David Beckett's Blog, page 7
December 21, 2013
Positive Review in Cambridge Day
Click here to read the review of The Cana Mystery published in Cambridge Day in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Highlights include:
"[On Amazon], by far the most reviews [are] in the five-star category. Readers like the 'believable adventure with true-to-life characters ...,' the 'fast-moving, almost movie-like, chase that keeps the reader turning pages' and 'engaging specifics and descriptors [that] amplify the storyline and draw the reader to identify with the angst, tension, and frustrations of the main characters as they try to survive a deadly game of cat and mouse.
Mostly unmentioned is the ripped-from-the-headlines feel Beckett gives The Cana Mystery by incorporating the March 13 anointment of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis, replacing Pope Benedict XVI after his resignation a month earlier. From real-life news to publication was only about four months."
"Beckett obviously doesn't stint on his research ... whether it's about the Catholic Church, the machinery, vehicles and weaponry used to defend and attack the good guys, or the geography of countries such as Egypt, Malta, Rome, and Yemen -- or, for that matter, Cambridge."
Highlights include:
"[On Amazon], by far the most reviews [are] in the five-star category. Readers like the 'believable adventure with true-to-life characters ...,' the 'fast-moving, almost movie-like, chase that keeps the reader turning pages' and 'engaging specifics and descriptors [that] amplify the storyline and draw the reader to identify with the angst, tension, and frustrations of the main characters as they try to survive a deadly game of cat and mouse.
Mostly unmentioned is the ripped-from-the-headlines feel Beckett gives The Cana Mystery by incorporating the March 13 anointment of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis, replacing Pope Benedict XVI after his resignation a month earlier. From real-life news to publication was only about four months."
"Beckett obviously doesn't stint on his research ... whether it's about the Catholic Church, the machinery, vehicles and weaponry used to defend and attack the good guys, or the geography of countries such as Egypt, Malta, Rome, and Yemen -- or, for that matter, Cambridge."
David Beckett Refutes Anti-Christ Thesis
David Beckett refutes Joseph Atwill's Anti-Christ Thesis! Click here to read Mr. Beckett's comments.
Thank you, Readers!
Mr. Beckett would like to thank readers for making December 9-15 our single best week of paperback sales to date. Happy Holidays!
December 13, 2013
Thanks B&N!
Mr. Beckett wants to thank Manager Debra C. and the whole Barnes & Noble staff for hosting a great book signing: Another quick sellout!! Debra promises more paperbacks available in store soon. Call 210.342.2386 to reserve copies in advance.
December 10, 2013
Book Signing - Dec. 12, 2013
Come meet David Beckett! Mr. Beckett will be holding a book signing Thursday, December 12 from 7:00 - 9:00 at the Barnes and Noble Bookstore on Loop 410 and San Pedro in San Antonio, Texas.
For more information on the event, please click here!
For more information on the event, please click here!
November 23, 2013
Happy Birthday, Gloria!
Happy 90th birthday to GLORIA WHELAN, Tuscany Press writer and winner of the 2013 Tuscany Prize for Best Short Story!
November 16, 2013
Thank you!
Mr. Beckett asked me to thank all readers for making November 9-15 our best full week of Amazon sales to date!
November 8, 2013
New Article about David Beckett
Click here to read Mr. Beckett's profile in the Helotes Magazine.
New Review from Catholic Retreats
Click here to read Catholic Retreats' review of The Cana Mystery.
Highlights include:
"Once I started reading this book I couldn't help but make the time to finish it, which doesn't happen too often for me with fiction books!"
"I liked [that the] bad guys in this book were BAD people. The do some bad things to others, and it makes you realize just how urgent it is for the main characters to succeed. These aren't the ridiculous bad guys like the albino monks of other archaeological and historical thrillers.
"It doesn't beat you over the head with Catholicism, it doesn't assume you are very familiar with Catholic teachings, and it does not lay immediate judgement on the actions of the characters and it doesn't present them as clearly good or evil in many cases."
"Overall, this book was really enjoyable. There was a whole lot of action and it kept me wanting to read another chapter every time I planned on stopping."
"I would give this book 4.5 out of 5 stars. There were a few things that made me suspend my disbelief a little bit, but overall it was a well thought-out and entertaining book."
Highlights include:
"Once I started reading this book I couldn't help but make the time to finish it, which doesn't happen too often for me with fiction books!"
"I liked [that the] bad guys in this book were BAD people. The do some bad things to others, and it makes you realize just how urgent it is for the main characters to succeed. These aren't the ridiculous bad guys like the albino monks of other archaeological and historical thrillers.
"It doesn't beat you over the head with Catholicism, it doesn't assume you are very familiar with Catholic teachings, and it does not lay immediate judgement on the actions of the characters and it doesn't present them as clearly good or evil in many cases."
"Overall, this book was really enjoyable. There was a whole lot of action and it kept me wanting to read another chapter every time I planned on stopping."
"I would give this book 4.5 out of 5 stars. There were a few things that made me suspend my disbelief a little bit, but overall it was a well thought-out and entertaining book."
October 28, 2013
New Magazine Profile
Click here to read David Beckett's profile in The Dominion Magazine's Fall/Winter edition. The article is featured on pages 36-37.
