{"id":642,"date":"2013-11-26T21:56:24","date_gmt":"2013-11-27T03:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimoshea-author.com\/main\/?p=642"},"modified":"2013-11-26T21:56:24","modified_gmt":"2013-11-27T03:56:24","slug":"catholic-fiction-review-by-bonnie-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jimoshea-author.com\/main\/catholic-fiction-review-by-bonnie-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Catholic Fiction review by Bonnie Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"dslc-theme-content\"><div id=\"dslc-theme-content-inner\"><div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0;float:left;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"http:\/\/jimoshea-author.com\/main\/catholic-fiction-review-by-bonnie-way\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"true\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p>Manny Lusum is obsessed with the Shroud of Turin. He\u2019s almost finished his doctoral thesis, which will prove that the Shroud is genuine, when he has the chance to see the Shroud during its visit to New York.<\/p>\n<p>Manny\u2019s discovery that the Shroud there is not the original Shroud rocks his world \u2013 until he\u2019s swept into a conspiracy by his best friend, Grace, and her mom, a journalist tracking down the story behind three grisly murders in Rome.<\/p>\n<p>Grace is in love with Manny, though she won\u2019t admit it to herself, much less to anyone else, because Manny is in seminary. She doesn\u2019t totally understand Manny\u2019s obsession with the Shroud \u2013 or his Catholic faith \u2013 but she\u2019s swept into the whirlwind surrounding the conspiracy when she finally meets her father. As Grace struggles to deal with all of the information being thrown at her, she must also help Manny through the toughest time of his life.<\/p>\n<p>Jim O\u2019Shea pens a suspenseful story that pulled me in with the first few chapters and kept me reading until the very end. At times, I felt a bit lost in all the information about the Shroud and how all the loose ends were going to meet, but I was never bored. Manny and Grace are delightful, interesting characters with a great relationship, and every other character in the book felt equally real.<\/p>\n<p>I confess that I knew next-to-nothing about the Shroud before reading this novel, so my curiosity was piqued. Jim includes an image of the Shroud on his website, along with two websites for readers wanting more information.<\/p>\n<p>Jim O\u2019Shea is a graduate of the University of Missouri and long-time resident of Missouri. He worked for twenty-five years in the software industry and now \u201cspends his time crafting suspense novels that often tackle the complex relationship between science and religion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Linen God<\/em> made me think of Dan Brown, except that Jim actually checked his facts and got his history straight. The book also reminded me of Frank Peretti\u2019s books, which challenge the reader to think more deeply about faith and current issues.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Jim and his books, check out his <a href=\"http:\/\/jimoshea-author.com\/main\/\">website<\/a>. I was thoroughly impressed by Jim\u2019s debut novel and look forward to seeing his next book on the bookshelves.<\/p>\n<p>___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Sign-up for <a title=\"Catholic  , Ink.\" href=\"http:\/\/catholicink.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Catholic, Ink.<\/a>, a free weekly e-newsletter, and be a part of the Catholic Literary Revival. Receive the weekly column <strong><em>The Catholic Imagination and You<\/em><\/strong> and much more!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category:<\/strong> Contemporary <strong>Publisher<\/strong> : <a href=\"http:\/\/catholicfiction.net\/book-publisher\/written-world-communications\/\" rel=\"tag\">Written World Communications<\/a> <strong>ISBN-13:<\/strong> 978-1938679063 <strong>Original Language:<\/strong> English <strong>Book Dimensions:<\/strong> 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div data-font=\"verdana\" data-show-faces=\"false\" data-layout=\"box_count\" data-height=\"54\" data-width=\"54\" data-send=\"false\" data-href=\"http:\/\/catholicfiction.net\/book-review\/the-linen-god\/\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"f2dec7d9436ad0c\" title=\"Like this content on Facebook.\" name=\"f17fad2698ce556\" src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?api_key=&amp;channel_url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter.php%3Fversion%3D28%23cb%3Df3faa2dad2d6b62%26domain%3Dcatholicfiction.net%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fcatholicfiction.net%252Ff3f3ecbcb67efc%26relation%3Dparent.parent&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;extended_social_context=false&amp;font=verdana&amp;href=http%3A%2F%2Fcatholicfiction.net%2Fbook-review%2Fthe-linen-god%2F&amp;layout=box_count&amp;locale=en_US&amp;node_type=link&amp;sdk=joey&amp;send=false&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=55\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d2ab0d1fe49732c59f7a19330c0b4a8b?s=80&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D80&amp;r=G\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>About Bonnie Way<\/h3>\n<p>Bonnie Way is a freelance writer and editor whose work has been published in a variety of publications from parenting magazines to travel websites. She is the editor of FellowScript  , a quarterly writer\u2019s newsletter, and is currently taking writing courses at the University of Victoria in BC. Bonnie has been an avid reader since childhood (she blames her reading habits for getting her into writing) and currently reviews books for several publishers and publicists. When she\u2019s not writing, she\u2019s busy as a wife and the mom of two beautiful daughters. Visit Bonnie\u2019s website, The Koala Bear Writer.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manny Lusum is obsessed with the Shroud of Turin. He\u2019s almost finished his doctoral thesis, which will prove that the Shroud is genuine, when he has the chance to see the Shroud during its visit to New York. 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