Review: Thanks for that Disclaimer
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 22, 2013
I haven't read a novel about evangelists, or preachers in general, since Elmer Gantry, and Jamie Lee has ol' Elmer beat.  This character lives up to the caricatured image of the televangelist, and does his very best (worse?) to give the entire group a bad name.  Don't get me wrong. There are plenty of good men preaching over the airways, and spreading the Word of the Lord, men who truly believe in what they say, and in turn, bringing peace of mind and salvation to the masses, but, as in any far-reaching media, charlatans also abound, and even good men can fall by the wayside, as recent scandals testify. Thank Goodness there's a disclaimer proclaiming, "Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental," or we might all be sitting around, trying to decide who's who and what's really what.The Bastard Preacher is a good read, sexy, scandalous, and occasionally pitching in a truth or two.  Its subtitle is A Two-Part Novel of Lust and Greed, and it's definitely that.  My only complaint is the point at which Part One stops.  Like the cliffhanger season finale of a TV series...we have to wait for Part Two to discover what happened, although having come to know Jamie Lee from this one, I've a pretty good idea, and I'm looking forward to seeing it played out.This novel was supplied by the author and no remuneration was involved in the writing of this review.