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Title: Higher Authority by Stephen White ISBN: 0451185110 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: February, 1996 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.27
Rating: 4
Summary: For the thinking reader
Comment: Not only was this a good read from a mystery standpoint, it taught me more about the Mormon religion than my college level Comparative Religion class. The author either has a very personal acquaintance with the Mormon church, or he performed very thorough research. Either way, I always love it when I learn something from a book as well as just enjoy the experience, and this was one of those books. I found this book to be HIGHLY original. In addition to the events in the plot being different from the ordinary fare, this is the first time I have read a mystery author who switches the focus from a series' main character (the psychologist)the secondary main character (Lauren)in a separate book. I read it in less than a week, was sorry when it ended.
Rating: 4
Summary: Mormons Beware, You May Not Like What You Read!
Comment: Some of the Mormons who wrote reviews here are defending what can't be defended. Stephen White wrote a novel but he did research before he did and what he found was obviously not to the liking of the LDS Church or some of its more devout (and misinformed adherents). What White tried to do with "Higher Authority" (and I think he was very successful) was set a murder mystery against the backdrop of the workings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. What Mormon readers of this book need to do is get honest; they also need to read up on their church's history and when they do, the real theology should come through. Alan Gregory is not the main character here, Lauren Crowder is. It is what she investigates and finds that makes for the backdrop of the story. What many non-Mormon readers don't realize is what exactly LDS members believe. White gives us a primer but he doesn't cover it all. If most people knew just exactly what Mormons believe, they would never, ever become adherents. Read this book because it's a good story. After you do, go to a Christian bookstore to the section on "cults" and buy any of the books on MORMONS. Read with an open mind and when you do, you'll find that Mormons aren't Christians at all. They mean well and Stephen White points that out in his novel. But it's the negative exposure that has the Mormons trying to explain away the inconsistencies and outright falsehoods that are part of their false doctrine. Stephen White lives in a part of the country where Mormons are numerous and influential. His riting is all the more courageous because of that. There are documented cases of people making death threats to people who write and say negative things about the LDS Church. I have spoken to non-Mormon friends from Utah and they HAVE told me that UTAH is as close to a theocracy as one gets in the good old USA. Read "Higher Authority" and get an idea why.
Rating: 4
Summary: AN INFORMATIVE PAGE TURNER
Comment: Time and place is the pace of this novel. Mormons, Utah (with a little New Mexico thrown in), and a killer is the main thrust of this story with a few women and a handful of men make up the body of what's happening. The highpoint is the description of the church's politics, the topography, and the relationships of the main characters. Finding out who the killer was took a back seat for me. A good read.
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Title: Private Practices by Stephen White ISBN: 0451404319 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: February, 1994 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Harm's Way by Stephen White ISBN: 0451183681 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: March, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Remote Control by Stephen White ISBN: 0451191692 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: March, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Privileged Information by Stephen White ISBN: 0786013567 Publisher: Pinnacle Books Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Manner of Death by Stephen White ISBN: 0451197038 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: January, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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