- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: Orion (20 Aug 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1409100774
- ISBN-13: 978-1409100775
- Product Dimensions: 15.3 x 3 x 23.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,304,259 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Format:Paperback
Juan Gomez-Jurado's Contract With God is one of the best birthday gifts I've received this year. An unassuming but attractive gold filigree-covered candle and a silhouetted man in the background, and a brownish tint makes the cover. The book is Gomez-Jurado's second novel; his first, God's Spy, received a bestseller status.
This piece of historical fiction is fast-paced and absolutely a top thriller. There was a sense of urgency in the author's words that made me wanna keep reading till I reached the last word. And, let me say, I was most pleased when I did reach the end.
The book starts with an incident at a Nazi hospital in December 1943 and shifts to the present day. By 2007, with the backing of a multi-billionaire, a group of scientists, archeologists, a newspaper reporter and a batch of soldiers leave for the Jordan-Saudi border. And guess what they're in search of? The Ark Of The Covenant! A certain family has been holding half of a puzzling scroll hidden in a wax candle for centuries. Literally. They hold onto it with their dear lives. And when it's time to part with the candle, the head of the family ensures that his son, on his Bar Mitzvah, is informed to retrieve the candle at all costs.
What then follows is a multi-national, multi-religious chase to reach the area in the Jordan desert where they believe is the Ark. The only problem is that no one on the mission can be trusted. Characters range from lechy soldiers, a Mossad spy, a CIA operative, a powerful Muslim terrorist outfit head, and of course, a cranky agoraphobic old man who's funding the mission. But the protagonist is a spitfire, smart-alecky reporter, who also happens to be a lesbian.
She wasn't chosen for her excellent reporting skills, but as a bait to hold Father Fowler in place. But she goes on to outwit many a tormentor and prove herself to be made of sterner stuff. In Jurado's first novel, too, he uses a powerful female lead. We read the novel through her voice, and it's quite a good one at that.
Jurado's words are gory and gripping. But the goryness is necessary here. His expanisve detailing of certain events are noteworthy. The author weaves his characters well, and like a good author or thriller novels, he's able to keep the readers guessing about the traitor's identity until those few precious pages at the end.
Verdict: This book has all that you'd expect of a thriller, and more!
This piece of historical fiction is fast-paced and absolutely a top thriller. There was a sense of urgency in the author's words that made me wanna keep reading till I reached the last word. And, let me say, I was most pleased when I did reach the end.
The book starts with an incident at a Nazi hospital in December 1943 and shifts to the present day. By 2007, with the backing of a multi-billionaire, a group of scientists, archeologists, a newspaper reporter and a batch of soldiers leave for the Jordan-Saudi border. And guess what they're in search of? The Ark Of The Covenant! A certain family has been holding half of a puzzling scroll hidden in a wax candle for centuries. Literally. They hold onto it with their dear lives. And when it's time to part with the candle, the head of the family ensures that his son, on his Bar Mitzvah, is informed to retrieve the candle at all costs.
What then follows is a multi-national, multi-religious chase to reach the area in the Jordan desert where they believe is the Ark. The only problem is that no one on the mission can be trusted. Characters range from lechy soldiers, a Mossad spy, a CIA operative, a powerful Muslim terrorist outfit head, and of course, a cranky agoraphobic old man who's funding the mission. But the protagonist is a spitfire, smart-alecky reporter, who also happens to be a lesbian.
She wasn't chosen for her excellent reporting skills, but as a bait to hold Father Fowler in place. But she goes on to outwit many a tormentor and prove herself to be made of sterner stuff. In Jurado's first novel, too, he uses a powerful female lead. We read the novel through her voice, and it's quite a good one at that.
Jurado's words are gory and gripping. But the goryness is necessary here. His expanisve detailing of certain events are noteworthy. The author weaves his characters well, and like a good author or thriller novels, he's able to keep the readers guessing about the traitor's identity until those few precious pages at the end.
Verdict: This book has all that you'd expect of a thriller, and more!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Firstly I need to point out that although this is a stand alone thriller, some of the detail would be better understood if you read God's Spy first. I read them in the correct order and this really added to the book. That said, this boook is truly brilliant. I find that some of the religious thrillers are getting to be a bit stale but that is certainly not the case with this book. It had me on the edge of my seat from start to finish and I am recommending it to everyone I meet. The basis of the story is an archaelogical expedition in Jordan which is covered up as being something else. At first I was a bit puzzled as to how everyone in the expedition fitted together, but the author reveals this at just the right pace. I did not for one minute guess the ending but loved it none the less. As I say a truly brilliant book which you will not regret buying.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"Contract With God," the second novel by Juan Gomez-Jurado, sees the return of one of the most interesting new characters I have read in recent years, Father Anthony Fowler.
First introduced in "God's Spy" and with a past that includes rescuing soldiers behind enemy lines in the Vietnam War and an extensive career with the CIA, Father Anthony Fowler is anything but an ordinary Catholic priest.
Now working for the Vatican's own intelligence service, The Holy Alliance, Father Anthony Fowler is ordered to join an expedition to the Jordanian desert, in search of an ancient relic that has the potential to change the world. If the relic exists, the Vatican wants it. But Father Fowler will also have to watch his back, because with such high stakes can anyone really be trusted?
"Contract With God" is a really enjoyable thriller, with interesting, original characters, and plenty of plot twists that keep you guessing from first page to last. I'd highly recommend reading this, as well as Juan Gomez-Jurado's other novels "God's Spy" and his latest standalone novel "The Traitor's Emblem."
First introduced in "God's Spy" and with a past that includes rescuing soldiers behind enemy lines in the Vietnam War and an extensive career with the CIA, Father Anthony Fowler is anything but an ordinary Catholic priest.
Now working for the Vatican's own intelligence service, The Holy Alliance, Father Anthony Fowler is ordered to join an expedition to the Jordanian desert, in search of an ancient relic that has the potential to change the world. If the relic exists, the Vatican wants it. But Father Fowler will also have to watch his back, because with such high stakes can anyone really be trusted?
"Contract With God" is a really enjoyable thriller, with interesting, original characters, and plenty of plot twists that keep you guessing from first page to last. I'd highly recommend reading this, as well as Juan Gomez-Jurado's other novels "God's Spy" and his latest standalone novel "The Traitor's Emblem."
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