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Summary: Crux vera - a crock, or not?
Review: The idea that an evil/power- mad network of clergy operating out of the Vatican was and still is able to override the interests of the authentic Catholic adherents,is,particularly for anyone involved with issues of faith, an intriguing one.It speaks to the reality, for some, of the dichotomy between one's faith and one's actions - a not uncommon conflict.Taking it to the extreme, the author grabs the reader by the figurative lapels , taking him on a harrowing ride through Rome, Venice, Switzerland and London,forcing him to pin down his own take on the Vatican's wartime record.
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Summary: not bad
Review: This is the first book by Daniel Silva that I have read. On the one hand, The Confessor has an interesting premise and plot, and is written in a competent manner. On the other hand, it suffers from being populated by a cast of supermen. That is, almost everyone in the book is some sort of high-ranking official, powerful banker, or expert assassin, etc. These characters glide over the real world, and consequently the action is almost devoid of the sort of gritty details that make a truly great book so captivating. Other reviewers have commented that this is not Silva's best work. I will probably try another Silva book such as Mark of the Assassin the next time I am looking for some light reading.
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Summary: Good, I just bought another Silva book....
Review: I found a new author. This was good, exciting and appeared to be true, but who knows.....
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