May 27 2009
Book Review: Face of Betrayal by Lis Wiehl
Face of Betrayal is a fiction suspense novel about 3 women from different spheres of influence in the media, the courts, and the FBI who are brought together on the case of a missing 17-year old Senate page. Using their talents and positions, they cooperate to try and find the young girl before its too late, while finding themselves in danger as they grow closer to discovering the truth.
While I found the book to be successful in building the suspense and drama of the plot, keeping you guessing until the very end, I was disappointed by several elements of the story. I found it difficult to get connected with the characters in the story, since it felt like there were three main characters that I was trying to follow all at once. Secondly, the theme of the story seemed to be about the many forms of sexual harassment, abuse, rape, pornography, etc. which I agree are important issues to address, yet which felt too sensationalized to be tasteful. I didn’t find the story to be inspiring or encouraging to my faith, as this was a weak element of the novel, and can’t say that I would recommend this book to anybody.
Jacquie