Book #86 - The Sacred Cipher by Terry Brennan

As you can tell by the time that has past between entries, this book just did not do it for me. It was not particularly long, but it has taken me almost 4 weeks to read. I picked this one up based on a recommendation from Amazon, and others who had read it gave it pretty good reviews. I was disappointed. All the makings were there for a very good, fast-paced adventure, but I felt the author dropped the ball. It seemed as though he was far more concerned with using this book as a tool for evangelism to the Christian Faith rather than tell a great story. I had a hard time with the sheer number of times that the main character asked God for guidance, and then would have visions of what to do next. Perhaps the author has had interactions like that with God himself, but I cannot say that God has ever "spoken" to me in such a human way. Anyway, I think the books would have greatly benefited from a map of ancient and modern day Jerusalem. I kept getting lost as to where the characters were at any given time. In addition, a glossary of terms would have been useful as well as seen in other books of this type. I can't give my recommendation for this one...won't even pass it on to my brother.