In the second book of
the Church Builder series, Bethany Barkley is on the run from the FBI
and other law enforcement agencies in the US. With the help of Ray
Fuentes, an ex-CIA agent, she escapes to London where she tries to
follow Annabelle's clues to discover the Pilate's Stone. Annabelle,
her best friend, is now dead, and Bethany is searching for the clues
because the Wilderness, an atheistic organization that is trying to
discredit the church, has captured Janice, a brilliant young friend
of Bethany's. To save Janice, Bethany must find the stone.
The Pilate's Stone
is supposedly a stone on which Pilate recorded his recollections of
Jesus. The Wilderness and the Garden, a society dedicated to
protecting the church, want the stone for different reasons. The
Wilderness wants to erase the stone in order to disprove Christ's
existence. The Garden wants it to prove that Christ was who he
claimed to be.
The novel is a chase
scene with Bethany always on the verge of being caught, not knowing
who to trust. Many characters are introduced in the process of the
chase. Sometimes it's hard to remember who they are and how they fit
into the overall story.
I found Bethany a
rather shallow character. As is typical in chase scenes, we hear more
about Bethany's actions trying to escape than about her character.
She seems tentative, unsure of what she's dong. While this may be
realistic, it gets tedious. She wants to find the stone, save Janice,
and redeem Annabelle's memory, but I didn't feel that we got to know
Bethany well.
The book is a
sequel. I recommend reading the first book, The Church Builder,
first. The second book starts immediately with Bethany on the run,
but without the first book you miss the reason why she's being
pursued by so many law enforcement agencies.
I reviewed this book
for BookLook Bloggers.
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