Davis Bunn moves along slowly, but keeps interest in his
suspense mystery novel “The Patmos Deception.” The story follows archeology
specialist Carey and friend and journalist Nick, but Bunn wisely includes a
third character’s point of view to keep the tension throughout. Boat owner
Dimitri has been talked into smuggling artifacts, but when he finds that more
than artifacts are at stake, more characters become involved and a journey of
faith and discover is at hand.
I definitely recommend this book as a good read, but I also
have a few complaints: Bunn writes with a reverence for the Greek church, and I’m
not sure I can support that since I consider at least Catholicism a different
religion from Christianity. Bunn’s story ends rather quickly, and with a big
cliff hanger that leaves the story too open (come on, tell us how the romance
ends!). Lastly, Bunn’s sentence
structure bothers me. He opens with descriptions leading into quotes rather
than quotes leading into descriptions (ex: Carey asked, “Could he have received
an advance?” Instead of “Could he have received an advance,” Carey asked.).
*Disclaimer: I received this book for free in exchange for my honest review.
