The Lazarus Prophecy, by F. G. Cottam
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The Lazarus Prophecy, by F. G. Cottam
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There is a killer loose on the streets of London, one that evades security cameras, is not held by locks, and savagely mutilates his victims. When the murderer switches from unknown prostitutes to Julie Longmuir, a beautiful actress at the height of her success, no woman feels safe.
As the press begin to draw uncomfortable comparisons with Jack the Ripper, Jane Sullivan, heading up the police investigation, grudgingly has to agree. But the religious writing, scrawled on the wall in Julie Longmuir's blood, is outside Jane's area of expertise. Roping in Jacob Prior, a disillusioned theologian, they attempt to pick apart the demonic delusions of this Ripper copycat. They must act quickly, as events are spiralling out of control, and Jane is next on the killer's list.
Jane will be tested beyond the limits of standard police work, as the esoteric insinuates itself into the investigation. For events are linked to the clandestine Priory in the Pyrenees, the home of a secret Christian sect that pre-dates the Knights Templar. Jane and Jacob are faced with a deeper mystery than they had ever dreamed of; are they simply dealing with a psychopath, or is this something bigger, is this The End of Days?
The Lazarus Prophecy, by F. G. Cottam- Amazon Sales Rank: #2343376 in Books
- Published on: 2015-03-26
- Released on: 2015-03-26
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.21" h x .75" w x 6.14" l, 1.11 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 360 pages
About the Author F.G. Cottam was born and brought up in Southport in Lancashire, attending the University of Kent at Canterbury where he took a degree in history before embarking on a career in journalism in London. He lived for 20 years in North Lambeth and during the 1990s was prominent in the lad-mag revolution, launch editing FHM, inventing Total Sport magazine and then launching the UK edition of Men's Health. He is the father of two and lives in Kingston-upon-Thames. His fiction is thought up over daily runs along the towpath between Kingston and Hampton Court Bridges.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Compelling 4.5 stars By Gordon Review of The Lazarus Prophecy by F.G. CottamThis story took me awhile to develop a likening, but once I did, the author had a new BFF.I thought at least most the first half was somewhat difficult to follow, but then it built and built into a solid story with fine writing. At first the religious overtones added to my skepticism, but even those implications became intriguing and turned into a lot more than mere overtones.This was about the End of Days, and the story, set in London, went back and forth in time between present day and the 1888 of Jack the Ripper era. It was a bare-knuckle fight between good and evil; an Irishman versus the Antichrist and yet another Catholic secret keep high in the Spanish Pyrenees by the brothers of the Most Holy Order of St. John’s Gospel, the Sacred Keepers of the Gate. And it is all about the Lazarus Prophecy.The devil is on the loose again in modern day London and this time it is do to the ignorance of the Catholic Church over its concern about modern church politics. The Catholics wrongly believed it was time to end the brothers ancient held beliefs that biblical Lazarus was really a sinner who Christ rose from the dead, back directly from Hell. All hell was breaking loose and England and the world were beginning to feel the intense compression in the air.Irishman Daniel Barry saved the day in 1888 and now the Catholics needed a modern day Barry to avoid the End of Days. This was one hell of a story and that pulled me right into its pit and I was one sorry guy when it all came to a literary end. It was a story that has staying power and despite the religious tinge, it just did not seem to be all that religious. And even though it was far-fetched, it was a very worthwhile and enjoyable read, IMHO at least.At this stage, I know nothing about F.G. Cottam other then he can tell and write a compelling story; the fist fight toward the end of this book left me shaking my head in amazement and disbelief.I have never read anything by F.G. Cottam, although it appears he has written 5 other novels and he is to be heartily congratulated because he did a wonderful job one on The Lazarus Prophecy. I will definitely follow up on him.4.5 stars and that is only because it took me a while to get into this story and learn to appreciate it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Spectacular Historical Thriller. Loved it! By Chris McCaffrey I received an ARC copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.The Lazarus Prophecy is the first book that I have read by F.G. Cottam although he is popular among my book friends. Now I can certainly see why.It is an accurate description to call this a supernatural crime story but it is much more than that. The Lazarus Prophecy really elevates the form, like The Club Dumas did years ago. And it does it with fine writing, great characters, a horrifying villain, and a very intricate, layered plot that reaches back to the time of Christ. He also does it with tremendous description and sense of place. I had a strong sense of London (both present and 1880’s) and that mountain keep that houses the monks of the Order of , who we have never heard of but who nonetheless have literally saved the world many times over.Cottam begins by flipping back and forth between two story lines. The first is a really well done police procedural with the difference being that the killer is supernatural, although they don’t know that yet. The second story line deals with a secret order of monks living in a mountain keep. Ordained by St. Peter himself, they remain secret because if the general population knew of their existence and more importantly WHY they exist it would be too much. Sort of a “You can’t handle the truth” situation if ever there was one. They are accurately described as "God's gaolers." At this point in the novel I was impressed by how well Cottam handled both aspects—the crime story and the supernatural one. I think it is quite rare to be this versatile. John Connolly does it. So does Cottam.The plotting was especially well done. Slowly building tension to a climax and then, right near the end of the book (judging by the amount of chapters left) we suddenly are dropped down a rabbit hole into 1888 London. Distracting? Jarring? Not at all. It was my favorite part of the book. So go ahead and add a strong and equally well done historical aspect to the description of this novel. I went from really liking this book to loving it. And when we returned to present for what could be called “round 2’” Cottam has set up a no holds barred white knuckle ride to the finale.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Cottam Delivers Again By JAK The Lazarus Prophecy is utterly ridiculous and a compelling read.I think it's Cottam's DiVinci Code.Unlike the other novels I've read by Cottam ,this book isn't scary.It's a book where all major female characters are beautiful and the men, not bad.The plot is some hokum about Jack the Ripper really being a demon from hell who is kept imprisoned in a monastery by a mysterious Catholic order of monks.I loved it !The pacing is excellent and the ridiculous story pretty interesting.Cottam makes some mistakes.Somehow the demon can send good men to hell.Well, if your working in a Catholic framework that's not possible.Demons don't send you to hell , your own actions and mind do.At one point a not especially well educated Irishman in the 19th century starts talking about Milton- not too likely.Cottam also cooks up an organization that sounds like an amalgam of the British National Party,the English Defense League and a bunch of Camelot renactors headed by someone who sounds like he might be Nigel Farrage.Their animating presence is someone who maybe looks like LeeLee Sobieski in a heavy metal video or Medieval fair.Now these kooks exploit British Islamaphobia and come near to taking the country over.This is more ridiculous than the demons and the monks!But have no fear , if you like supernatural fiction,you'll have a ball.
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