Book completed

[eve_prime]

The Case of the Reborn Bhagwan, by William L. Sullivan. I have now finally read the third (and final?) installment in the “Case of” series by local author Bill Sullivan; in each book the “case” is a literal object. This one brings together the Portland detective from the second book with his Eugene niece Harmony from the first book – she’s been tempted to join a revival of the Rajneesh cult that wreaked havoc in central Oregon during the 1980s. Apparently a Portland barista is actually the reborn spirit of Bhagwan Sri Rajneesh, and the whole cult business apparatus (which has been laying low in Costa Rica) springs forth to support him. He’s a very nice young man, but he and Harmony soon find that they’re both in over their heads, and her uncle Detective Ferguson has to try to help… but he has some serious issues. There are lots of great strong female characters, especially Ferguson’s girlfriend Connie Wu and his autistic daughter Susan. There are also some amazing scenes in the Crater Lake area, and we learn about the Modoc legends associated with the region. I definitely recommend it, and there’s no real need to read the other two books first. Fun!