Book Tour: The Hart of God, The End of Days by Lawrence R. Deering

The Hart of God,

The End of Days

by

Lawrence R. Deering

Fiction / Thriller / Apocalyptic / Christian

Publisher: Manhattan Book Group

Publication Date: July 14, 2024

Page count: 409 pages

SYNOPSIS:

Successful, college educated men in their twenties and thirties are admitted to psychiatric institutions claiming to be angels in a satanic army. They know their rank, mission, and commanding officer. Many had no prior religious background. Friends, Jonathan Hart, a reporter, and Charles Atwater, a psychologist collaborate on studying these patients with Angelic Psychotic Disorder. They discover that what they call the Dark Angel movement has people placed in the highest levels of government. The book examines the ease of which a charismatic leader promising peace could persuade people to give up their individual rights. It questions the strength of faith, what normal people are capable of when confronted with enormous challenge, and the impact on individual relationships. 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Lawrence R. Deering spent more than forty years as a healthcare executive. His first novel Youth Group, was based on his experiences in the Southern Baptist church. The Spider Web Charmer featured Michael and Michelle Crawford, married private detectives with unique abilities chasing down a serial killer.

He wrote The Brotherhood, The Hart of John, (the New Apocalypse,), and The Hart of God, (the End of Days) all part of the Hart trilogy.

He is an avid audiophile and enjoys listening to his rock vinyl record collection. He lives with his wife, Lisa, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

 

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 REVIEW:

5 stars!

Exciting story about the struggle of good versus evil. 

In The Hart of God, The End of Days, author Lawrence R. Deering has crafted an intriguing and frightening tale of Armageddon. Told from multiple points of view, some from humanity’s side and others from those aligned with Satan, I was on the edge of my seat, completed absorbed as the story relentlessly unfolded. 

The concept of Angelic Psychotic Disorder (not that associated with Angelman Syndrome) as the method of gathering Satan’s army was great. The onset of the disorder striking otherwise healthy, successful, and formerly well-adjusted young men (and eventually women) was shocking and, in the story, baffling to the psychiatric medical community. I enjoyed the Dallas setting at UTSW and the Zale Lipshy facility as it is local and familiar to me (as a student, not a patient.) However, the action travels around the globe to many other real and historic places as well. 

The author builds the story on current political and economic conditions, giving it a frightening feel of reality. The comparisons of Biblical passages and current events are thought-provoking and disturbing, too. The underlying theme of the trilogy is that the real threat to all are men who use organized religion to gain political and military power.

The author’s writing style is smooth and easy to read; he tells an absolutely riveting story. While this is the third book in the Hart Trilogy, I found it easily enjoyed as a standalone with just enough backstory to lend context. 

I recommend THE HART OF GOD, THE END OF DAYS to readers of thrillers and suspense.