Thursday, August 16, 2012

Reviewing THE DEPOSIT SLIP by Todd M. Johnson

Reviewing THE DEPOSIT SLIP by Todd M. Johnson.
Question is... what would YOU do if your father had died, and when going through the 'estate' you find a deposit slip showing he had deposited over TEN million dollars you knew nothing about?  The subject is intriguing, and the author does a masterful job of writing an interesting story. 
   My initial reaction was "FINALLY a Christian novel that can compete and hold it's own with the NY Times legal thriller best-sellers... BUT as I neared the end of the book, I wondered 'where is the Christian witness?'  I found none, except toward the end when someone was asked if they ever prayed while working in a garden on their knees!!!  I don't think something is "Christian" just because it doesn't contain swearing or immoral sex.  There should be a 'witness'.  So I am wondering why Bethany Publishers were the ones to publish this book.  Frankly, even though I liked this book, I have found a bigger Christian witness in John Grisham's THE TESTIMENT, or David Baldicci's books!
   As you read this book, you will walk through legal monsters ganging up on financially strapped honest attorneys and feel your heart tug at the emotional situation between the father and son, but there is no Christian witness as one would expect from a 'Christian publisher'.
   I was given this book free from Bethany Publishers for review and am not required to give a possitive opinion.  I would recommend the book, because it is very interesting and well written.

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Reviewing THE DEPOSIT SLIP