The Sign by Raymond Khoury

The Sign by Raymond Khoury


My rating: 2 of 5 stars
I read both Santuary and the Last Templar, so when I saw Raymond Khoury had a new thriller I grabbed it off the shelf at the library.

I did finish the book, but was mostly disappointed throughout. Khoury had a potentially good/compelling suspense novel with some interesting characters - both good and bad, but his compulsion to overwhelm the reader with page after page of discussion on how believers in God are antiquated and screwing up the US and politics got old fast.

The pace would have been better without the lectures interspersed and repeated ad-nauseum by Khoury. I believe the point would have been made better with less written about it and it would have made the book more appealing to more readers as a result.

The book had conspiracy theory, mysticism, and an interesting hero in Matt, former convict out to determine if his brother, who was believed to have died in a helicopter crash, actually survived and was being held hostage for his scientific/programming skills.

There were interesting characters, but a bit more depth and background would have added greatly to the story.

In closing, a potentially good book spoiled.

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