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reviewed by Jody Rakis Sons of Cainis Catholic fiction that completely fills that title. An ancient group of twelve unspeakably powerful men are prepared to implement mass suicide in the United States. Already in control of the Congress and the Presidency, all that they lack is the Supreme Court. The only thing standing between these “Sons [...]
reviewed by Jody Rakis After finishing Kenneth Nowell’s apocalyptic thriller Until I Return, I looked back and felt it was a very complex story. The content is very involved as a suspense novel should be. It is very faith-based and inspirational in many areas; but it is also suspenseful and disturbing at times. Good and [...]
Paperback: 544 pages Publisher: Mariner Books ISBN-10: 039592619X ISBN-13: 978-0395926192 reviewed by Kathleen Valentine [Author's Warning: this review contains spoilers but I don't know how to express my reaction without them!] Frank and Michael grew up together in New York City just down the hill from The Cloisters. As boys they would often go to [...]
Reviewed by John Murphy What if a younger, hotter Judge Judy was elected to the Supreme Court? That’s the basic premise of Supreme Courtship, a toothy and timely political satire from the pen of Christopher Buckley, progeny of the late lamented William F. Donald P. Vanderdamp is a lame-duck president with approval ratings in the [...]
reviewed by John Murphy The Colour of Blood is a tight, page-turning Catholic thriller in the Graham Greene tradition. The opening sequence hits the ground running: Cardinal Bem, head of the Church in an unnamed Soviet bloc country, is being chauffered back to his residence when “He saw, peripherally, a black car racing very close [...]
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