me interested and surprised. This novel is character driven, not plot driven, but the plot is still strong and interesting. The characters in this book are Christians and yet they have their troubles and their fights with God. The religion isn't over the top or preachy and seemed in place in this book.

A great new series begins!

Rene Gutteridge can't be put into a particular genre. She seems to flow seamlessly from one to the next, and she's strong in all of them. Her last book was a romantic comedy, and now we find ourselves deep into the mind of a serial killer and the storm-chaser out to stop him. As in her previous novels, the characters here are realistic and flawed, and it's interesting getting to know them and their quirks. Rene's obviously spent a lot of time preparing and researching for this one, and it shows. And only someone living in the tornado land of Oklahoma could make you appreciate a storm like she can.We haven't seen the last of Mick Kline either. I heard there are supposed to be two other books in this series (at least), and I'm looking forward to them. Highly recommended.