SACRED HEART

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Summary: Could have been better
Review: I absolutely loved this book, could not leave it down. The suspense and exitement of what was on the next page was overwhelming. I loved all the characters because they were all so real but of course most of all I loved Tommy and everything that he went through was all worth it in the end because he not only found God - he found himself. Again, I loved this book and have recommended to many of my friends.

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Summary: SACRED HEART
Review: I picked this book up thinking it was going to be a book similar to the Sicilian by Mario Puzo. I was wrong! This book was so good that i stopped reading the other three books that I was very involved in. This book has culture, violence, suspence, and many instinces were you dont know what to feel. It pulled me in from the start, being a fan of the Gangster genre. I would suggest this book to anyone who loves mobland type stuff or are fans of Puzo or Pilleggi. This book is definitly worth the price.

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Summary: Scared Heart
Review: Just finished this book today...and it was really good..not the best...at times I was confused between the plots...he did change time spans quite a bit, and it was a bit jumpy as well. It did keep me reading to see what was going to happen next...There was a lot of action...alot of blood as a previous reviewer had stated. I would read another book by this author...I would just ask him not to jump around so much.

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Summary: Bleeding Hearts
Review: Mr. Montecino has one strange obsession. He believes that when one is shot, no matter where, blood gushes forth from one's body like beer from a keg that has just been plugged with a bullet from a 45. And believe me this book has a large cast of perforated people with blood gushing, spurting, flowing, and streaming from them. In this novel a newly punctured torso should prompt someone to run forth with one of those yellow signs that state "Caution! Wet Floor!"

Sacred Heart is essentially an historical Western that takes place in Mexico in the early 1930s when that country was going through one of its anti-clergy cycles. Two American brothers, one a priest and the other a murderous gangster refugee fight for religious freedom in the Mexican state of Jalisco. It is a tale of a saint who becomes a sinner, and a vile sinner who seems to be on the road to sainthood. I found it a bit difficult to accept some of the character changes encountered, but you may feel otherwise.

Mr. Montecino is an above average writer, although this book, in my opinion, is not equal to his other two novels, the excellent "The Crosskiller", and "Big Time". Yet this is a more intelligently written story of the desert than most, and is a thriller with a non-formula plot. Remember, though, if you can't stand the sight of blood, you will probably faint several times while reading the book.