Although frequent readers of the Pastor Grant series by Ray Keating have gotten used to the fearless protagonist battling evil on a slightly larger scale, Heroes and Villains is an equally entertaining read that boldly demonstrates the author’s versatility.
Taking a more whimsical approach to Pastor Grant’s skill set, this story lands him in the thick of a comic book convention, surrounded by disguises, secret identities, and a penchant for the strange and mysterious. Within this amusing backdrop, he must uncover a new conspiracy to protect a comic book legend, and enlist the help of some unexpected heroes along the way.
Keating manages to instill the same suspense of his other epic thrillers into this unlikely little gem. Without relying too heavily on clichés or stereotypes of the comic book community, he taps into a relatable and charming world that is suddenly under threat. As he always does, Pastor Grant brings bravado and humility to the table at the same time, instilling the book with morality, action and thought-provoking revelations from start to finish.
Similar to other novels in this series, the dialogue occasionally comes across forced or unnatural, which continues to be a small sticking point of the writing, but Keating’s creativity and storytelling ability remain on point, for a fun and different take on Pastor Grant, and one that’s just as satisfying as longer books in the series.
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