Revelation

by L. Christian Balling

When John Reese investigates the attack on his daughter in her Harvard research laboratory, the trail seems to lead to a missing sample of mummified human remains, the ancient scroll that was found with it, and Bobby Jordan, an evangelist obsessed with translating the scroll

Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Mystery

348 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1998

About the author

L. Christian Balling lives in New Hampshire.

Reviews

[Kristin Lundgren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not a bad thriller - an interesting take on the religious artifact thriller, and instead of globe hopping, it is confined to basically one locale, and adds lots of actin there. The author takes some time to build up his characters and make sure you get their backstory. It reminds me of a few movies of the week mashed together, but all in all, a good read.

[Mark Lawrence · Rating 4 out of 5]

what would a father do it's t for the sake of his child? it's the story of John Reese to avenge his daughter Allison....

[Lise · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't like this as much as I wanted to. It was an interesting idea, but there were so many plot additions that were just... strange. I think I would have enjoyed it more if it hadn't strayed so far from what was believable. (The Japanese "mafia" part just felt so out of place - and, frankly, unnecessary. Yet it was a huge part of the plot...)

[Susan · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you're looking to enjoy a well-written, tense thriller with religio-scientific overtones, skip this one. Boring; poorly-written; limp. The scientific elements were at least a decade out of date, and the religious elements appear to have been made up.

[Martha · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has been in my house for years. I'm glad I finally read it & would read more by this author, but there don't appear to be many. It was a good thriller. A solid 3.5. A little dated as it was written awhile back, but that didn't detract from the story.

[Stasha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it!Very good suspense/mystery plot!

[Shari]

very good.