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Summary: Overrated
Review: Based upon reviews here and feedback of friends, I had high expectations, obviously too high. There are far better conspiracy thrillers out there, most without such a ridiculous far-fetched "gripper", that in this case the reader can infer by mid-way through the book.
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Summary: Masterfully Executed!!!
Review: The execution of this book was genius and refreshing. It style and layout was innovative. I was hooked from the 1st page. The way all of the sub-plots were tied together at the very end was wonderful. After reading this book, I couldn't wait to read the author's next novels.
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Summary: predictable, yet excellent
Review: i have to echo many of the other reviewers in saying that i figured out the "mystery" very early on in the book. nonetheless, it's a very engaging read. well written, interesting action scenes. i've re-read it several times, which is something i rarely do with books in this genre.
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Summary: But the title gives it away!
Review: If only the title was different, I might have been kept more in the dark, like the protagonist. It was still a page turner, though. This guy might do better the next time around if he doesn't telegraph it so much. I certainly enjoyed reading it, but it could have been so much better. Great idea, well researched, highly believable, but fairly predictable.
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Summary: Amazing theme but...
Review: The book is based on a potential and threatening operation against religion and the world...but it is overshadowed by a film-like story.
The first chapters take the reader from a unexpected confession in a little church in Italy to the heart of the Vatican. These chapters are written in a beautiful, poetic and literary rich way...but then the story changes and the reader is brought back to reality and enters the movie...The more I read the less interested I became...and I finished the book just because I don't like to leave books unfinished.
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Summary: Starts out slow, but REALLY picks up!!
Review: This book starts out a little slow, and seems like it will be another boring book that won't leave much of an impression. Then, the plot starts to develop, and BAM!! You're hooked!! Give this one a chance - you won't be disappointed!
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Summary: A never ending collection of plot twists and turns
Review: I read Case's second novel first, and was fairly impressed by it. It was a bit amaturish when compared to the likes of Clancy, Chricton, or DeMille, but was still a good entertainment read. Case's first book, The Genesis Code, is not only a page-turner of the first degree, but is also extremely thought provoking and a bit controversial. After dealing with the murder of his sister and nephew, Joe Lassiter, the story's main character (head of his own investigative firm), decides to jog around the country and world in search for answers. Who REALLY killed them? And more importantly, why? It is not until clues start leading him to Italy and in the direction of a break-away Catholic group that the reader starts making connections to the story's fast-paced, "edge of your chair" first chapter. In this chapter, a priest in a middle-of-nowhere town in Italy takes confession from a local doctor... what he hears shocks him, almost to the point of death. It sends him on a journey to the Vatican with knowledge that could change the world forever.. Case leaves you hanging after the highest members of the church, including the Pope, debate the priest's disturbing news.
Case ties together his plot nicely. He brings information from the book's opening chapter back during the middle of the action, at which point the reader can start guessing the doctor's sin. The sin, having to do with biblical figures, DNA, and a mother's love, is truly amazing. It leaves you wondering, "What if?" This book is extremely well written, combining techniques similar to Tom Clancy and Micheal Chricton, with a little of Nelson DeMille's talent and humor tossed in. It is a wonderful pick for a thriller lover.. you'll be sad when you finish, constantly wishing that you could pick it up and continue reading, only to find out that you are done. I highly recommend this "good to the last sentence" book! I loved it, and so will you!
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Summary: Could Not Put it Down
Review: Private investigator Joe Lassiter's sister and nephew have been killed in a dreadful fire--of course, Joe is devastated, but when he discovers that the people he loved had been killed prior to the arson, he wonders just what the fire was meant to cover. Luckily, the arsonist, does not quite get away, he suffers from burns in a local hospital and Joe is determined to get him to deliver more than just a few answers. However, the man is an enigma who refuses to talk, revealing only through serendipity that he is Italian. Joe must use all his investigative powers to determine this man's identity and how his mission involved the sacrifice of his sister and nephew's lives. The trail leads to Europe where an ultra-conservative faction of the Catholic Church impairs the flexing of Joe's investigative muscle.
No spoilers here. I reduced my rating by a star merely because I figured out what was going on by about the middle of the book. However, this intuitiveness certainly did not diminish my enjoyment of the plot's unfolding and its ultimate climax.
Wondering if Mr. Case is considering a sequel. I would enjoy reading about Jesse's future development in our technological world.
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Summary: Thriller With a Twist
Review: This is a biomedical thriller with a twist - it's not simply a 'germ warfare' style novel, yet it's just as frightening. Perhaps even scarier is the fact that this may become possible in the near future. The ending is breathtaking, the implications are enormous. I would highly recommend this book to anyone.
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Summary: Trite, throws away its potential.
Review: With such a compelling premise, I was intrigued enough to buy this book; the liner notes indicate the basic plot, but spoil enough that the final twist is fairly apparent from page one. However, I was looking for a good read throughout, especially based on the newspaper reviews. Unfortunately, the book I read was predictable, and the plot, pacing, and characterization were vapid. The main character is not an everyman who has to struggle to learn the truth, but rather a very wealthy investigator who flies from location to location (seemingly several locations a day worldwide) to uncover another nugget of information, and has connections in the highest places. True, the conspiracy is that which requires someone with better access than most, but in the end I felt it was more a task to increase the page count rather than tighten a good storyline. However, the final epilogue is so insulting to the reader (after having given pages of layman's info on genetics & biology, setting up a seeming scientific plotline) that I nearly threw the book away in anger. Bottom line is that the author came up with a great concept, but failed to execute the novel in any intelligent manner.
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