Brad Meltzer, The Book of Lies

I listened to "The Book of Lies" by Brad Meltzer.

Disclaimer: The below is merely my opinion. I just read/listened to the book.

Categories: mystery, supernatural, superman,

Comments:

Suppose that Cain's mark, back in Bible times, wasn't intended to show God's punishment for murdering his brother, Abel. Suppose it was God's mark of forgiveness for a man who had learned from his failures. Suppose it was to forestall the natural consequences from other people for his crime.

Then, further, suppose that Cain had written down the secret and it had passed down through the ages, coming to rest where there was conflict between a son and his father.

Throw in the mystery of Superman's origin as a comic book hero. (Well, maybe its more of a mystery in the book.) It seems that Jerry Spiegel was one of the creators of Superman as a comic book hero. Jerry's father died of a heart attack as a result of a robbery and young Jerry figured the world needed a hero who was invulnerable to bullets.

Weave those things together with a loner who lost his father as a young boy. In Cal's case, his father was convicted of killing his mother in a family argument that he saw and still inhabits his nightmares.

And the search is on for the book of lies. Everyone has a different reason for wanting it. Everyone really, really needs it. But is it a book at all.

It has: secret societies, biblical quotes, Superman trivia, fanatics, paranoia, the FBI (and not in a good way)

What did I like: The concept is so twisted that it's fun, there is one mystery after another, one story corkscrew after another

What didn't I like: the book felt really dark,

Rating: 3 of 5, I liked it