Thief of Souls

by Darian North

Book Overview

The latest psychological thriller from national best selling author Darian North examines the frightening world of a religious cult. A loving husband becomes devastated when his beautiful but troubled wife abandons him and their young daughter for a mysterious and seductive cult. Coping with the loss, the husband immerses himself in raising his daughter, discovering the joys of fatherhood. But the reprieve is only temporary as the cult kidnaps his...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451188969
• ISBN13: 9780451188960
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.1" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Exciting, Original and Thought-provoking

This is not just another mystery novel. This book is about the human experience and what happens when the "black and white" of life gets blurred. I learned a lot about human nature and resiliance, even from the first chapter. This isn't a book that you can really describe because a short synopsis doesn't do it justice. I've lent this book to four friends and all of them had it back to me within a few days because they just couldn't put it down either. We are all now Darian North fans. If it's out of print - go get it - you won't be sorry.

First book I have read from cover to cover!!!

I just read this book, and I really could not put it down. This is the first book I have read from cover to cover. I could not wait to see what would happen next. It kept me on the edge of my seat. I intend to read every book by North.

Hard to put down

This is a great book!! Fast-paced, interesting characters, great plot. I highly recommend this one!!

Terrific! I could hardly put it down.

This is the first book I have read by this author and I was very impressed. The main character is the kind of man every woman dreams of having. His only flaw being, he doesn't know when to let go. I was really caught up in the story and as the information on this cult keeps getting creepier and creepier, I found it really hard to put down. I will definately read more books by this author.

One man's family life is shattered by a sinister cult

Dan Behr believes that life is good. The young architect loves his beautiful wife Alexandra and his daughter Hana, and immensely enjoys his work. The only flaw in Dan's perfect world is Alexandra's efforts for spiritual renewal. However, Dan feels that is a gnat-like problem that he easily copes with when the urge moves his beloved spouse because she is not fanatical about attending meetings or retreats. All that radically changes for Dan when he goes to pick up Alexandra from her latest spiritual attendance and she fails to show up at their rendezvous point. He quickly learns that she has joined The Ark, a cult that he is unable to legally or physically penetrate in order to meet with his spouse. ...... Though Dan is distressed over the apparent loss of his wife, he realizes that he has a little girl to raise. He adjusts to his new role of single parent so that Hana, who grieves Alexandra's disappearance, can also come to grips with the sudden loss of her mother. With a mission that is staring to be successful, Dan begins to feel a little better about life. However, just when he thought things could not turn into a worse nightmare than he has already faced, The Ark strikes again. This time they abduct his child to raise her as one of their own. Dan knows that he has no choice but to rescue his daughter. To do this he may be forced to risk everything, including his own mental independence to the cult leader and perhaps his life because this time failure is unacceptable. ..... Darian North scribes an absolutely terrific chiller due to the contrast between the personalities of Dan and his opponent, the cult leader. The story line is every parent's worse nightmare, a cult destroying your family idyllic lifestyle by brainwashing your spouse and abducting your child. THIEF OF SOULS is one of the better suspense novels in several years. .....Harriet Klausner