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The author weaves a story around Mitchell Seigel and his son, Jerry. Jerry was the actual creator of Superman. Part of the story revolves around the search for the art work the preceded the first Superman comic. The other search is for a relic that could be the murder weapon that Cain used on Abel. That relic is also related to the Thule Society, the origins of the Nazi party and the actual interpretation of the Mark of Cain. The main theme espoused throughout is the father-son relationship and
Two and half stars.I hate Nazis. I hate them on principle and I hate them when they’re used by a lazy writer as a convenient threat. (If I were a GIF guy, I would have inserted Harrison Ford/Indiana Jones saying, “I hate Nazis” right about here). Combine Nazis with the occult, as Meltzer does here, and you have the crappy TV fare that runs frequently on what my wife calls the “Hitler” channel. As in: Wife: “Are you watching the Hitler channel again?Me: “This is a documentary on Pearl Harbor”Wife...
Give Brad Metlzer props for his ambition. Some writers would be content to merely create a conspiracy laden story about the first murder in history, that of Abel by his brother Cain. Others would be intrigued to explore the alleged murder of Mitchell Seigel and how that lead to the creation of the most-recognized superhero in the world, Superman. "The Book of Lies" focues on the mysteries surrounding both deaths and the impact they have on the life of our hero, Cal Harper. Years ago, Cal's mothe...
Oh man, I wanted so very much to like this book. Honestly, it's in a no man's land between 2 stars (It was OK) and 3 (I liked it). I liked parts. I love/adore the concept. But the execution does NOT match the level of expectation I have.It's not that Meltzer is a bad writer. The closest and easiest (also laziest) comparison that you could make to this book would be Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code or Angels and Demons - take something ingrained in the public consciousness and give it an elaborate back
This is the first novel I've read by Mr. Meltzer. It wasn't really an auspicious beginning. The novel here revolves around a supposed conspiracy that ties together the murder of Able by his brother Cain and the murder of Jerry Siegel's (the creator of Superman) father.The problem here is something I've said about other books and something i plan to say about the book I picked up just after this one. There's just too much book for the story it tells. We are involved here with a series (apparently...
This New York Times Bestseller offers a compelling premise--a close tie between the creation of Superman and Cain's murder of his brother Abel--that in the end suffered due to a predictable ending and strained tension.[return][return]In modern day Fort Lauderdale, Cal Harper is forced to confront his past when he finds his estranged father bleeding out in a park. The former ICE agent is curious that his father holds a shipping manifest, and seems all too tight-lipped about the past decade of his...
This book was absolutely fantasic. The pages just flew by. I read it in a day and a half because I had such a hard time putting it down. I kept telling myself that I'd only read one more chapter and that'd be it.....ha! That sure didn't work! The book was smart, fast-paced, and every chapter left me wanting more; I just had to find out what happened and what it all meant. I think his Decoded show is fasinating, and this book was no diffenrent.If you haven't read this book, I suggest you give it
Joss Whedon led me astry when he was in a commercial for this. Juvenile plot with two dimensional characters that somehow seem to bust conspiracies with the power of Google and Wkipaedia. The characters just run into answers without showing any skill in acquiring them. I didn't hate this book but I didn't enjoy it either. It does leave me wondering why its popular though.
The Book of Lies connects the biblical story of Cain and Abel with the creation of Superman Comics.Not as intriguing as I hoped, given the premise. I bought this book during the Borders Bookstore Liquidation Sale of 2011 and finally got around to reading The Book of Lies in 2020 during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Favorite Passages:During our first year as agents, Timothy and I ripped open a suspicious crate and found two hundred snakes with their anuses sewed shut, their stomachs filled with diamonds...
Meltzer is always good for a book about Washington secrets. It was fine, I still had a book hangover from End of Watch.
Sadly I'm on a streak of library audio books that suck. This one had a normal enough start and then got into something that didn't follow and wandered all over looking for a plot.
