The book of Judas is a great thriller. I would especially recommend it fir fans of the Da Vinci code.

Alessandra Russo is back. When she shares her friend's good fortune as front page news, she never imagined that it sound send her into danger once again. Only this time, her son is also in danger. I praised Alessandra in the first book as being strong and smart. Yet, this time, she was still strong but I felt that she did do a dumb move by writing the story of her friend. Really. A friend tells you that he has come into a rare item but that it could bring Armageddon and your friend's father had stole the item; yet, you decide to write a story and tell everyone including starting to show people the item. Second, Alessandra did not pick up on clues as fast. Luckily, she made up for all of this when it counted most.

The second half of the story is where Alessandra finds herself really on a journey to solve the mystery while fighting to stay alive. The second half of my reading experience did go by faster as well. The mystery surrounding Judas was intriguing. While, I have never read Dan Brown's books I have seen the movies. This series kind of reminds me of The Da Vinci Code. I do look forward to seeing Alessandra again.

A reporter is tracking down missing pages of the Book of Judas. She’s in a race against the clock to save her child. Book of Judas is a sequel to The Sixth Station. You don’t need to read the first one to follow what’s going on in this story.

I loved the cover for this book. It made me wonder where she had to go to find the missing pages. The author’s descriptions made you feel like you were there, at the Nile when they discovered the book, as she was handling the artifact after its discovery. I enjoyed the story but there were a lot of instances of telling the story verses showing the story; a few inconsistencies: like Alessandra driving her car to the cemetery and then to Roy’s father place, but then calling a cab to take her home; and curse words.

“Dane Judson did know it all, but I just didn’t know at the time that he knew it all.” What did Dane know that Alessandra didn’t? I couldn’t wait to keep reading to see what she would find, what the missing pages contained. If you enjoy a religious thriller, you’ll love this story. But it does contain curse words. A lot of them. I wasn’t expecting that for a religious thriller. The Book of Judas is fast-paced, once she’s on the hunt for the lost pages and finding out what they say.

Book of Judas is a page turner. By the end, I had no idea who was doing what or who knew what was going on. Was Judas the beloved or the betrayer of Jesus?

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Meh. The premise, a lost gospel of the bible, is not new though having it be a gospel of Judas was a nice touch. The story pulls together disparate bits of religious and mythological lore but the result is a mish mash of conspiracy theories and science fiction. There's a plethora of coincidences and unlikelihoods. The heroine, Ali, is loyal to her friends and family but amazingly dense at times. Weird things begin happening to her and her infant son shortly after shortly after she brings home a possibly cursed artifact and it never occurs to her that there might be a connection nor does she catch on to clues that practically hit her over the head about people close to her. Additionally, I never was caught up in the story nor did I care what happened.

One item of interest: the book mentions a document, The Voynich Document, that I assumed was fictional. As I was reading the story, a link was shared on Facebook that said the Voynich Document had been translated and is a treatise on women's health. So, it's real, but not religious.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/09/the-mysterious-voynich-manuscript-has-finally-been-decoded/

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/09/experts-are-extremely-dubious-about-the-voynich-solution/

Reporter Alessanda Russo is back in another archaeological thriller, and this time the danger is personal. With her son’s life at risk, the reporter must track down the Gospel of Judas, which tells a very different story of the man history has condemned for the death of Jesus Christ. In the missing pages, there may be proof that Judas was not the man who betrayed Christ, but was actually his closest friend. If true, this document could change Christianity as we know it. and many will do anything to see this document never sees the light of day. A fun romp that fans of Dan Brown will love

Great read , a page turner.
Review scheduled for publication date.