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Reseña de Publisher's Weekly
This splendid mystery marks the fifth appearance of Salt Lake City private detective Moroni Traveler. Irvine ( Called Home ) further probes the knotty, affectionate relationship between Moroni and Martin, his doddering, delightful father and partner, against the background of Utah's cruel Aprils and the Mormon way of life. The tale takes off as Moroni becomes the first Gentile, i.e., nonbeliever, to enter the holy Temple. He is summoned there by the ailing First Prophet whose beloved grandniece, Lael, age 20, is being held by kidnappers who threaten to kill her unless the Prophet publishes a revelation granting women equal rights in the church, including membership in the priesthood. Battling springtime torrents, high-heeled harpies who kick him where it hurts the most, interfering churchmen and a host of convinced traditionalists, Moroni uncovers a surprising, devilish plan. The identity of the Evil One is clear early on, but that doesn't diminish the suspense in this rewarding novel. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Kirkus Review
Private investigators Moroni Traveler and his father Martin are pressed into their current assignment by Moroni's longtime friend Willis Tanner (Called Home, etc.), a trouble-shooter for the Mormon Church establishment in Salt Lake City. Lael Woolley, grandniece of ailing First Prophet Elton Woolley, the Church's head, has been kidnapped, seemingly by a group of feminists. The ransom demanded is equal rights for women in the Church, including the priesthood. Against a background of unending heavy rains and flooded roads, Moroni et père explore Lael's lifestyle for clues to her whereabouts. They find her, of course--and at the same time uncover a subtler kind of chicanery at work. The inner workings of the Mormon establishment are fascinating as ever, but the author's choppy narrative style (verging at times on incoherence) dilutes any sense of urgency in this readable but uncompelling story.
Reseña de Booklist
Irvine's fifth Moroni Traveler mystery is, like the others, a contemporary novel steeped in the lore of the Church of Latter-Day Saints. The main character's first name is derived from an angelic figure in Mormon theology. A group of militant Mormon feminists called the Army of Nauvoo is apparently linked to the kidnapping of a close relative of the First Prophet (a church office equivalent in stature to the Pope in Catholicism). Against his better judgment, Traveler is pressured into investigating the situation after a powerful church official calls in an old debt. He quickly finds himself embroiled in a no-win situation, caught between a dangerous group of conspirators and ruthless political intrigues originating from the innermost levels of the church hierarchy. A key theme addressed in the novel is the question of integrating women into the Mormon priesthood. There isn't any Mormon-bashing here; the characters interact in reasonable, believable, and sympathetic ways, and while the author's opinions can be read between the lines, he wisely avoids the temptation to climb on a soapbox. A well-crafted yarn in a fascinating setting. ~--Elliott Swanson