Cain

I've probably read this book a dozen times. Whenever I need to kill time, or want some familiar story, out it comes. Some of the basic ideas are out there, the idea of a soul possession takes some suspension of disbelief, but it is a great, fast read. When I learned the author was a screenwriter, it made sense, because I could really see the story as a movie or a bunch of set pieces as I read.

This book is a fast read and would be a great script for Sci Fi B-movie. I picked up this book because of the alluded religious/Sci Fi thriller. This is an action book, and not a mystery thriller. Basically you have evil being that possesses the scientifically enhanced body of a dead former CIA operative who was at his peak form at death, set free upon the world. And the hero, who is set upon stopping him with the help of the Catholic Church.

Some of the book is written well. The action is non-stop. And the storyline is very easy to follow. The book has a good basis. The bad thing is that the author has not seemed to do his research. Not on the medical advancements he tries to use for the enhancement of the body. Nor in the geographic show more locations he inaccurately describes. But it is a fun read non-the less. Pick it up if you have a 2-hour flight. It will pass the time quickly. show less