The Redemption By William Peter Blatty.

A wonderful novel in its own unusual way. This novel jumps through hoops to be what I assumed the author wished it to be. The initial story seems like something from a James bond movie. The ultimate assassin captured, imprisoned and tortured giving away nothing then killing all of his captors. At this point throw your rule book away as Mr Blatty drags you back into his normal world of religion, hope and faith.
The story is told in fragments but he gives clues and when it is dragged back together in a sack of homage he makes all of his points clear.
I wonder if the small slivers that this tale breaks down to as it starts before coming together in a realization echoes Mr Blatty’s conversion to christianity? It seems like an epiphany to me but I suspect that epiphany occurred many years before this tales inception.
As far as the novel goes this matters not a jot.
This tale seems like a spy novel or James bond outing at the start until it becomes fragmented and disparate to show (I assume dissolution) then as the case is solved and all becomes clear you will marvel at this work of great fiction.
A beautiful, well written, fantastically planned, work of great literature that is both mysterious and uplifting. Very good Indeed.
I would normally give a novel this great five stars from five but I have not rated it as this novel is above my ratings system. One of the greatest novels I have ever read and worthy of more than my humble accolade.
