Book Review: Unholy Orders

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

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Serita Stevens
Class/Genre:   Mystery   [Short Stories]
Intrigue, Nov 2000, $24.95

This short story collection is a captivating anthology centering on mysteries that have a religious aspect to them. Some of the stories simply contain religious figures either solving the case or actually committing the crime. Other tales are more mystical with ghosts, a vampire, and even the devil playing key roles.

All eighteen tales share more than just an extremely loose religious connection. Each one is well written, filled with intrigue, and subtly thought provoking. The tales go beyond religion by surprisingly digging into the psyche of humanity as rarely seen in short stories. The authors include many genre top guns like Anne Perry Dianne Day, Nancy Pickard, and John Lutz, etc., but none of the writers fail the audience, as every story is powerful yet entertaining. UNHOLY ORDERS is ideal relaxation material of a story or two a day for the ultra busy fan during the hectic stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Harriet Klausner

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