Sword of God (Payne & Jones)

The author takes the reader thru geography-history-culture and a few things we woulkd all like to forget. The senerios the author develops allows the reader to focus on location,culture, and history in a manner that educates as well as entertains. The villians may become the heroes. One thing the author does well is to allow the reader to feel passion and disgust at the same time. For a first time reader this novel may have to much information to digest. For the experienced reader it is just right. It is not the fault of the author that the print is smaller than desired. Even if the reader uses glasses I suggest they give this work a go. Dave Hall

Not quite as good as Sign of the Cross, but entertaining and it seems well researched.

Best yet from a home town native!(Indiana, PA) Love the characters and the references to Pittsburgh, PA. It make's the stories more real and you feel involved like reading The Stand by Stephen King.

Sword of God is a pageturner. I picked it up at the airport, and was half way done when my plane landed about 4 hours later. It grabbed my attention right away, and held it until the story was finished. What you want to know about this book. 1)It isn't a classic - it isn't exquisitely written or terribly detailed. The plot is farfetched. 2)It is a fun adventure with a very creative plot, and elements taken from real-life that contribute to its relevance. 3)The blood and gore make this book adult-only. If you don't have a tolerance for violence, this is not a book you want to read. 4)Without a doubt, I'll read Kuzneski's next book.

The MANIAC Special Forces are an elite ops team who do wet work in the field; their members consist of the best men from all branches of the armed forces. Jonathan Payne, a business man who was once a MANIAC leader and ex-soldier P.J. Jones who works for his company are visited by Colonel Harrington who tells them that a covert member Trevor has disappeared. The colonel hopes Payne and Jones can find him or at least learn what happened to him. They are flown to Jejo Island where Trevor was last supposed to be running black ops. They find a blood splattered cave that looks like a slaughter house. An eight year old boy was in the cave and sees the blood everywhere in the cave. When Payne and Jones catch up with them the boy tells then what he has seen and heard that caused American soldiers to wipe out a village on the island. Using the information the boy gives them, they fly to Mecca to prevent an incident that would anger every Muslim and demand a Jihad for the destruction of the United States. SWORD OF GOD is an over the mountain action packed thrill a minute novel that is reminiscent of the works of Jack Higgins and tom Clancy. The scariest think about this novel is that it is believable as it seems a modern day Crusades appears inevitable. The friendship and trust that Payne and Jones share after much work is touching and adds a measure of humanization as they play their part against the stage of world events. Harriet Klausner