Review: Welcome to the fresh and beautiful words of John Dolan
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 4, 2014
John Dolan's literary genius is constantly evident in "A Poison Tree," his third installment of the 'Time, Blood, and Karma Series'. Ultimately, there are to be seven books in the series, each book standing alone but tracking our anti-hero, Englishman David Braddock, and his amusing, dangerous, and sad adventures. If you have read "Everyone Burns", Book 1, and "Hungry Ghosts", Book 2, you will have experienced the delightful and masterful way Mr. Dolan handles his craft...my bet is you will be a fan for life.Books 1 and 2 take place primarily on the Thai island of Samui and Bangkok and deal most absorbingly with murder and mayhem, as David Braddock rather stoically attends to the business at hand. In Book 3, "A Poison Tree," we will come to know how and why David left England for Thailand. Mr. Dolan's magical penning begins most compellingly and dramatically in Chapter 1, and continues through forty-odd chapters weaving his captivating prose with colorful, unforgettable characters, English mores, and some of life's devastating events which ultimately betray Braddock's sane and sensible nobility. No spoilers here, but I can say without fear of contradiction that the ending will have you gasping for air. "A Poison Tree" is truly a 5-Star read.If you are a first-time John Dolan reader, welcome to his fresh and beautiful world of words, at times humorous, at times poetic in the penning, at times emotional and somber, and always deliciously entertaining. When one speaks of writing purity, that person must surely have Mr. Dolan in mind.In 2015 his fans will be treated to Book 4 in the 'Time, Blood and Karma Series' - "Running On Emptiness."I'm first in line...