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First published 1980 · 514 pages
A breathless, apocalyptic thriller where religious mystery collides with ticking-clock suspense.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like watching a storm gather on the horizon—ominous, inevitable, and charged with apocalyptic dread. The narrative moves at a breakneck, propulsive speed, driven by signature short chapters and relentless cliffhangers. It plunges the reader into an eerie atmosphere where the mundane world is suddenly fractured by cosmic forces of good and evil. The tone is urgent and sensational, blending the grounded grit of a private investigator procedural with the sweeping, terrifying stakes of religious prophecy. The prose is punchy and cinematic, designed to keep pages turning late into the night. It will thoroughly delight fans of high-stakes religious thrillers who crave a breathless, suspense-soaked journey through crises of faith and terrifying global omens.
- Mood
- ominous
- apocalyptic
- tense
- eerie
- Tone
- urgent
- dramatic
- sensational
- earnest
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- crisis of faith · apocalyptic dread · maternal protection · cosmic good and evil
- The writing
- Punchy, accessible, and cinematic, relying on short chapters and relentless cliffhangers to drive momentum.
- The arc
- Begins with eerie, unsettling mysteries and escalates into a frantic, high-stakes battle against apocalyptic dread.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave fast-paced, high-stakes religious thrillers with apocalyptic undertones and accessible, page-turning prose.
Content notes
- pregnancy peril
- apocalyptic disasters
- religious trauma
- violence
About the book
The #1 bestseller Pop Goes the Weasel proved once again that James Patterson is an undisputed master of suspense. Now he has written his most compelling and surprising thriller ever....Cradle & All In Boston, a young woman finds herself pregnant--even though she is still a virgin. In Ireland, another young woman discovers she is in the same impossible condition. And in cities all around the world, medical authorities are overwhelmed by epidemics, droughts, famines, floods, and worse. It all feels like a sign that something awful is coming. Anne Fitzgerald, a former nun turned private investigator, is hired by the Archdiocese of Boston to investigate the immaculate conceptions. Even as she comes to care about and trust the young women, she realizes that both are in great danger. Terrifying forces of light and darkness are gathering. Stepping into uncharted territory where the unknown is just the beginning, Anne must discover the truth--to save the young women, to save herself, and to protect the future of all mankind.
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