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| Grail Conspiracy: A Cotten Stone Mystery | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 28 reviews)
Sales Rank: 50479
Category: Book
Authors: Lynn Sholes, Joe Moore
Publisher: MIDNIGHT INK
Studio: MIDNIGHT INK
Manufacturer: MIDNIGHT INK
Label: MIDNIGHT INK
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 0738707872
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780738707877
ASIN: 0738707872
Publication Date: September 1, 2005
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Product Description
Winner of Foreword Magazine's Book of the Year Award for Best Mystery
On assignment in the Middle East, television journalist Cotten Stone stumbles upon an archeological dig that uncovers the world's most-sought-after religious relic: the Holy Grail. With his last dying breath, Dr. Gabriel Archer gives it to Cotten, uttering "You are the only one" in a language she's heard from only one other person--her deceased twin sister.
What begins as a hot news story for the ambitious young reporter soon turns into a nightmare when the Holy Grail is stolen and strange "accidents" befall her dearest friends. Running for her life, she turns to John Tyler, a priest with firsthand knowledge of religious artifacts, for help. An anonymous source leads them to New Orleans during Mardi Gras, where an abominable experiment is underway that--unless destroyed--promises to unleash an ancient evil upon the Earth.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 23 more reviews...
 Another Failed Davinci code wannabe January 3, 2009
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Amazon highly suggested this book to me based upon my previous purchases so I decided to give it a whirl. I read the review and thought it would offer mystery, intrigue, and great characters. Never have I been so wrong. There are three or four primary issues I had with this book:
1. Unrealistic Characters. Fiction books demand we suspend belief while reading about supernatural events but that doesn't mean we have to assume people lose all sense of reason and logic. During the course of this book, Cotten discovers her father is a fallen angel who gave up eternity to birth her and her twin dies in the womb and now speaks to her from heaven. Her response is to order pizza and take a nap. Just an example - there are many more.
2. Bad writing. I don't know about you but for a globe trotting reporter taking on religious baddies to then call her mother "Mama" in conversation with another person is destructive to the narrative. I didn't buy that the way the character spoke jived with her actions or her resolve to see the situation through. Again, just one example but there are literally dozens of them littered throughout.
3. Unlikeable Characters. The plot was somewhat interesting (although I had an inkling throughout what was going to happen) but the characters killed it for me. Hence why they represent two of my biggest gripes. Going back to Cotten she breaks up with her boyfriend, regrets it and then immediately falls in love with a priest she meets a few days later and struggles throughout the book with her new found love for this man. Unreal and a bit silly. But then again she does call her mom Momma after all.
4. Telegraphed Writing (Minor Spoiler Alert). Last point. I felt throughout I knew what was coming next and by and large I was always right. A new character is introduced and then has to "run an errand" and you just know that car is gonna blow up. And yes. Yes it does.
I don't really know who this book would appeal to so I can't suggest it to anyone. Personally, if you're looking for a religious intrigue book I'm certain you can do better than this.
Disappointed in Llewellyn September 12, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Since this fiction line is published by Llewellyn Worlwide, I expected a heavier dose of the esoteric and deeper research.
Not here, frankly the story was pabulum, far too much like a lite romance thriller. Won't be bothering with their other books. Their old line of fiction was much more interesting than this new catalogue of mush.
 fantastic, easy read September 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The first night I picked up this book, I started reading through and my first thought was, wow, this storyline isn't very complicated. But before I could put the book down for the night, I realized I was almost halfway through. The plot in this book isn't complicated at all, there isn't an overabundance of characters to keep straight, yet the book is a compelling and fun read. I very much enjoyed this book.
All the comparisons - both yay and nay - to Da Vinci code? Ignore them. While this book is in the same genre, it shouldn't suffer in comparison to the complicated storyline of DVC. Personally, I loved both books - this one and DVC. But they are as different as night and day.
I'm now very much interested in searching out more books by these authors.
Do not compare this to the Da Vinci Code!!! May 25, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am so sick of everyone comparing every single book that has any religious plots with the Da Vinci code. Enough already. It's like identifying every single lawyer book with the Firm. One has nothing to do with the other. I loved!!! this book, and thankfully bought all 3 that have been published in the series. I read them one after the other and can't wait till the 4th one is out in October. I love Cotton Stone and can't wait to see what happens next. I just hope I won't have to wait so long for the 5th!!!!!
 Well written March 22, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book was well constructed and well written. However, I found the plot to be too much of a stretch for my 60 year old sense of reality, and rather predictable. I would recommend it more for a younger person, but it did provide some hours of escape reading. It is a well done work in this genre, but not the Da Vinci Code.
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