Comes a Horseman
Authors: Robert Liparulo
Tags: #ebook, #book, #Suspense, #Mystery, #Thriller, #Horror, #Religion
Praise for
Comes a Horseman
“Read this book with the lights on! Gory and ghastly, yet with a gripping plot, these pages will literally tremble in the hands of readers!
Comes a Horseman
is a chilling ride into a horrifying possibility!”
âwww.inthelibraryreview.com
“. . . Comes A Well-Crafted Page Turner Mindful Of
The Da Vinci Code.
”
â
Tampa Bay Tribune
“Frightening and fiendishly smart,
Comes a Horseman
is a must-read! Robert Liparulo's intense thrill ride will keep your nerves frayed and your lights on.”
âDavid Morrell, author of
Creepers
and
The Brotherhood of the Rose
“Not for the faint of heart, this is quality writing that deserves a lofty niche within the action/suspense genre. It is well-researched and meticulously detailed, and the characters are fascinating and âreal,' the dialogue clever and altogether human, the plot compelling. What I'm trying to say is, I love it!”
âFrank Peretti, author of
Monster
and
This Present Darkness
“Take
The DaVinci Code
, throw in a dash of
Left Behind
, pair it with the intrigue of a Tom Clancy thriller, and you've got this chilling debut thriller from journalist Robert Liparulo.”
âChristianity Today
“Liparulo has crafted a diabolical thrill ride of a novel that makes the roller coaster at Magic Mountain seem like a speed bump. Part serial killer procedural, part global techno-thriller, part spiritual suspense epic,
Comes a Horseman
has enough plot twists and action to decode Da Vinci! Highly recommended!”
â Jay Bonansinga, author of
Frozen
,
The Killer's Game
, and
The Sinking of the Eastland
“A riveting thriller that spins effortlessly off great writing and a demonic villain real enough to have you looking over your own shoulder.”
âDavid H. Dun, author of
The Black Silent
“
Comes a Horseman
is an ambitious and original debut thriller by a fine new writer. Robert Liparulo deserves an audience, because he has something meaningful to say.”
âC. J. Box, Anthony Award-winning author of
Out of Range
“Robert Liparulo is one of the best writers to hit the block in a long time.
Comes a Horseman
is brilliantly conceived and executed. It will leave readers desperately wanting more.”
â Ted Dekker, author of the number one
best-seller
Obsessed
“Prophecy and murder run roughshod through
Comes a Horseman
. From the mountain peaks of Colorado down to a labyrinth beneath Jerusalem, mystery and adventure abound in a read that will keep you up to the wee hours of the morning. Not to be missed!”
âJames Rollins,
New York Times
best-selling author of
Sandstorm
and
Map of Bones
“Robert Liparulo starts off with a bang and then lulls us momentarily with well-modeled and sympathetic characters before he drops those same totally likeable characters into a series of harrowing confrontations. Some of the fights involving razor-edged weapons manage to be excruciatingly wince-inducing while remaining truly entertaining. This is what is meant by guilty fun.”
âLarry Hama, writer, Marvel Comics'
G.I. Joe
and
Wolverine
“High-octane action and devilish conspiracies worthy of
The Da Vinci Code
or
Left Behind
. What's not to like?”
âJoseph R. Garber, author of
Vertical Run
and
Whirlwind
“Robert Liparulo writes the kind of thriller other authors write in their dreams, and readers devour until the wee hours of the morning! Make way for a new master of the genre and a can't-put-down knockout with
Comes a Horseman
.”
âMark Andrew Olsen, author of
The Assignment
and co author of
Hadassah
“
Comes a Horseman
is stunningly brilliant. It's a story of epic conflict, despair, courage, and the power of faith and strength and endurance . . . Liparulo has clearly proven himself to be one of the best writers of our generation. I will anxiously await his next work.”
âJames Byron Huggins, best-selling author of
Wolf Story
,
The
Reckoning
, and
Nightbringer
“This book is a true page-turner, with wonderfully developed characters who have all-too-human strengths and weaknesses. This story is frighteningly real and insidious in a way that makes me hope our two FBI agents really are on the job. Robert Liparulo's writing is refreshingly good, especially for a first-time novelist. I hope there's a sequel!”
âTerri Lubaroff, Senior Vice President,
Humble Journey Films
“
Come a Horseman
is chalk-full of unbelievable excitement and credible research. My nails got shorter with each pageâI could not put it down. This incredibly real-to-life thriller envelops the epic battle of good versus evil with a new depth. It is the thriller of thrillers! I can't wait for the next book.”
âDwight Cenac, President, Welcome
Home Care and HCMC Properties
“Liparulo's book takes the reader across the globe in a riveting story of murder and Church intrigue. A quick, compelling read.”
âW. H. Watford, Edgar-nominated
author of
Mortal Strain
and
Lethal Risk
“Robert Liparulo has burst onto the thriller scene with a ferociously original page-turner.
Comes a Horseman
takes religious conspiracy to the next, frightening level. Cutting-edge forensics, horrifying villains, and a slam-bang race to the finish all come together to make one of the most exciting and satisfying reads of the year”
âJ. A. Konrath, author of
Bloody Mary
“Fasten your seat belt;
Comes a Horseman
is a wild ride! With great skill and prophetic clarity, Robert Liparulo knows how to tell an exciting story and boost a reader's adrenaline level. You won't want to put this one down!”
âAngela Hunt, author of
The Novelist
and
Unspoken
“
Comes a Horseman
has a powerful sense of doom from the first pages on. Though the story is global, some of its best writing is surprisingly intimate: a boy and his father besieged in their house, two good people, a man in the middle, and one very bad man in a dark room on an empty floor in a hotel. There's some fresh role-reversal in the two leads. The sense of doom yields to a downhill, no brakes, runaway pace, an inevitable clash of complicated Good and uncomplicated Evil. Liparulo knows more than you and I do about some dark corners of history.”
âDan Vining, author of
The Quick
“
Horseman
is easily one of this year's best novels.”
â
New Man
magazine
“
Comes a Horseman
grabs you from page one. The story has everything a fiction fan could want: an ancient conspiracy, a thrilling mystery, an everyman hero and a sinister villainâall crafted without a hint of cliché. Be warned: Your heart will race, your head will spin, and your palms will sweat as you read this gruesome tale.”
âRobert Andrescik, editor of
New Man
magazine
“As a long-time Stephen King fan, I've finally found another author who can measure upâRobert Liparulo.
Comes a Horseman
is a taut blend of suspense with a splash of horror and edge-of-your-seat writing that keep me riveted.”
âColleen Coble, author of
Distant Echoes
and
Black Sands
“This book has everythingâmurder, suspense, history, intrigue . . .
Comes a Horseman
grabs you and won't let go. It may be the most ambitious, most abundant first novel I've ever read. We'll be hearing from Robert Liparulo for a long time to come.”
âSteve Hamilton, Edgar Award-winning
author of
Ice Run
“If you like thrillers that are spine chilling and just won't let go of the reader, this book is for you. It is loaded with suspense and moves at a very fast pace. As you sit down to read this book, make sure your doors are locked.”
âNancy Eaton, mysteriesgalore.com
“Dan Brown fans take note: you'll like this one.”
âwww.book-blog.com
“This is a book that you'll lose sleep overâduring and after the reading.”
âJoe Hartlaub, BookReporter.com
“
Comes a Horseman
is a phenomenal, almost flawless debut by an experienced author poised to becomes the Christian answer to Dan Brown.”
âMary Lynn Mercer,
Why Books Work
Copyright © 2005 by Robert Liparulo
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Published in Nashville, TN, by Thomas Nelson. Thomas Nelson is a trademark of Thomas Nelson, Inc.
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Publisher's Note: This novel is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author's imagination or used fictitiously. All characters are fictional, and any similarity to people living or dead is purely coincidental.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Liparulo, Robert.
      Comes a horseman / by Robert Liparulo.
         p. cm.
     ISBN-10: 0-7852-6176-1 (hard cover)
     ISBN-13: 978-0-7852-6176-6 (hard cover)
     ISBN-10: 1-5955-4179-9 (trade paper)
     ISBN-13: 978-1-5955-4179-6 (trade paper)
     ISBN-10: 1-59554-229-9 (mmpb)
     ISBN-13: 978-1-59554-229-8 (mmpb)
     1. Government investigatorsâFiction. 2. AmericansâJerusalemâFiction.
  3. Serial murdersâFiction. 4. JerusalemâFiction.
  5. ColoradoâFiction. I. Title.
  PS3612.I63C66 2005
  813' .6âdc22
2004026692
Printed in the United States of America
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