David Padgett is the pastor of a mega church, a best selling author, a well paid motivational speaker, and the police think he is a serial killer. Out of Darkness Darrell Case Self Published February 2012 Out of Darkness by Darrell Case is a compelling story that kept me on the edge of my seat from the first page to the last. David Padgett is the pastor of one of the largest churches in the world, an author with numerous best sellers, and a motivational speaker who receives forty thousand dollars for each appearance. In addition to this, his ministry on TV and radio reaches millions each day and his internet site receives thousands of hits each day. David's wife, Anne, is also a motivational speaker and their son, Robert, is being groomed to take over when David retires. Everyone thinks that David has reached the top of the success ladder but the police have a very different opinion, they think he is a serial killer. Twenty-five years ago David was suspected of the murder of a college classmate but the murder was never solved. One of the production assistants at the church commits suicide and a very wealthy member of the congregation is murdered and all the clues point directly to David. He is arrested and charged with all three murders for the police think that the suicide was actually murder. David feels that everyone including God has forsaken him and he falls into the deep pit of despair that has plagued him for two decades. As David sits in jail he thinks back to how happy he and Anne were when they were just starting out in a very small church and had very little money. Darrell Case has a talent for writing a suspense novel that gets me hooked on page one and does not let go until I have finished and then I sit there thinking about all that happened in the book. The plot line has many twists and turns but was so well developed that the plot was easy to follow. All the characters in the book were portrayed very realistically and all came to life on the pages of the book. Some of them I loved but several characters were quite unlovable. I became so engrossed in the lives of the characters that I was crying with some and laughing with others. The author did an excellent job in the description of the action and I felt as if I were right there in the middle of whatever was taking place at the moment. The church and grounds were so well described that I could picture it all in my mind. I was very happy with the ending of the book but it could have ended differently. I really like the way that Darrell had the forgiveness of God as a dominant theme in the book. I highly recommend this book to everyone who likes a great story with suspense that keeps you guessing almost to the last page and who also likes for the love and forgiveness of God to be throughout the entire book.