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Anonymous
Posted April 28, 2012
Good read but I would have liked to see a different ending.
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Posted March 17, 2005
This is an excellent book for people interested in Roman military history and some neat spin on the execution of Jesus. I teach world history and still learned some interesting detail about Roman legions - for example, the lower numbered cohorts of a legion are the experienced veterans. The perspective one gains of the Jewish Revolt of 70 AD is historically quite jarring and worth the read as well. The author also puts some neat spin on whether or not Jesus actually died on the cross. Good character development too. My only fault is with the too abrupt almost sci-fi channel ending with lightening flashes and all the neat plot twists coming to a head in just a very few pages. Up to that point a great read.
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Posted March 31, 2005
THE INQUEST brilliantly fulfils the criteria for a major historical novel: exciting adventure, compelling chacterisations, and a well realised sense of time and place. In one telling scene after another, the author reminds us that there is nothing new about bigotry and fanaticism. The inquest proves to be a quest for Julius Varro, who represents pagan Rome at the height of her power. I followed his step by step moral evolution with fascination. Through lucid, intelligent writing, Dando-Collins presents the reader with a mystery that has enormous ramifications for our world today. If you enjoyed The Da Vinci Code, you won't be able to put this one down.
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Overview
In the time of Vespasian, just after Rome has crushed the Jewish Revolt, Julius Varro, a Roman Questor (an investigating magistrate )is commissioned to investigate the story that a Jew rose from the dead after being crucified in Jerusalem. Because the fast-growing Nazarene sect founded by the martyr's followers is becoming a threat to the stability of the region, there is much riding on debunking the story. Questor Varro has to deal with the evidence that goes back forty years, with most witnesses long dead and the living ones lying to protect themselves. But he is intent on producing a report that will demolish the claims of these religious fanatics. His investigation stirs intrigue, religious passion, and violence, to