A review by debs4jc
Comes a Horseman by Robert Liparulo

plot summary: what happens, when & where, central characters, major conflicts[return]fbi brady moore and alicia walker have the perfect case to test out their new crime scene device on--a serial murder who beheads his victims with an ax. while investigating, they begin to see how the case is more than it appears, it somehow ties into the victims all having had near death experiences. they travel to italy and discover that the murders are part of a plot by a man who wants to be recognized as the antichrist by a secret organization that has existed since the middle ages. they want the antichrist to come and to share in his power--but now alicia and brady have gotten in their way and are now in terrible danger.[return][return][return][return][return][return][return]style characterisics: pacing, clarity, structure, narrative devices, etc.[return]the story shifts from the good guys to the bad guys, and it takes a while to start to see how it all ties together. the author doesn't shy away from the blood and gore, and there is a lot of brutal violence. plausiblity is stretched, as in many stories that involve conspiracies, but it makes for a exciting tale. the characters are typical of the suspense genre, the bad guys have been fleshed out enough to make their motivations work. the existance of a top secret group that wants to see the antichrist come and that is working with a bunch of vikings works for the story but upon reflection seems unbelievable. [return][return][return][return][return][return][return]how good is it?[return]excellent thriller, for those that don't mind blood and gore and are into conspiracies.