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Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Review: POSSESSED by Peter Laws (Matt Hunter #4)


5 Stars

Matt Hunter #4

British Matt Hunter is a former Baptist minister who lost his faith and now serves as a professor of Sociology of Religion.  A very erudite and highly educated individual with deep knowledge of ancient and historical texts, both medieval and arcane, Hunter also exhibits an occasional lowbrow humor which provides comic relief in a very serious novel.

Called in as an "expert" due to the combination of his ministerial background,  his erudition, and his current position as Professor, he becomes involved in a murder case in a small village.  The case is exceptional because the killer "seems" to evidence possession, and his pastor is convinced.  When a widely known American "exorcist " appears on the scene, Matt's scientific rationalism is tested against "blind faith " in widespread demonic possession,  and his own faith in psychology is strenuously taxed.

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