{"id":49,"date":"2019-07-04T21:05:01","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T20:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonnarspring.com\/?p=49"},"modified":"2025-10-15T13:49:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T17:49:31","slug":"toward-the-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bonnarspring.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/04\/toward-the-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Toward the Light"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Perfect for readers who appreciate a novel female protagonist, an \u201ceverywoman\u201d confronted with an overwhelming moral dilemma and crushing physical danger.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Luz Concepcion returns to Guatemala to murder Martin Benavides, the \nman who destroyed her family. Benavides, who rose from insurgent fighter\n to president, controls a major drug network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richard Clement became Luz\u2019s resettlement officer when she was evacuated to the U.S. He now works for the CIA, which has its own reasons for eliminating Benavides. Richard\u2019s team persuades Luz to pursue a job as nanny to Benavides\u2019 grandson, Cesar, a lonely child with an absentee playboy father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Guatemala contact for her mission is Evan McManus, an expat \npainter who pursues Luz, hoping to persuade her to model for him\u2014and \nmore. Luz initially spurns his advances, but her first terrifying \nencounter with Martin Benavides propels her into his arms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Complicating matters, Luz conceals from all sides her clandestine contact with her surviving cousin, Antonio Torres, a guerrilla leader fighting the government propped up by the Benavides and their drug money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reviews:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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[A] gripping debut… Spring\u2019s thriller-writing career is off to a strong start.<\/p>\nPublishers Weekly<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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A riveting tale of international revenge! This gripping thriller–where everyone has ulterior motives and no one is who they seem–is cinematic and fast-paced,\u00a0 and its non-stop suspense will have you turning pages as fast as you can.\u00a0 A terrific debut from a super-talented author.<\/p>\nHank Phillippi Ryan<\/strong>
Nationally Bestselling and award-winning author of THE MURDER LIST<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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An acutely observed, beautifully written thriller that gives real moral weight to its characters and their choices. Spring revives the format with an insider’s view of a complex and tragic political history. “<\/p>\nRosalie Knecht<\/strong>, author of Who Is Vera Kelly?<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cToward the Light<\/em><\/strong> shines brightly as a bold and bracing thriller of near epic scale. Bonnar Spring writes on the same kind of sprawling, cinematic canvas as the great Don Winslow with a touch of David Baldacci thrown in for good measure. This is a big and broad tale of rare scope and ambition, populated with conflicted characters for whom nothing comes easy, which inches Toward the Light<\/em><\/strong> just close enough to the dark underbelly of human depravity. A sterling debut!\u201d<\/p>\nJon Land<\/strong>, USA Today best-selling author of Strong as Steel<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cFrom the very first sentence, Bonnar Spring sweeps you into a world of vengeance and betrayal, courage, redemption and love. Intelligent and gripping, rich with fluid prose, a vibrant sense of place, heart-stopping action and compelling characters who will resonate long after the last page, this story has it all. I didn\u2019t want it to end.\u201d<\/p>\nHelaine Mario<\/strong>, author of Dark Rhapsody<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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“Richly atmospheric and artfully spiked with twists and surprises, Toward the Light<\/em> takes you on a thrilling ride with memorable characters and a breathless finish.” <\/p>\nDan Fesperman<\/strong>, author of Safe Houses<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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TOWARD THE LIGHT is a high-stakes thriller set in the mean streets of Guatemala. Family secrets drive this impressive debut novel, a tale of revenge and redemption, to an exciting finish.<\/p>\nHallie Ephron<\/strong>, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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\u201c\u2018Things are not as they seem\u2019 may be an overused phrase, but in Toward the Light<\/em><\/strong>, it\u2019s an understatement as Luz Concepcion travels to Guatemala to murder the man who destroyed her family. (She\u2019ll find crushing physical danger, miraculous hope, and maybe even love as layers of secrets unfold.) Toward the Light<\/em><\/strong> is a thriller that will leave you gasping!\u201d<\/p>\nPatricia Gussin<\/strong>, New York Times best-selling author of Come Home<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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