Earthly Powers by David Anderson

Title: Earthly Powers
Author: David Anderson
Release Date: 10th June 2014
Publisher: Endeavour Press
Genre: Thriller

Summary:
In 1945, just before the end of the war, a German U-boat transported a deathly secret away from the ruins of Berlin.

Hidden on Arcadia Island, on the outskirts of British Columbia, it was safely stored away to make sure it did not fall into the wrong hands.

However, many years later it is about to be rediscovered by the islands latest resident, Terri Stark.

But when Lucius Stringer and his eco-group, Earth Power, move onto the island; strange, and deadly, things start ruin Terri’s peaceful haven.

When all communication with the mainland is lost; Terri and her ex-husband, Jack, take things into their own hands and uncover a long history of violence, murder and pursuit.

Who really are Earth Power and what do they want?

Will Terri and Jack make it out unscathed or will the secrets of Arcadia Island claim another victim?

Review:
I read this book as part of my work experience at Endeavour Press but, despite from having to trawl through it whilst proofreading and formatting, I actually really liked it and quite enjoyed reading it. However, seeing as I did not have the chance to really engage and enjoy the book, I will make this quick...

What I really like about this novel is that it is a mixture of everything as it has crime, history, romance and a bit of adventure all woven into the plot. However, I really am not a fan of history-fiction and, in my opinion, those parts really dragged and bored me quite a lot. The interesting and very original story-line made up for this though!

However, I am not going to lie, it was a little bit predictable. Whilst there were some nice plot twists and surprises; the major revelation towards the end was not really the big surprise I think Anderson wanted it to be. Similarly, I thought the pace was a bit slow and could have been livened up as there were long periods of time where not a lot of progress was made in regards to the plot and story progression.

Rating: 5/10. Good read to waste a couple of hours.

You can buy Earthly Powers for Amazon Kindle here.