Vigil

By: Robert Masello

Narrated by: Corey M. Snow

In the caves beneath an Italian lake, the fossil of a creature older than the Earth has been disinterred. In the Judaean desert, a legendary parchment has been discovered. One reveals the secrets of heaven. One foretells an impending hell. And deciphering their message has been left to paleontologist Carter Cox - a man of science whose faith in the empirical is about to be shaken by forces of evil beyond imagining.

©2005 Robert Masello (P)2016 Tantor

So intelligently written

If I could've listened non stop I would have. I really enjoyed this author's writing style. So many layers yet not at all jumbled. This kept my attention from beginning to end and the narrator was great at changing his voice and accent for every character. Well done!

Loved it!

What made the experience of listening to Vigil the most enjoyable?

I enjoyed the writing and the story. It seemed to have a lot of different threads that had to come together, and that was a bit hard to keep track of at first, but once things began to tie together it was GREAT! The most memorable part for me was the scroll (no spoilers, but it gets very interesting towards the last 25% of the book.

Not Masello's best...

In a city of 11 million people, the development of the story line and the intersection of the characters’ lives are a little too convenient.
The most interesting part of the story was the open ended finale which left room for speculation.
Good narrator but attempts at accents were lacking.

A perfectly executed and special story!

Loved absolutely everything about this story, the idea, characters and narration are outstanding! A fresh and unique way to execute an age old horror!

Pretty cool story

I was intrigued by the description of this book and was not disappointed . Although not my usual fare, I really got into the story.
Kind of Dan Brown meets Ann Rice.
Tho not quite as well developed as a Brown or Rice, the author kept my interest throughout. Pretty cool story and a good start to an interesting and entertaining new series. I'm looking forward to the next book already :)