The weight of it hit Daniel with an almost physical force. The question haunts us-from the chilling childhood moment when we realize that we and everyone we love will die, until we exhale our final breath.Īnd on the other side of that coin, Chercover illustrates the power and wonder:

All that human energy, wasted, in response to the simple fact that we know we are going to die, and we don’t know what happens after, and we’re afraid that this life is all there is.

On one side he examines the negatives, the hypocrisy and logical flaws:Īll the wealth and time and labor we pour into propping up our respective priests and reverends, rabbis and imams, monks and gurus, building grand cathedrals, churches, temples, mosques, and mansions sacrificing our young on the altar of war, war over whose imaginary friend is the real imaginary friend (might as well print My God Can Beat Up Your God t-shirts) the bigotry, misogyny, subjection, intolerance and guilt. So Daniel joins the priesthood to find a miracle, to restore his faith, to discover exactly what it is he believes in.Ĭhercover explores both sides of the religious coin. Tim Trinity is a con man, conning people out of money by abusing their religious beliefs. And Chercover parallels that with the recovery of New Orleans.ĭaniel is crushed when he discovers his uncle, a traveling revival preacher and the man who raised him, is not a man of faith. The theme of religion is not one that aims to preach rather it’s a theme of journeys and self-discovery. The protagonist of The Trinity Game, Daniel Byrne, is a Catholic priest, which of course raises questions about the nature of the novel. However, I’m confident his fans will not be disappointed. The wait is over, and he’s returned with a story that bears no resemblance to his Ray Dudgeon P.I. Sean Chercover fans have had a bit of a wait for his new crime novel. The Trinity Game by Sean Chercover is a novel of international intrigue (available July 31, 2012).