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Shrouded In Silence (2011)

by Robert L. Wise(Favorite Author)

2.9 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1426708688 (ISBN13: 9781426708688)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Abingdon Press

review 1: Sometimes I want a book that doesn't make you think -- just a good story to get lost in. I thought this had all the trappings that make a good action packed adventure -- Vatican, ancient manuscripts, terrorists -- alas, I was let down on all levels. It was sort of my own fault -- freebie on Kindle and I didn't know it was Christian Fiction.Jack and Michelle Townsend are biblical scholars searching for the details of the ending of the Gospel of Mark. They are in Rome, working in the Vatican library. When terrorist attack Rome, they become a little more vigilant because they are worried about the sensitive nature of their work. But then, a bomb destroys their office and the bland story continues.The dialogue was so difficult to read -- every conversation seemed to be fo... morerced. Most of the conversations would never take place in real life because people don't talk like that. For that reason,I would suggest you pass on reading this book.
review 2: Years ago I made one foray into the "Christian Fiction" genre that had a prayer on every other page, completely squashing the plot under religious preaching. That was a couple years ago and I have avoided anything labelled as "Christian Fiction" for that reason. The plot of this book sounded interesting so I took another chance with the genre. Though this book is labelled as "Christian Fiction," it doesn't ram religion down your throat, doesn't preach, and is far more plot driven.The Townsends are married biblical scholars living in Rome and on the search for the ending of the gospel of Mark. Enter an evil man bent on thwarting their research for his own gain and a shadowy terrorist group bombing sites in Rome. Everyone is after the Townsends.While the suspense was high, the plot was quite implausible, requiring the reader to suspend belief and not ask the reasonable questions, like, why would anyone want to kill a pair of biblical scholars? The characters were thoroughly human and flawed - they could have used a little more fleshing out. Ultimately, I didn't care a whole lot about any of them. But, I did find the book interesting enough and the suspense high enough to hold my interest to the end. less

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