New book review for From The Dead found on The Phantom Tollbooth. They looked at the book as fiction from a Christian perspective.

From the Dead, his debut novel, exhibits these qualities evocatively. Allegorically, it seems to me, re-telling the Biblical parable of the Prodigal Son, Herrick's brilliant work tells the story of the fall and rise of Jesse Barlow, a pastor's son who “escaped to Hollywood at age eighteen, he hungered for freedom, fame and fortune. Eleven years later, his track record of failure results in a drug-induced suicide attempt. Revived at death’s doorstep, Jesse returns to his Ohio hometown to make amends with his preacher father, a former love, and Jesse’s own secret son. But Jesse’s renewed commitment becomes a baptism by fire when his son’s advanced illness calls for a sacrifice­one that could cost Jesse the very life he regained.”