DIVISIBLE MAN - TEN KEYS WEST
“An irresistible, high-stakes, cross-country adventure about a man with amazing gifts.” — Kirkus Reviews
“The descriptions of the actual workings of Will’s powers are uniformly gripping; it makes the book feel like the best possible combination of the Odd Thomas novels of Dean Koontz and the Jack Reacher novels of Lee Child.” — Kirkius Reviews
“Considering the outsized, comic-book premise, it continues to be downright amazing how grounded Seaborne’s world consistently feels. Yes, Will Stewart has some Marvel-style paranormal gifts, but both his abilities and personality are so thoroughly fleshed out and believable that, in no time at all, the reader matter-of-factly integrates these fantastical elements into the standard heroics-and-gunfire action without a second thought. “This isn’t one of your silly action movies where all the clues line up in the third reel,” Andy deadpans. “It’s hundreds of hours of boring investigative work, connecting dots, scouring phone records, scraping through emails and texts, building cases.” This latest entry in the series maintains the same grounded, workaday feeling, but both Will and Andy consistently strain against it—they’re full-fledged action heroes, always ready to respond with Hollywood-style quips and larger-than-life violence. The author effectively fleshes out even minor walk-on characters, and his portrayal of the loving relationship between his two heroes continues to be the most satisfying aspect of the series, the kind of three-dimensional adult relationship remarkably rare in thrillers like this one. The author’s skill at pacing is razor-sharp—the book is a compulsive page-turner right up until the obligatory exposition dump near the end.” — Kirkus Reviews
“The soaring 10th entry in this thriller series is as exciting as the first.” — BookLife
“The hallmarks that set Seaborne’s DIVISIBLE MAN books apart from the thriller pack are well represented in this tenth installment, which exemplifies the series’ consistently appealing characterization, inventive action, high-stakes suspense, and commitment to capturing the thrill of the “Peter Pan moment” when hero Will Stewart of Essex, Wisconsin, slips free from gravity, due to his own power, and then propels himself through the air… Another welcome quality: as the series enters double digits, and backstories get tangled, Seaborne continues to invite new readers (and those who may not recall every detail of earlier books) right into the high-flying action with inviting clarity..
“In short, Seaborne respects readers’ time, so that even an entry as lengthy as Ten Keys West takes flight quickly—though this time Seaborne opens with one of Will’s unceremonious crash landings. That series tendency toward humor and an upending of expectations persists as the plot seizes hold: Will’s wife, police detective Andy Stewart, faces ginned-up outrage over allegations that she tried to assassinate a president whose life she in fact saved, and a white supremacist military group is gunning for her—and so might be forces in the intelligence community..
“Adding to the murk area pharmaceutical CEO, a televangelist, rampant misinformation on social media, and the life of a young girl. The story sprawls in some surprising directions, touching on some past events and ongoing mysteries (like “the other thing” that is the source of Will’s power), but Seaborne keeps the chatter fun, the pacing fleet, and the tension urgent. His secret weapon is a tight focus on Will and Andy, a married couple whose love—and bantering dialogue—proves as buoyant as ever. Will’s drive to save lives and right wrongs in places like Wichita remains compelling ten books in..
“The soaring 10th entry in this thriller series is as exciting as the first.” — BookLife