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A review by carolpk
The Gates of Evangeline by Hester Young
4.0
With sincere appreciation to G.P. Putnam's Sons and Edelweiss for providing the e-galley of The Gates of Evangeline to be puclished September 1, 2015.
With a nod to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Evangeline and Gabriel, Hester Young delivers a solid debut. Charlotte “Charlie” Cates is grieving the death of her young son when she is offered a book deal about a missing child cold case on the Louisiana Deveau Estate, Evangeline. When another child enters Charlie’s life in what seems a prophetic vision and asks her for help, she must decide whether his message is real or if her own loss has made her see things that are not there.
Though dubbed a mystery, The Gates of Evangeline cannot be pigeon-holed into one genre. Though there's is something to be solved here, there is quite a bit more to ponder.
With a nod to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Evangeline and Gabriel, Hester Young delivers a solid debut. Charlotte “Charlie” Cates is grieving the death of her young son when she is offered a book deal about a missing child cold case on the Louisiana Deveau Estate, Evangeline. When another child enters Charlie’s life in what seems a prophetic vision and asks her for help, she must decide whether his message is real or if her own loss has made her see things that are not there.
Though dubbed a mystery, The Gates of Evangeline cannot be pigeon-holed into one genre. Though there's is something to be solved here, there is quite a bit more to ponder.