The Second Messiah
A Thriller

Why would an elderly Roman antiquities scholar use the phrase "I'd bet my baguettes on it?" I wish I could say that was the low point in the writing, but it's just the last one I read before tossing it aside. Glenn Meade tries valiantly to capture the same historical intrigue and rapid-fire action a......more

As most of you know, the book reviews that I write for this blog are mostly for books that I’ve bought or Kim has gotten for me. However, today is my very first review of an ARC! Known as an advance reading copy, these books are given out for people to review before the book is published. Based on t......more

Note to self: This book was okay to me. Wasn't super gripping and was a bit hard to track with when it came to the audiobook. Content: Mentions of prostitution, description (light) of women dress provocatively. Violence. The occasional reference to sexual favors.......more

In the desert near Jerusalem, an archaeologist is murdered after he uncovers stunning evidence in a Dead Sea scroll about the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The two-thousand-year-old parchment containing enigmatic references to not one but two messiahs is stolen before it can be fully translate......more

I received this title through the Goodreads First Reads program. I really wanted to love this book. It's about a Dead Sea Scroll containing references to what looks like a false messiah during the time of Christ. It's got intrigue, both political and religious. It's got manly men and gorgeous women.......more