Absolute Proof

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But even with the negatives, I still thought it was a pretty good read, although I’d have to say that James’ Roy Grace books are better. I also quite like his standalone ghost stories. This was a nice little addition to James’ oeuvre, but I also think that he has a lot of better ones. So yeah, there’s that. I warmed to Hunters quest and the book does raise some interesting points of how the world might cope if proof really was found. We've also got a few greedy villains - a pastor who cashes in big on people's faith, and an atheist who seeks to increase the power of his pharmaceutical company. Plus Ross's wife, Imogen, who is just whiny and annoying and, honestly, I don't know why Ross didn't just dump her ass. The pastor was delightfully disgusting in his views, so I rather enjoyed reading from his egotistical viewpoint.

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I’d just like to assure you I’m not a nutcase, Mr Hunter. My name is Dr Harry F. Cook. I know this is going to sound strange, but I’ve recently been given absolute proof of God’s existence – and I’ve been advised there is a writer, a respected journalist called Ross Hunter, who could help me to get taken seriously.’ Sensational – the best what-if thriller since The Da Vinci Code' - Lee Child, author of Killing Floor. The only quotes from Religious texts we get are from the King James' version of the New Testament and only then from Matthew and Revelation. The Qu'Ran is dealt with in seeping statements and none of the other Abrahamic Religious texts (the Torah for example) even get a look in. Considering the subject matter and constant mention of all the different Religions that have broadly similar beliefs you would have thought there would be more from them - but no. I also wasn't a fan of the ending. It felt unresolved and I was angry about where his relationships went.

The amount of facts, quotes ( and not rambling boring ones), historical info, theological debate ( please dont let the word theological put you off, its anything but boring ) differing religions perspectives and points of debate are mind blowing and what I found fascinating was that with all of those ( intertwined into a story ) it should have been ‘hard going’ or ‘tiresome’....it wasn’t, it was all fascinating ( and for me to say that about discussions on DNA it says a lot ) The journey takes him, from Glastonbury to Paris and Egypt where he realises he has been followed and someone tries to kill him, but as Ross has been in danger in all his investigative career, he seems to take it all in his stride. There are several people hunting him down, all with their own agendas. But, this makes Ross even more interested to find out is God really exists. The writing is elaborate and fast-paced. The characters are troubled, tireless, and multifaceted. And the plot is an intricate tale that will have you contemplating the possible final resting place of historical artefacts, the complexity, and significance of DNA testing and our genetic ancestry, and the enormous effects and implications actual proof of God would have on various organizations around the world. But even with that said, I thought it was fascinating that the book raised those kinds of questions and it’s always a lot of fun to read something that has that effect. It was made even better by the fact that those sorts of ethical and philosophical questions came about at the same time as an action adventure novel was happening. All the baddies don't even have reasonable reasons for their actions. The monkey experiment is plain bizarre and adds nothing to the storyline. As for the DNA as prove that Jesus existed, how can you ascribe DNA to a person without the person being there? Best you can prove that the DNA of the cup and the tooth are from the same person. But who took God's DNA for comparison?

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I have only read one for Peter James’s books—-the 12th one in the Roy Grace series. I had a hard time with it because I felt like I was missing a lot having started so late in the series. I was impressed with James’s ability to continue to write such a long standing series and developing a well loved character—he stood out to me as an accomplished writer. H: It was about January 2011 when we met. It was in the East Beach Café in Littlehampton, and we met to talk about the possibility of developing one of Peter's most famous characters, Roy Grace, for TV. Is that right? What would it take to prove the existence of God? And what would be the consequences? Peter James' gripping thriller Absolute Proof follows the journey of investigative reporter, Ross Hunter, who is soon to discover the answers to those very questions. Though I appreciate authors like to flex their muscles by writing a different genre from time to time.The main character is supposed to be this high flying investigative journalist. Why then is he so credulous and naive? He seems intent to rehash what is going on to anyone that so much as looks at him when you would think he would be keeping his cards close to his chest. His deductive leaps that the finds at Glastonbury and in Egypt are remnants of Jesus Christ are farcical and that then becomes canonical for the remaining third or so of the book - all that is proven are that there is a genetic match. No caveat that with the age of the samples and natural degradation that so few alleles would be recovered that a match is tenuous at best. I am not even sure that DNA extraction from a single tooth of the supposed age of this one would reveal enough DNA to test but found that I couldn't even dig up the wherewithal to research the current advances in extraction technology. The book races on to the ultimate question ‘is there absolute proof’ with these clues that God exists and....well, I will leave that for you to find out... Stars — I really struggled with this one & tats something I seldom when reviewing books, especially crime or adventure thrillers… But this isn’t your average narrative! Re-reading this now in mid 2022, I do feel like the theology aspects are less daunting to face and this slowed a less complicated skepticism, more of a pokey disjointed ness this time around. I am addicted to Peter James’s, the Roy Grace series, so I was excited to read something completely different from his usual works. I'm also curious as to how proving the existence of Jesus Christ would constitute definitive proof of God's existence? But that could just be my ignorance showing.

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Apologies to you if you loved the book but there was so much I just couldn't get past with this one and we will have to agree to disagree. When I heard there was a new book from Peter James and a hint of “The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown” I was intrigued to know more. A thought provoking stand alone novel from top author Peter James that will certainly entertain. This book is different from the Roy Grace novels I have read by this author and is more akin to Dan Brown's Da Vinci code as pointed out by others. Even though the characters and the narrative keep talking about all of the different gods and faiths that are out there, it’s actually more about absolute proof of Jesus. And even then, it could be just some random dude from the same kind of time period.Peter James is a bestselling author who has written a tonne of books but this was my first time reading his work. I found Ross's character to be a little irritating at times and I soon grew weary of wading through the endless descriptions of scenery and mundane tasks. Ross's ruminations also took up too much space and only served to recap his thoughts on the goings on; which is boring if you're the sort of reader able to keep up with what's happening. Ross begins to investigate, this could be the biggest scoop of his career, but others are interested and will stop at nothing to get their hands on the evidence. I wont ruin it by talking about the 3 clues suffice to say they take Ross around the world and as word of his quest and findings come to light all kinds of people enter the story from a rogue Pastor to atheists to the Pope himself!