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Summary: This is the exact same book as " Dark Protocols" .....
Review: "Protocol-17" by Douglas Weber is the exact same book as "Dark Protocols" by Richard Weber!!!!!!!I guess if you try to sell a really BAD, BORING, not even the author knows what he's trying to say kind book and it doesn't sell, just change the title, change the artwork, change the author's name and try again!!!!!!!Now THAT is a conspiracy! Possibly the worse book I have ever read, and I do read a lot, 15 books in the last 6 months, including "The Da Vinci Code". Whomever compared this author with Dan Brown, Koontz, King and Eco, must have read a different book or is a friend of the author or publisher. Also notice the double entries of the reviewers! Again, friends of the author perhaps?
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Summary: A Surreal Thriller and Must Read, Sept. 03, 2003
Review: , September 3, 2003
Reviewer: A reader from Canada
Nancy Kilpatrick author of "The Power of Blood Series" from St. Martin's Press
Weber's Protocol 17 is a hard-boiled stew laced with gritty cop-shop, a euro-thriller and demons. Weber dishes out this supernatural concoction offering readers a palatable yet powerful feast noir.
Look for his new anthology "The Black Spiral: Twisted Tales of Terror" to be released in Oct. 2003!! Featuring such talented authors as F.Paul Wilson, Ramsey Campbell, Mort Castle,Tim Lebbon, Robert Weinberg, Tina L. Jens, J. Knight and many more.
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Summary: Dean Koontz Fans and Umberto Eco Fans !!
Review: A hard-boild stew of horror,Euro-thriller, and suspense make for an enjoyable, face-paced thriller. Lock the doors, turn on the lights and be prepared to be taken to Hell and back.
This writer drew me in with the opening hook and kept me begging for more.
The rabid pacing and credible characters made this a suspense fans feast, a banquet of noir delight!
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Summary: A good concept ...
Review: but in my opinion poorly written. It may just be a style of writing that I am not use to but I thought the author dragged out almost every scene with unnecessarily long descriptions. Don't get me wrong I don't mind when an author describes important places or people a little more than usually but Weber spent time describing everything! He even described how police lights went "aquamarine and then diamonds, aquamarine and then diamonds." (Chap 2.) That was a real quote from the book! Who doesn't know what police lights look like? Such descriptions are only useful in describing something to someone with no imagination and slowing down the story or just the filler of a poor writer. As a side note one of the other readers compared this novel to DaVinci Code. The concepts and story lines are similar in their religious tones, however the book reads nothing like any one of Mr. Brown's.
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Summary: Religious Thriller suspense ... terror!
Review: ebook reviews weekly Patricia Spork
Chicago Detectives, Michael Ryan and Samuel Goldstein investigate the murders of a Catholic archbishop and nun- victims of grisly mutilations and bloody atrocities. Fingerprints on a knife lead the detectives to twelve-year-old boy, Matt Mendecka.
Across the globe in Italy, The Black Rose Notebook is stolen from its private case in the Vatican Library and hand-delivered to Mossad Agent Josephine (Josie) Schulman. Josie has the ancient book special-delivered by diplomatic pouch to her father, a Professor of Theology at the Hebrew University in Israel on loan to the University of Chicago.
The forces of evil overwhelm the detectives and Mossad agent, as they are forced to accept and rely on paranormal powers and unbridle their long forgotten religious beliefs and faith to battle the Brotherhood. But can God favor telepathy, sheer determination, and love against satanic motivated PSYOPS (psychological warfare)? Can angels actually save Holy warriors from the depths of despair? Can der Golem, summoned by a Rabbi, help battle the spawn of Hell itself? Or will the world succumb to total mind control and adhere to The Brotherhood's protocols?
R. D. Weber takes the reader on a mind-boggling horror ride
in PROTOCOL-17. International intrigue and espionage, murder
investigations, occult and supernatural occurrences are blended
together in a compelling and frightening novel. Characters, human and supernatural, leap from the pages at times, via dialogue and description. Unforgettable villains and credible well-fleshed-out heroes add to this enjoyable thriller.
Readers of The DaVinci Code and cross genre King and Koontz novels will add Weber to their list of favorite suspense authors. His background as a former government agent lends realistic detail to his writing.
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Summary: Fast-pasted THRILLER !!
Review: eBook Reviews Weekly Patricia Spork, April 8, 2003
Reviewer: A reader from Canada
Chicago Detectives, Michael Ryan and Samuel Goldstein investigate the murders of a Catholic archbishop and nun - victims of grisly mutilations and bloody atrocities. Fingerprints on a knife lead the detectives to twelve-year-old boy, Matt Mendecka. Across the globe in Italy, The Black Rose Notebook is stolen from its private case in the Vatican Library and hand-delivered to Mossad Agent Josephine (Josey) Schulman. Josey has the ancient book special-delivered by diplomatic pouch to her father, a Professor of Theology at the Hebrew University in Israel on loan to the University of Chicago. The forces of evil overwhelm the detectives and Mossad agent, as they are forced to accept and rely on paranormal powers and unbridle their long forgotten religious beliefs and faith to battle the Brotherhood. But can God favor telepathy, sheer determination, and love against satanic motivated PSYOPS (psychological warfare)? Can angels actually save Holy warriors from the depths of despair? Can der Golem, summoned by a Rabbi, help battle the spawn of Hell itself? Or will the world succumb to total mind control and adhere to The Brotherhood's protocols? R. D. Weber takes the reader on a mind-boggling horror ride
in PROTOCOL-17. International intrigue and espionage, murder
investigations, occult and supernatural occurrences are blended
together in a compelling and frightening novel. Characters, human and supernatural, leap from the pages at times, via dialogue and description. Unforgettable villains and credible well-fleshed-out heroes add to this enjoyable thriller.
Readers of The DaVinci Code and cross genre King and Koontz novels will add Weber to their list of favorite suspense authors. His background as a former government agent lends realistic detail to his writing.
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Summary: DaVinci Code meets Hannibal Lecter ...
Review: ebook Reviews Weekly Patricia Spork, Aug 8, 2003
Chicago Detectives, Michael Ryan and Samuel Goldstein investigate the murders of a Catholic archbishop and nun- victims of grisly mutilations and bloody atrocities. Fingerprints on a knife lead the detectives to twelve-year-old boy, Matt Mendecka. Across the globe in Italy, The Black Rose Notebook is stolen from its private case in the Vatican Library and hand-delivered to Mossad Agent Josephine (Josey) Schulman. Josey has the ancient book special-delivered by diplomatic pouch to her father, a Professor of Theology at the Hebrew University in Israel on loan to the University of Chicago. The forces of evil overwhelm the detectives and Mossad agent, as they are forced to accept and rely on paranormal powers and unbridle their long forgotten religious beliefs and faith to battle the Brotherhood. But can God favor telepathy, sheer determination, and love against satanic motivated PSYOPS (psychological warfare)? Can angels actually save Holy warriors from the depths of despair? Can der Golem, summoned by a Rabbi, help battle the spawn of Hell itself? Or will the world succumb to total mind control and adhere to The Brotherhood's protocols? R. D. Weber takes the reader on a mind-boggling horror ride
in PROTOCOL-17. International intrigue and espionage, murder
investigations, occult and supernatural occurrences are blended
together in a compelling and frightening novel. Characters, human and supernatural, leap from the pages at times, via dialogue and description. Unforgettable villains and credible well-fleshed-out heroes add to this enjoyable thriller.
Readers of The DaVinci Code and cross genre King and Koontz novels will add Weber to their list of favorite suspense authors. His background as a former government agent lends realistic detail to his writing.
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Summary: Fast-paced thriller
Review: Good fleshed-out characters. Could be a series. The detailed background was interesting, but the flash-bang climax that brought the plot and characters together was the best part.
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Summary: Waste of time
Review: I just wasted $16 on what I thought would be an interesting tale, a la Da Vinci Code or Angels and Demons. This book was presented in such a form that it seemed to be written by a high school sophomore and edited by a junior-higher. Spelling and grammatical errors abound in this debacle. I should have known when I didn't recognize the publisher's name that this book was a farce. But I hoped with the interesting tagline and exciting plotlines that it would hook me. Unfortunately I can only make it through 120 pages. That said, I will now relegate this garbage as my new drink coaster. Wow, a $16 coaster, that's sad. Please, if you have any literacy at all, DROP THIS BOOK IMMEDIATELY and buy something from Caleb Carr or Peter Straub.
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Summary: Sophomoric writing
Review: I was unable to plow through this epic garbage. The supreme effort to "turn a phrase" in every line made me sick. The story line got lost for me in the flowery descriptions. I haven't seen such drivel since Freshman English Comp!"...lifted the scarlet apple gingerly with aged but supple fingers" "... the blade's reflected light glimmered and swathed Aliester's eyes" Please! Occasional obvious typos or uneducated use of homophonic words "vial deed" (sic)made me think that I could make better use of my time than trying to read this trash.
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