The Visitant by Kathleen O'Neal GearMy rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
This was a quick read for me, as the Gears know how to write a book that keeps your interest. I’ve read many from their main series (North America's Forgotten Past) and enjoyed most of them immensely. They are a pleasure read for me.
This book is a start of a three-book series. It is told in two timelines, one is the present (around 1990’s) the other in the long ago past during the time of the native people of the Anasazi, with most of the page length to the later timeline.
The current timeline has an archaeology dig team in the same location as the other story line. There is a personality conflict with two of the team members that draws some drama, maybe unnecessary. The team also consists of local native women who are overseeing the site and dig, which lends insight as well with their spiritual understanding of objects found.
The far past timeline is focused on a murder mystery, a great evil that killed mostly girls who were already sick. The main character is the War Chief, Browser who not only lost his sick boy but also his wife who was murdered, but then the body disappeared. He summons his great uncle to help in solving these crimes. Unfortunately as the book continues the evil that is sweeping across their town is not done.
Since the books focus on so much evil and murder, I don’t think I’m going to continue reading the series. It ends well enough for the one book that it’s not left open ended. I do like how it left off with the archaeologists, particularly the two that were not getting along.
Previously Read Kathleen O'Neal Gear books - so many. For now I'll just post a link to the series, as mentioned above.
North America's Forgotten Past which was previously a series titled: First North Americans
I've read books #1 - 16 in the series, although not entirely in order. Most with 4 stars, some exceptions.
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