The Genesis Code
(category: thriller)by
John Case
published by Arrow Books in 1997Nick read a library book, in February 2010
Nick's rating: 8 out of 10
Nick's opinion:
A good, solid thriller... An artificial insemination expert upsets the Catholic church. While church leaders discuss how upset they are, a splinter group takes action. When that action involves murder of the sister and nephew of the founding owner-manager of a private investigation agency -- things start to heat up. Actually, the heating is very slow... It's a bit James Bond-ish, with the hero eating seven course meals at fancy restaurants, staying in luxury hotels and visiting scenic and historic sites across Europe. Easy enough reading but it failed to add to the plot. No time wasted on the romantic subplot, though: it only appeared in the last quarter of the book. Over-the-top characters but many of them were very likable... with an unfortunate tendency to die suddenly. Also, most of the deaths were "off screen" -- I don't like graphic violence! Sure, I can see some negatives. But it was more plausible and exciting than The Lost Symbol (which was similar, sort of) and the ending was -- okay, predictable -- but satisfying. And the last words of the epilogue were horribly cliched but absolutely fitting. I liked it.
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