Though this book is a thriller in form, its substance has less to do with KGB hit men, Vatican secrets, art stolen by Nazis, and a former cop turned theology professor searching for his abducted wife than with the question of whether God hears us, speaks to us, or even cares what happens to us.
Bullets chew the scenery and fell allies and enemies alike as the protagonists hash it all out.
One doesn't have to be an investigative reporter to pick up the newspaper any day of the week and see the result of allowing religion to come between people and God. Kilian Melloy is a contributing editor to the wigglefish zine.