T. Davis Bunn keeps getting better.Wow!I thought he'd found his niche with "The Great Divide" (his legal thriller), but this book of political and financial intrigue raises the standard even higher.I'm not a big stocks and funds enthusiast, but Bunn manages to create a suspenseful and well-researched plot that hooked me early on.He works in a credible idea of dealing with Third World debt that I particularly found interesting. Beyond his obvious knowledge of the subject, Bunn creates believable characters and writes with a narrative flair that I personally love.His story is complex and maybe too intertwined for some to delve into, but I couldn't get enough.As the title of this review suggests, I did lose sleep finishing this book.But the title is stolen from Bunn's own writing."Jackie's eyelids felt coated with shards from the hourglass of lost sleep."It's writing such as this, passionate and imaginative, that make the political and financial arena come alive.Jackie and Wynn, the two protaganists, are complex characters whom I came to care for.Although the spiritual lessons are muted and few, Bunn works in heartfelt and very real spiritual thoughts without seeming preachy.
With a recent batch of superlative novels by Christian authors("When Heaven Weeps" by Ted Dekker and "The List" by Robert Whitlow, to name a few), I must include "Drummer in the Dark" as one of my favorites.
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