Fifty ATF agents raid a remote compound outside Waco, Texas, at dawn to execute search and arrest warrants. The search warrant identifies two .50-caliber Browning Machine Guns; the arrest warrant names Jesus Christ. The ATF agents don’t make it to the front doors.
Ninety miles south in Austin, Professor John Bookman reads a letter from an old woman whose daughter took her two young girls to … girls to live in a religious cult six years before. Her daughter wrote that the End of Days is near. She fears they might drink the Kool-Aid. She begs Book to save her granddaughters. The cult inhabits a massive compound called the Garden of Eden outside Waco.
Book and his intern travel to the compound intent on bringing the girls out peaceably, only to find the Feds there first—and to learn that peace is not an option.
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I have loved all of his books with this being probably my least favorite. It was still good but the long preaching narratives got a little old.
Great characters, but too receptive in dialog. Had to work it to actually finish it. Not up to Mark’s normal standard.
It was though-provoking but not up to author’s previous work. Way too political for me, and I love giminez books
Too convoluted
As a former Texan, I’ve greatly enjoyed other books by this author. End of Days disappointed me. Although rather thought provoking, I found myself wondering what the author’s goals were besides commentary on the current attitudes in this country.
Anything and everything Mark Jimenez writes is better than the last one . His plots and people are well drawn, and thought provoking. I hate that I read faster than Mr. Jimenez can write.
Quite different and kept you engrossed to the end. A different take on Revelations. A must read.
I like Gomenez’s books. They have great plots and characters. This book fits the mold.
This is probably Mark Gimenez’s most unusual, off-the-wall book yet. The back and forth dialogue alone is worth the price and some of it is witty and some of it has to be tongue in cheek. Unusual, original characters, and an out-there plot, which I am not going to give away. The professor, the main protagonist is the same man as in Con Law, but that’s about it — just about everything else is original and almost not of this earth.
Let me start by saying I really enjoy Mark Gimenez’s books. This one, however, was not as realistic as his other works, and at times it pushed too hard and far to be believable. This was very surprising to me, because I think I’ve read all of his books since discovering him a couple years ago, and they are some of my favorite reads. This book did not seem up to his normal writing, but it was an entertaining read.
Much to think about.
Unexpected end.
Love anything he writes!!
truly awful, as opposed to the other works by this author I’ve read. Though I do like the jesus christ character.
This was a very good read. I wasn’t sure at the beginning but really did enjoy it. Made for some thinking about a lot of things.
Enjoy his writing about places near me.
Wordy and long. Kind of boring. I don’t recommend it.
It held my interest. Blend of satire, thriller, and inspirational reading. Nothing like previous books I have read from this author. Controversial. Made me smile.
Do not waste your time and money on this hidieous book. I have read all the other Gimenez books, some are entertaining and fairly well written; others less so. The End Of Days is absolute tripe. It is as if Hunter S. Thompson co-authored a book with Mike Pence. The plot is unbelievable, the dialogue is weak, it reads as if Gimenez called it in from a silo in East Texas after a week long drunk on bad whiskey and binge watching Fox News.
This author and his books are FANTASTIC!! Loved every page ! Hated for the book to end