Hostage of Lies by Maxine Thompson
A Page Turning Experience

Hostage of Lies is a compelling family saga that is rich with history that goes back generations and brings the characters’ lives current. Not only is Nefertiti ‘s story educational, realistic and provides a fascinating look into human lives and how lies and secrets impacts lives, it is also easy to follow and entertaining.

The lives of some of the characters are paralleled with the lives of people I know, which caused me to compare fictional accounts with real life situations.

The book is tastefully done. People of all ages, race, cultures and backgrounds can read this book and thoroughly enjoy it.

Maxine Thompson did an absolutely fabulous job of structuring this story and developing believable characters who are real , colorful, strong, yet flawed, sensitive and compassionate. I enjoyed Titi’s journey.

After being away seven years, forty-something-year old Nefertiti returns home. Not so much to attend her father, the mighty Reverend Godbolt’s huge upcoming seventy-fifth birthday celebration, she comes home primarily to find her daughter whom she gave birth to at a very early age, but was forced to give up for adoption to prevent shame from being brought on the Godbolt family name.

Titi struggles with unanswered questions about her life, family past and secrets that have nearly paralyze her to freely move forward with her life. How was she going to find her daughter? Why had her father treated her differently than her other siblings? She wondered about the special relationship she shared with her uncle Tiger. Titi realizes it is time to confront her fears, stand up to her father and demand answers to questions she has lived with much too long.

There are so many levels to Hostage of Lies and Thompson did a fabulous job educating us, weaving back stories, the good, the bad, the ugly, along with the pure evil to show the deep dark place where a mind can go when one feels her relationship with her man is threatened by the return of his former love. It is interesting to see how the author cut through generations riddled with lies, skeletons, pain, racial issues, humor, status, lost loves. Absence really does make the heart grow fonder as demonstrated by Isaac and Pharaoh, who still love Titi and who would give their lives for her love.
I enjoyed this wonderful page turner with the educational aspect, history, suspense, surprises and revelations from cover to cover. The end will leave you saying to yourself, ‘I didn’t see that coming.’ I was caught me so unaware. This book should be a reading requirement piece in schools.

FANTASTIC——5 *****

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