Comes a Horseman by Robert Liparulo

Reeling from a series of attempts on their lives, FBI agents Brady Moore and Alicia Wagner follow a trail of evidence that leads to a conspiracy a thousand years in the making. Finding clues in the dusty tomes of the Vatican's Secret Archives and the paintings of William Blake and Hieronymus Bosche, they plunge deep into a pit of evil ambition.

Released in 2005 by Robert Liparulo, Comes a Horseman won the praise of critiques far and wide.
I have searched Amazon, Barnes and Noble dot com, book review websites, and I have even talked to people who have read the book... EVERYONE that read this book loved it. And I now stand among them.


The writing is phenomenal.
The plot line is intriguing and intense.
The characters are very human, with problems that others can relate to.
The villain is more evil than evil.
And even the ending is accompanied by a twist that most will never see coming.

I do warn you however, this is not a book for children or the faint of heart. It has a few scenes that can get pretty graphic as far as blood and gore goes. Not one that I would recommend for younger people.

Comes a Horseman is one of the best books that I read last year. Robert Liparulo has since released a few more books, all of which are highly acclaimed, and I can not wait to read them!

I give it 4 stars and will gladly call it a "must read".

Elisha's Bones by Don Hoesel - Reviewed by Emilee Iseminger

The bones of the prophet once raised the dead to life... but they vanished from history in a whisper. Now Jack Hawthorne, part-time skeptic and full-time professor of archaeology, is enlisted to sift them from the sands of time. Bankrolled by a dying man of unlimited means, Hawthorne's hunt spans the globe and leads him into a deadly conspiracy older than the church itself. And he soon discovers those sworn to keep the secret of the bones will do anything to protect them.

Elisha's bones is the type of book you don't like while your reading, but after your done you at least semi-like it.
It's written in first person, which at least for me was hard to get used to. This book has a great story with a few twists in it so it keeps you interested. All and all I enjoyed the book. It was worth the read because of the story. The writing is not all that great, but if you stick with it, it pays off in the end.
I'd recommend this book to someone who does not over critique or who does not need perfect writing.
I'd give it two and a half (out of five) stars.

Not my favorite, but I am glad that I read it.