This is a wildly ridiculous and pretty fun read. The plot is interesting, albeit it races towards its conclusion rather quickly after spending over half of the novel setting up the premise. The characters are reasonably well constructed, albeit a little stereotypical. I particularly liked the character of Pareti, the hunch-backed priest. Overall, I would say that this is a good book to take on holiday. It's easy to read, the dialogue flows well and the story, while ludicrous, is engaging. It's pulp, but then pulp is usually fun!

Good thriller based on the authenticity of the Turin Shroud,very much in the Dan Brown genre but well written with an intriguing theme on cloning. The atmosphere of the Vatican City is particularly well described and the plot rolls along at rip roaring speed. Worth a look.

This story was well written, especially for a debut novel, although it was not what I would have termed a Christian fiction novel. It had mystery and suspense but no real Gospel truth or any character's transformation by he Holy Spirit. It dealt heavily with the Catholic Church, so. maybe that is why this was filed under a Christian fiction genre.