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Title: Deadlock by James Scott Bell ISBN: 0-310-24388-2 Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Christian Fiction
Comment: This was the first book that I have read from Mr. Bell. It is a riveting yarn about the power of politics over the duty of the Supreme Court.
What happens when a liberal Justice is made Chief Justice and gives their life to Christ? This is the key question addressed in this book.
Mr. Bell does an awesome job of writing about how the heart can be changed by a saving knowledge of Christ and how this change is often received by others.
I plan on reading other books by this author. If you are looking for a good suspense read, with a realistic glimpse into the politic of the pro-abortion crowd, this will be an excellent read.
Rating: 4
Summary: Enjoyable for legal thriller fans
Comment: The first book by James Scott Bell I read was "Blind Justice". It was a fast-paced book that was heavy on action, and it held my attention. "Deadlock" was the second one I read, and it was a very different novel. While "Blind Justice" could be considered a legal thriller, "Deadlock" would have to be more of a character study. There's honestly not a lot of action here, nor is there a lot of courtroom action (one subplot deals with an abortion case, but it has the majority of court time in the book), but there is a lot of character growth. The change in Millie is believable and paced well, and I have to say doing it any differently would have been a little too "fictionalized" for my taste. I only have two complaints, one major and one minor. The only true down spot I didn't like was the ending. There was an undercurrent of unrest in the Supreme Court with her change, and she makes a decision and gets help for it...then changes her mind a few chapters later. We are set up for an awesome showdown, and then it never happens. I realize that it was making a statement about her character and belief in the court, but it still seemed to cheat us just a little. The only other minor complaint is that one of the characters is described as looking like Denzel Washington, and that just never sits well with me. I think the fun of a novel is deciding your own players for the parts in your head, and when an author goes ahead and tells us who's playing this character, it sort of robs the fun of it. It's sort of like he's saying "I don't feel like describing this character, so here's who it is." I'm not saying that was Mr. Bell's intent, but it's a matter of personal preferences. Another novel I read did that for every single character ("This guy looks like a young Harrison Ford," and "She looked like Sharon Stone"), and I haven't liked it since. Again, that's just a minor complaint and I didn't even take that into consideration while rating this book. Other than that, there's not a lot to complain about. The revealed identity of one of the characters caught me completely by surprise, and I have to give a thumbs-up for that one. It fit perfectly into the story, and it made another character's decision late in the book make sense. I'll definitely be picking up more of Mr. Bell's books in the future, and I recommend this one.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Thrilling "What-If" Political Novel
Comment: James Scott Bell has answered the ultimate political what-if question. What would happen if the swing voice on the United States Supreme Court, the darling of the elite eastern media and the hero of center-left Democratic party, undergoes a change of heart and becomes a dyed-in-the-wool conservative? And what if her conversion occurs just as she is appointed chief justice?
In a thoroughly Christian thriller, James Scott Bell delivers a heart-pounding suspense that paints all sides of the political canvass. Bell is clearly conservative politically and yet he doesn't offer weak, straw-man arguments for the other side. Neither does he create stick-figure belivers who can only offer easy cliques. He gives a heroine who makes the slow journey towards God and a pastor whose only checkered past gives him a heart for souls in need and a compassion for the hurts of those around him.
James Bell weaves the everday life of common Americans with the inside-the-beltway intrigue that makes Washington, D.C, the most suspicious place in the world.
Deadlock is a solid Christian novel that asks the right questions, keeps the heart pumping, and weaves a sure, but subtle Christian theme throughout.
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Title: Breach of Promise by James Scott Bell ISBN: 0310243874 Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: The Nephilim Seed: A Novel by James Scott Bell ISBN: 0805424385 Publisher: Broadman & Holman Publishers Pub. Date: 01 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: The Darwin Conspiracy: The Confessions of Sir Max Busby by James Scott Bell ISBN: 0805425004 Publisher: Broadman & Holman Publishers Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: Blind Justice: A Novel by James Scott Bell ISBN: 0805421610 Publisher: Broadman & Holman Publishers Pub. Date: 01 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: A Higher Justice (Bell, James Scott. Trials of Kit Shannon, Bk. 2.) by James Scott Bell ISBN: 0764226460 Publisher: Bethany House Publishers Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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