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The Lucifer Gospel (Finn Ryan #2)
Young archaeologist Finn Ryan and charismatic pilot and photographer Virgil Hilts are scouring the Sahara for the long-lost tomb of an apostle. But they find something they weren’t looking for: signs of a decades-old murder, along with an ancient Roman medallion bearing the infamous name of a fallen archangel. It doesn’t take long for them to realize that they’ve found a p...more
Paperback, 368 pages
Published
August 1st 2006
by Onyx
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This book fails on so many levels I don't know where to begin. The writing was so uneven - there were passages that flowed well and others that were so clunky they were almost unreadable - that I thought it might have been a collaboration, so I looked up Paul Christopher and found that his real name is Christopher Hyde and that he has also published as A J Holt. Between the three names he has published over 20 novels. You would think that after that many books he would have learned how to write....more
Close, but no cigar.
The Lucifer Gospel really could have been good, but wasn't. It was like a Dan Brown wannabe-lite. I gave it every chance, but it failed to deliver and finally, I couldn't get Clive-bloody-Cussler out of my mind.
(A Clive Cussler book has got tobe one of the worst things ever to have wasted ink and paper and, more importantly, my time).
The majority of the plot actually seems to do its best toavoid the front and back cover'sset-up entirely and involves a race across the world to...more
The Lucifer Gospel really could have been good, but wasn't. It was like a Dan Brown wannabe-lite. I gave it every chance, but it failed to deliver and finally, I couldn't get Clive-bloody-Cussler out of my mind.
(A Clive Cussler book has got tobe one of the worst things ever to have wasted ink and paper and, more importantly, my time).
The majority of the plot actually seems to do its best toavoid the front and back cover'sset-up entirely and involves a race across the world to...more
An Indiana Jones type of book where Photographer Virgil Hits and archaeologist Finn Ryan find them selves searching for a lost gospel and dodging attempts to kill them by a millionaire who also wants the early manuscript. All in all a rather weak book trying to ride the coat tails of Dan Brown and other big sellers. Good for a filler when you need something to read, but nothing to go out of your way for.
ISBN - 978-0-7394-7327-6, Suspense, Pages - 357, Print Size - R, Rating - 3.5An Indiana Jones...more
ISBN - 978-0-7394-7327-6, Suspense, Pages - 357, Print Size - R, Rating - 3.5An Indiana Jones...more
Another 30 cent find from Salvation Army. That's a great deal even for a book that's just ok. And for a title that seems sketchy at first glance, I can assure you that the Lucifer referenced has nothing to do with Satan. Instead, he was a Roman centurion who happened to have the same name.
I was entertained while I read, and there was plenty of excitement, but it just didn't seem like all of the excitement mattered. I didn't really develop much attachment for any of the characters (except for one...more
I was entertained while I read, and there was plenty of excitement, but it just didn't seem like all of the excitement mattered. I didn't really develop much attachment for any of the characters (except for one...more
Not great nor not bad -- but a relatively easy and enjoyable read. "The Lucifer Gospel" is decently written and is a relatively fast paced novel with its settings stretching from Egypt to the deserts of Libya, throughout Europe and even to the Bahamas. Although a bit Dan Brownish with a hint of Indiana Jones mixed in, I found it a bit refreshing that Finn Ryan, the main character, was a female protagonist who gains a sidekick, Virgil Hilts, who is a pilot and a photographer on an archeological e...more
$4 at a used bookstore. A fair price for a book you wouldn't mind leaving behind in the seat pocket on an airplane. Awful? No. Good? Not really. The plot (such as I could determine) has an okay premise that could have real potential with a better author. Character info is next to nil, and I felt like large chunks of backstory or plot development were either never written or were hacked out of the final draft. I found repeated instances of significant events to move the story along just "happenin...more
It was another good Finn book, but it began to drag a little. Christopher does try to make it a little Brown-ish (and admits to it when his main characters call their adventure something from the pages of Dan Brown), but it does not have the same provocative nature. I am not skimming through websites to see IF what I read is based on fact or fiction.
We get more of the action and racing across the globe with no real romance in this one. In fact, Christopher left Michael Valentine out entirely, sa...more
We get more of the action and racing across the globe with no real romance in this one. In fact, Christopher left Michael Valentine out entirely, sa...more
I like this type of book, but I will remark that they get to be rather similar and that was part of my problem with this one. I also didn't find the mystery that amazing or engaging. All in all, I was a bit disappointed with the book. I didn't expect it to be amazing, but I did expect it to be an action/adventure novel with a big mystery that will CHANGE THE COURSE OF THE WORLD/CHRISTIANITY and I felt that the book lacked during the execution. The beginning sets it up well (and I think I will re...more
Finn Ryan, art historian, cartographer and illustrator had a starring role in Paul Christopher’s prior novel Michelangelo’s Notebook. In The Lucifer Gospel she has been hired by a multimillionaire son of a famed TV evangelist to work at his dig in Libya. She meets pilot and photographer and wannabe Indiana Jones, Virgil Hilts, on the plane to Cairo. Upon arrival, before they meet the team member who will take them to the dig, Finn is nearly killed in the City of the Dead.
Okay so I didn't like this one as much as "Michaelangelo's Notebook" BUT it doesn't mean I didn't like it. I'm loving the character development of Finn Ryan. Overall I gave it 4 stars because it was a nice easy flowing read. It did keep me on my toes however boucning around from place to place I had to pay good attention to what was going on and where. No complaints. Good job Paul Christopher yet again.
I enjoyed this book, as I did take it on vacation with me. It was the first one I read by this author and I devoured it. I would give it a PG rating for some of it's violence, and there are parts of it that lack believability, but in a vacation read, who want's to read about things that would actually happen?
The first book I read by this author, "The Templar Code" was great. I devoured it and really thought this book would live up to it. This was not the case. The story was slow and hard to read. The characters were drab and not worth the time I used to read it. I felt like Mr Christopher had the right setting for the story but the execution was seriously lacking. I am glad I only bought it at a book sale for a dollar because if I had paid pull price for this book I would be very disappointed. It is...more
Could have been a good story but the plot was weak, the characters were under-developed, and the underlying theories supporting the storyline were not developed enough either.
I really like this author's style of keeping a fast pace through out the book. This book potrays a "Da Vinci"esque portrayal of Jesus Christ's legacy. This is a great read.
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slightly better than its predecessor, BUT theres no story resolution(if you can even call it that) until the VERY end...therefore, it feels rushed and without any 'meat' to it.
Good read although I thought the author could have developed the main character more, adifferent twist on an old theme but would recommened as a quick and easy read. Will read the follow up.
Aug 05, 2011
Wendy Kobylarz
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I'd like to rate this but I don't remember it. It seems that each book becomes a little more annoying than the one before it, though.
ehh, I think I'm done with Finn. I'll try some of Paul Christopher's other series, but unless someone really makes a case for the next in this series, I'll stop at two.
Could not put it down. It was good, but could have been better if a bit more depth had been added. I love finn
Dec 31, 2009
Craig
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This book started off well and I was interested in the story - I felt that the end was a bit of a let-down.
Great characters but plot is confusing at times. Needs more descriptions and dialogue is somewhat weak.
Ouch. This is a poorly written book with a lot of boring characters doing boring things. Stay away.
Gotta love a book where a character is named Virgil Hilts. Fun easy adventure read.
I don't give good reviews. It is a good book with the historical fiction.
Very good! Fast paced thriller. I will be reading more Paul Christopher novels.
solid thriller, not great but good enough to try something else by the author
such an awful book. Terribly written. Haphazard plot. Stupid ending. Awful.
So much promise, yet it fell so short. The characters failed to connect to their actions each other, and the story line. I really wanted to like this one, but all I can say is "meh".
It was alright. Very clearly a Da Vinci Code knock-off, but a faster read. Finn starts off working a well-funded archaeology dig, but she and Hilts discover something strange is going on. Once they find a long-missing controversial figure and some evidence, they are on the run, accused of murder, and being "helped" by another mysterious person who claims to have known Finn's father. Running all over Europe and then the Bahamas, escaping kidnappers and assassins... you've read this book before, j...more
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“We are not really spying, we're just satisfying our curiosity.”
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