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Susannah Broyle's Rating: 3 Stars

The perfect read-a-like for The DaVinci Code…except instead of delving deep into Christianity’s roots it goes into Judaism’s history. It takes an obscure Kabbalah belief that there are 36 pure, godlike people in every generation. If there are any less, bad things begin to happen. It has all the classic ingredients for a religious themed mystery: an unlikely, unbelieving protagonist who needs to save the world, a beautiful, intelligent sidekick, religious symbolism, evil sects, and the apocalypse. The book is a fast paced mystery that is nearly impossible to put down. The characters are likable, but not really three dimensional, the language is nothing amazing, but the plot makes your eyes dart across the page needing to know if the good guys win. Literary genius it is not, but a fun read that makes you stay up all night, definitely.