Review: Who (or what) is the Priory of Sion, and what secrets do they hold?
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 9, 2011
I received a copy of this book for free in exchange for a review.... somehow, I missed that this was the second book in the series until I wrote this. Reading the first book first might make this one a little more understandable, although it does a decent job of holding up on its own.In this story, a blind police officer, Jarred Sen, is following a criminal mastermind known as The Head. The Head and his associates are looking for the Priory of Sion, and the secrets they hold. They are the most secret of all secret societies, and everyone seems to want what they have. But, as Madeline says in the story, "they are very dangerous and extremely protective of their secrets."There are three major storylines threaded together in this book. The chapters are short, but they jump between the stories and it is up to the reader to figure out what is happening and which storyline is being read in each chapter. Until you get to know the characters, it is a little rocky. There isn't a lot of world building in this, although it takes place in the future. Things just are- for example, the police are the judge, jury, and executioner and the officers are monitored through a brain implant. In some ways, this made it difficult to get into, because you couldn't tell what was happening. In other ways, it was an enjoyable in that there wasn't the heavy-handed explanations to get in the way.