Wrapped in Rain

By Charles Martin

      After a highly acclaimed first novel, The Dead Don't Dance, the talent of author Charles Martin, Ph.D., can't be ignored.

     His second novel, Wrapped in Rain, tells the story of Tucker Mason, the son of a wealthy, power-mad heartless father and Tucker's life as a youth, growing up in the South under the loving and watchful eye of an incredible, godly hired woman, Miss Ella Rain. Hence the clever title—Wrapped in Rain. Even as an adult, years after her death, he can still hear Miss Ella's wise counsel echoing in his head.

     As a world-renowned photojournalist, he's traveled the world in search of the truth, as told by a camera lens. But when his brother escapes from a mental hospital and an old girlfriend turns up with her young son and a black eye, he's forced to face a past he's tried to outrun for years.

     This charming and engaging drama is so well written that the reader will scarcely believe it to be a work of fiction. In fact, the Hallmark Channel has bought the option to make Martin's first book, The Dead Don't Dance, into a Hallmark Channel masterpiece. This reviewer looks for Martin's name to become a household word in no time.