The Coptic Secret (Lang Reilly Thrillers) [Mass Market Paperback]

Gregg Loomis (Author)

Book Description

Series: Lang Reilly Thrillers | Publication Date: June 2009

A murder at the British Museum sends Lang Reilly racing across the globe in search of a previously unknown Gospel—while a mysterious organization will stop at nothing to prevent him.

 

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The international setting and fast-paced action grip, and fortunately, Loomis's convincing protagonist possesses the intelligence and emotional depth to carry the reader…  [Readers] looking to repeat The Da Vinci Code experience will be satisfied.” −Publishers Weekly

“Gregg Loomis is fail-proof.” – Fresh Fiction

“Gregg Loomis writes an amazing thriller with more twists and turns than a maze." −Harriet Klausner, I Love a Mystery

“Thriller fans will appreciate Gregg Loomis as it is no secret that he provides breathtaking novels.”−Midwest Book Review

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Leisure Books; Original edition (June 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0843962747
• ISBN-13: 978-0843962741
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #802,319 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Definitely NOT 5 stars., September 16, 2009

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R. B. McCord "Sylencer" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Coptic Secret (Lang Reilly Thrillers) (Mass Market Paperback)

I loathe spoilers so I will try not to include any.
This is the first Loomis and Lang Reilly ( Obviously ) book I have read.

I really do not see where all the other reviewers on this site are coming from. Based largely on the glowing endorsements here I purchased this book last week and read it in two days. I read alot and this type of book is within my normal realm of recreational reading. However, I have found this book to not really be very good. The plot was pretty transparent and the supposed twists and turns were rather lacking. Maybe it had more to do with me coming into the series at the tail end but alot of the characters were rather stale feeling as well.

I usually have no problem suspending my disbelief and letting things slide in many movies and books because I accept that they are largely here to entertain and most people do not want to immerse themselves in the doldrums' of daily life, but I was hard pressed not to find many situations in this book hard to swallow. The "Old Flame" that was introduced in the book never felt very real and the incompetence of the "bad guys" was pretty bad if you took even a moment to think about it. Friends and neighbors would come from out of the blue to save him and federal judges would be on the exact same page as the main character. It was hard to really see any competent opposition against the main character for the entire book.

After reading the book I started looking for other reviews of the book online and did not find much evidence out there that people have read this. Of the few that had none of them rated it an equivalent 5 out of 5.

I do not know what the other reviewers were actually reading but this book was nowhere near 5 star material and I will not be reading anything else by this author.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Really?, January 7, 2010

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Coleman - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Coptic Secret (Lang Reilly Thrillers) (Mass Market Paperback)

I like most of Gregg Loomis' books but this one felt like it was "phoned in". The main character (Lang Reilly) jumps from one location to another without explanation. Police after him? No problem, he is on a flight home. Blew up a building? No problem, he is on a flight home. No passport? On a flight home!

The story also jumps around, sometimes from one paragraph to another, with little concern for the reader following along. It is almost as if Mr. Loomis is just concerned with giving the reader the highlights, not to be bothered with the flow of of the storyline. Maybe it was the lack of story that forced Mr. Loomis to fill the book with random violent events, thus making the whole book a choppy read.

I hope Mr. Loomis takes more time on his next book so that reading his work becomes an enjoyable experience again.

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific, Just Terrific, June 15, 2009

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Tiber Reader (Atlanta) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Coptic Secret (Lang Reilly Thrillers) (Mass Market Paperback)

I usually read Loomis' books in the first few days after release but I held this one for a trip to the beach. This book needs a dermatologist's warning label. I was so engrossed in the book I lost track of time and actually came away with a sunburn. After his last 4 books, Lang Reilly and Father Frances have become my good friends. Loomis takes what was thought to be long settled historical theology and blows it open with words of intrigue found in long forgotten documents that were actually discovered in the mid 20th century in Egypt. A zealot Roman Catholic organization has good reason to keep the documents secret and that provides the perfect springboard for Lang Reilly to re-enter the world of global intrigue through a series of action packed globetrotting adventures. If this book gets to the Vatican, there is no doubt Loomis' name will be found on the rolls of heretics proclaimed every Maundy Thursday (and I suspect he'd enjoy that). It is fiction but it will cause windows in Rome to rattle. Loomis' description of places in the U.S. and Europe leads one to believe he has actually stood in each of them. This is his best work yet and a must read.