Absolute Proof

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When I heard there was a new book from Peter James and a hint of “The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown” I was intrigued to know more. Peter James is a bestselling author who has written a tonne of books but this was my first time reading his work. I found Ross's character to be a little irritating at times and I soon grew weary of wading through the endless descriptions of scenery and mundane tasks. Ross's ruminations also took up too much space and only served to recap his thoughts on the goings on; which is boring if you're the sort of reader able to keep up with what's happening. With his well-honed curious nature, and look out for the next ‘big story’, Ross agrees to meet Dr Harry Cook, where he produces a manuscript he’d scribed from a direct message from God himself, through a medium. Reluctantly, against his better judgement, opinion that Dr Cook is probably no more than a crazy old man, Ross agrees to read the manuscript. Alas, upon finding the body of murdered Dr Cook a matter of days later, Ross is compelled to take up the staff, beginning his treacherous adventure. Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is brought on to the case and grows suspicious when the one friend who wasn’t out celebrating refuses to collaborate on the case. All of a sudden, a motive surfaces, and Michael’s near accident may not be so accidental after all. In Looking Good Dead, published in 2006, Tom Bryce finds an apparently lost cd and decides to try to return it to its owner. But when his mission to return the cd leads to him witnessing a ghastly homicide, his family is threatened if he decides to go to the police. Meanwhile, Roy Grace is still haunted by his missing wife. It’s been nearly ten years since she disappeared. The thing about this book is that there’s so much going on here that there’s a little bit of something for everyone. Even though the majority of it is all about action and the oddities of religion, there’s also a bunch of other stuff along with great characterisation and an ensemble cast where no one is safe. You never know who might die next.

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This book is based on Peter James getting a phone call in 1989 from a gentleman claiming he had proof of Gods existence. This lead to Peter spending 28 years on a journey of exploration. The end result is this amazing book. But even with that said, I thought it was fascinating that the book raised those kinds of questions and it’s always a lot of fun to read something that has that effect. It was made even better by the fact that those sorts of ethical and philosophical questions came about at the same time as an action adventure novel was happening. The journey takes him, from Glastonbury to Paris and Egypt where he realises he has been followed and someone tries to kill him, but as Ross has been in danger in all his investigative career, he seems to take it all in his stride. There are several people hunting him down, all with their own agendas. But, this makes Ross even more interested to find out is God really exists.

Dr Bloor is experimenting with monkeys and a keyboard. He believes it is only a matter of time before a monkey will type a readable sentence and prove that everything happens by random chance.

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Though I appreciate authors like to flex their muscles by writing a different genre from time to time. Any issues with the book list you are seeing? Or is there an author or series we don’t have? Let me know! Go into this story with an open mind. Some of the plot is convenient, especially the DNA matches. But I’m no DNA expert so maybe it is feasible. I loved the complex plot and the race against the large corporations.The storyline that takes us from Britain to Monaco, Egypt, and Los Angeles is far-fetched, as is that of any thriller. International readers may not be aware of the legend that Joseph of Arimathea travelled after the death of Jesus to first-century Britain with the chalice from the Last Supper, concealing it near Glastonbury. As an evangelical Christian, that the improbable survival of holy relics (the chalice is not the only one) might play a role in a proof of God’s existence troubled me. However, I don’t suggest you read this book for the realism of the storyline or the subtlety of the characters. What I think James has done successfully is to put forward many of the important ideas and viewpoints in the science and religion conversation in everyday language. As a starting point or an overview in popular and palatable form, this book could be recommended to enquiring young adults. They will be taken on a whirlwind tour of the problem of suffering, the multiverse, Paley’s watch, natural selection, coincidence, miracles, New Atheism, Deism, and Theism. Those more familiar with these ideas who like some escapist reading will also enjoy this book. Now that is out of the way I am going to confess and say I hated this book. I did manage to read it all but it was a good job it was in the stave format from The Pigeonhole as I could portion out the ridiculousness. I was rather sceptically going along with it all (not because of the Religious aspects to the book but rather the main character, Ross Hunter's actions) and then the author showed a basic misunderstanding of Mitrochondrial DNA - numerous times he mentioned it was only in the female line - no it is passed intact through the female line but it is present in all creatures that have a cell structure. As soon as I hit that road bump I realised that the research done for this book was a little scant.

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Dead Man’s Time calls Roy Grace in once more. This time it’s for a burglary that has taken over a million pounds worth of loot. It has also left an elderly man who lives there dying. As Grace shows up on the scene, it’s clear that the family does not care so much about the valuables so much as one valuable in particular. They will do anything to get it. They don’t care about breaking the law and Grace is thrown into a hot pursuit that takes him through Europe and eventually all the way to New York. Sensational – the best what-if thriller since The Da Vinci Code' - Lee Child, author of Killing Floor. As Ross follows co-ordinates around the world, which are supposed to lead him to this proof, a whole host of other characters are introduced – including wealthy evangelist pastor’s, high profile militant atheists, monks in an isolated monastery and an American magician – colliding in a roller coaster ride to the hunt for proof of God’s existence and those who, for whatever reasons, are desperate to stop Ross discovering the truth. I have no problem with fantastical novels - after all I gave 5 Stars to Michael Rutger's The Anomaly!

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All the baddies don't even have reasonable reasons for their actions. The monkey experiment is plain bizarre and adds nothing to the storyline. As for the DNA as prove that Jesus existed, how can you ascribe DNA to a person without the person being there? Best you can prove that the DNA of the cup and the tooth are from the same person. But who took God's DNA for comparison?