the liahona effect
reviews
Did you see that
Dan Brown has a
new book out?
That one never
made it to my
inbox, so I
thought I’d cover
Keith Katsikas’
Keith Katsikas
The Liahona Effect
instead, which proved to be the next
best thing. We start with the murder
of the modern-day leader of the
Mormon Church, sparking a
worldwide race to uncover an
ancient mystery rooted in a
combination of history and myth.
At the heart of the mystery lies not
only a long-buried secret, but also a
powerful relic to which the secret is
connected. At the helm, steering us
through this maelstrom, is Michael
DiBianco and his wife, Crystal, who
happens to be a cryptologist and
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the midnight line
A TUMULTUOUS
TRILLER THAT SUCCEEDS
AT EVERY LEVEL!
his hackles and his suspicions
since what self-respecting soldier
would ever part with such a
symbol? A victim, it turns out,
of the kind of bad guys Reacher
revels in bringing to justice.
Turns out many other victims
have already been claimed, with
more in the offing until our
nomadic, modern-day gunfighter
takes up the chase. Child’s prose
(third person, in this case) has its
A SUMPTUOUSLY
SCINTILLATING TALE!
~Jon Land, TopShelf Reviews
graduation ring, plenty to raise
thus just the person to help unravel
the cobweb-shrouded subterfuge.
The Liahona Effect strikes the same
chords, and hits the same notes, as
The Da Vinci Code, only in
streamlined form. A sumptuously
scintillating tale that delivers on its
promise, making Katsikas a
potential heir to the throne
currently occupied by the likes of
James Rollins and Steve Berry.
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usual edge and Reacher himself
has never been sharper. A human knife
slicing through anything and everything
in his way in a terrific, tumultuous
thriller that succeeds at every level.
~Jon Land, TopShelf Reviews
Jack Reacher, the best series hero in
thrillers today, seems even bigger
than usual in Lee Child’s
mesmerizing The Midnight Line, in
which he finds himself embroiled in
a high stakes criminal conspiracy
that raises the stakes considerably
from his past adventures. The set-up
is pure gold, with Reacher typically
stepping off a bus
to stretch his legs
and happening
upon something
that sets the story
off to the races.
Lee Child
In this case, it’s a
West Point
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