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Reviewed by Divine Zape for Readers' Favorite
Dorothy Van Soest’s Until It’s Over is an enthralling thriller told through two distinct timelines that rise and ebb like the tides of a turbulent sea. Sylvia Jensen is an octogenarian activist who suffers a heart attack at a rally at the state Capitol when she sees the wealthy businessman, Anthony Jordane, announce his candidacy for the Senate. Her friend, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist J.B. Harrell, travels to Bigger, their shared hometown, to investigate the traumatic situations that just triggered the cardiac arrest, and unearths a terrifying series of events in the 1960s linked to rape, murder, suicide, and the role played by Anthony Jordane. As Sylvia heals, she and J.B. must navigate a complex web to expose a historical truth that has destroyed many lives.
Until It’s Over by Dorothy Van Soest was hard to put down. The characters are so well-written that I was utterly invested in them, especially Sylvia. The two timelines are used cleverly to develop the suspense and mystery in the story. The connection between the past and the present was handled with such care that the effects of buried trauma shone through the pages. Sylvia Jensen is a heroine torn between her activism and the pain of not being able to help a friend who saved her from a serial rapist in the past, and her pain is so vividly rendered that I found myself longing for justice. This is a thriller with prose so luminous that it cuts through the murkiest experiences.
