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"You have much to bear for an honest man..." Alexander Mendeneres's family have had a set of scrolls ever since 1200AD, when a heavenly messenger chose a scribe to record the gods' predictions for mankind. Now Alexander's wife has stolen the priceless articles and taken them to the United States to find a buyer. Alexander must use his young daughter as bait in order to trap his conniving spouse.

My nine year old could write a more coherent story! The basic plot of this story, had it been fully developed and well written, could have been a wonderful novel. Unfortunately, this writer could not produce. Weak and laughable characters, unrealistic events, and the most interesting and compelling part -- why I actually finished the book -- was never revealed! What were these scrolls and their impact on humanity???

I am never surprised with the reviews based on my own reaction to what I just read. It is hard to categorize this story, what was it meant to be? Totally unbelievable mystery? ghost story? love story? Fairy tale about goblins and bad men wanting to do away with children? Take your pick, it is a bit of all the above <br />I buy very few books for this very reason. At least I don't feel bad that I actually put out money for garbage. So now I have added my review to the majority of negative reviews, this one is hard to beat.

Improbable plot, stilted dialogue, characters who act out erratically and stupidly. I can't believe an author with this one's reputation would put out something like this; and I definitely can't believe anyone would publish it.<br>Wish I could give it negative stars.

Please, Please tell me that is the truth. I mean, after reading at least 7-10 of Ms. Michael's books, I just cannot believe that she actually let her name be attached to this novel. The writing was bad, choppy, plot all over the map, no flow to this story whatsoever. Please don't waste your money on this book - thank God I borrowed it from the library and am not out any $$.

Where was the editor for this book? Inconsistencies, dreadful character development, rushed writing - it seems more like a synopsis for a book than an actual published book. Don't waste your money on this title.