Soul Intent - The Sequel Delivers!Rating: 4 of 5 Author: Dennis BatchelderAvailable: Paperback, Kindle1946 Nuremberg German – Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering faces the death penalty for the atrocities he has carried out in the name of Nazi Germany. After learning of “Soul Identity”, Goering makes arrangements to have his entire ill gotten gold fortune bequeathed to his soul line for retrieval by future soul carrier. In the present, Soul Identity overseer Archibald Morgan discovers that Goering’s gold has been stolen. In order to solve this mystery, Morgan once again turns to Scott Waverly who must recreate the actions of those taken in 1946 in order to uncover the secrets held at the highest level of the company.While Soul Intent is the sequel to Soul Identity, this offering by Batchelder is much different from the first. The backbone of this story centers on Madame Flora and Archibald Morgan’s early days with Soul Identity on how each of them made choices to further their causes which they have had to live with for over fifty years. Batchelder takes the reader on an alternating journey through 1946 Germany and the present day as events of the past unfold through actions in the present. He brings back some of my favorite characters from the first book including, Scott, Val, Archibald, Flora and her granddaughters all who must journey back to Germany to once again find and retrieve what has been stolen. I also found it interesting how Batchelder wove in Waverly’s discover of his own soul line and how intertwined he and the others at Soul Identity have been throughout time.If you liked “Soul Identity” you’ll find this an even richer and more entertaining chapter in the series. INTENT ACCOMPLISHED!Dennis Batchelder's SOUL INTENT, the sequel to SOUL IDENTITY, is an entertaining read, and I do recommend it. This comes as no surprise, as I breezed through SOUL IDENTITY very quickly. As many others have said, Mr. Batchelder is a gifted story teller. The difference between the two books for me is that SOUL IDENTITY grabbed me right away, whereas it took a little getting used to the back and forth between a 1946 flashback, or a reference to SOUL IDENTITY and the present day story in the beginning of SOUL INTENT. Don't let that stop you. Very quickly, I found myself picking the book up during the day to read just one more chapter, especially as I neared the exciting conclusion. Well done, Mr. Batchelder - looking forward to the next book! J.R. Reardon author, CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS
What do You think about Soul Intent (2000)?
Did not capture the imagination as much as soul identity, but a good read all the same.
—tazmaniac500
Pretty interesting story but it reads like a first draft - a rough first draft.
—bubbly108
Not as good a story as the first book but still a very good read.
—Goosey
