Absolute Proof

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I was given a Roy grace in2011 I was reading James Patterson and Michael Connelly books and since 2011 I try to buy all your books .must say I did not the cold hill books keep writing I will keep reading Reply Though I appreciate authors like to flex their muscles by writing a different genre from time to time. But even with the negatives, I still thought it was a pretty good read, although I’d have to say that James’ Roy Grace books are better. I also quite like his standalone ghost stories. This was a nice little addition to James’ oeuvre, but I also think that he has a lot of better ones. So yeah, there’s that. Ross Hunter, a freelancer, has forged out an extensive and credible career in investigative journalism. Throughout his career he has received several death threats, but this has not deterred him from bringing his story to the people.

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Investigative reporter Ross Hunternearly didn't answer the phone call that would change his life - and possibly the world - for ever.

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With that said, there were also a few things that I wasn’t too keen on, including the ending, which sort of just petered out. I wasn’t particularly keen on the secondary romance plot either, which didn’t really need to be there. I suppose it was okay though, and it was kind of interesting to look at the death of love and what happens when a married couple no longer trusts each other. 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. James became a successful producer of 26 films. The first movie he produced was 1971’s The Corpse Grinders. In addition to Corpse Grinders, Peter James has also produced such movies as Under Milk Wood, Dead of Night, Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things, Spanish Fly, Jericho Mansions, Head in the Clouds, and The Bridge of San Luis Rey. He was the executive producer of 2004’s take on Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.

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Investigative reporter Ross Hunter nearly didn’t answer the phone call that would change his life – and possibly the world – for ever. 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. Peter James is a UK No. 1 bestselling author, best known for writing crime and thriller novels, and the creator of the much-loved Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. With a total of 13 Sunday Times No. 1s under his belt, he has achieved global book sales of over 19 million copies to date, and has been translated into 38 languages. The phone call that could ultimately change the whole of mankind, is from an elderly gentleman claiming that he has absolute proof of God’s existence, and he believes Ross is the only person who can help him get the message out there, and ultimately save the world! 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?

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. So, is the author a Christian? James has touched on the paranormal in other books and he has stated that he has had a number of experiences for which he cannot find any scientific explanation. He (through Hunter) does seem critical of the church’s attitude to spiritualism. When asked in an interview if the research resulting in this book left him more convinced of the existence of God, James is reported to have replied very carefully that it gave him a faith in informed intelligent design. I'm not entirely sure where I begin while reviewing this one. The premise originally turned me off it because I don't really like reading anything to do with religion. I was afraid that It was going to be a very pro-religion, anti-atheist book, or vice versa. But it wasn't really plugging any kind of stance, and all of the extreme characters were nut-jobs regardless of their religious orientation. Which is the point I suppose.

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I found that the storyline required the reader to suspend disbelief at times, but you know something? I was happy to do just that, for such an exciting and compelling read! I also wasn't a fan of the ending. It felt unresolved and I was angry about where his relationships went. A thought provoking stand alone novel from top author Peter James that will certainly entertain. This book is different from the Roy Grace novels I have read by this author and is more akin to Dan Brown's Da Vinci code as pointed out by others. 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. In short avoid this book. It has a meandering and unconvincing plot, characters that are simply laughable (even the peripherals such as Ainsley Bloor, Big Tony - yes, REALLY, Harry F Cook and Wesley Wenceslas are all caricatures) and so many holes in the research that it is really a chore to read.I initially kept ‘putting off’ reading this book, with my beliefs,did I want to read a book about proving Gods existence? I am so glad I took the risk and read it The characters are above interesting as is the ‘plot’ ( I say plot because at times I forgot this was a work of fiction )