Official Review: The Hand of God by John Isaac Jones

topdan30 · Post by **topdan30** » 07 Sep 2018, 05:25

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Hand of God" by John Isaac Jones.]

4 out of 4 stars

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The Hand of God is a fictional novel by John Isaac Jones. It is a crime, thriller, and mystery novel. The book contains violence and graphic scenes. Therefore, it is not meant for children and young adult. I recommend this book to lovers of a good fictional novel with action and numerous lessons. The book touches crime, law, murder, revenge, religion, love and lot more.

Bobby Lincoln is a twenty-four-year-old living with his common-law wife Idella Lincoln. He is a fisherman and also works at a sugar mill in Palm Harbor. Things are not working well for him now as he is low on cash and even food supply. Idella is not pleased with the situation as they struggle and live from hand-to-mouth daily.

Bobby on a faithful day went out to work for a long time friend, Lucky Holzafel. Lucky informed Bobby of a big job coming up, which will upgrade his financial status greatly. With this job, Bobby will be able to solve his financial crisis and his wife will stop nagging. This is a job that will affect his financial status but will also go against his mother’s teaching about moral right. This job eventually changed his life beyond his imagination. Now, Bobby is fighting to survive as the monster within wants to come out, and he is also been hunted. What is the job? How did the job change his life? What will become of Bobby? Who or what is hunting Bobby? All this will be answered with a read.

I wish I could give more summary, but giving details will lead to revealing spoilers. This book contains numerous lessons which readers will get to gain from. The book offers lessons on moral right, the conscience of a person, baptism, power of confession, wealth in reading, racism, and lot more.

The author did a good job with the storyline as it is enjoyable. The storyline covers so many aspects as the author did justice to the descriptive aspect of the book. I love this aspect of it. The author rightly described the mill operation in the production of sugar as he involves the characters in the process.

There were so many things I enjoyed in this book. I enjoyed reading Bobby’s negotiation with the DA. He claimed his respect and got himself a better deal that no one would have deemed possible for a black. I also enjoyed reading Clifford’s character. His role is quite minute, but he is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. He stood by Bobby all through his problem.

This book was professionally edited. I found no flaws in It. Therefore, I rate The Hand of God 4 out of 4 stars.

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Cecilia_L · Post by **Cecilia_L** » 07 Sep 2018, 13:06

Your review has piqued my interest and this sounds like a book I would enjoy. Great review!

topdan30 · Post by **topdan30** » 07 Sep 2018, 13:43

Cecilia_L wrote: ↑07 Sep 2018, 13:06 Your review has piqued my interest and this sounds like a book I would enjoy. Great review!

It is an interesting book. Thanks for reading and commenting

crediblereading2 · Post by **crediblereading2** » 07 Sep 2018, 15:14

I am so intrigued about what this job could be. It has changed his life dramatically and he is being hunted. I hope everything ends well for him. Thank you for your very interesting review.

ShareTheGift · Post by **ShareTheGift** » 09 Sep 2018, 02:23

Thank you for the review. The book sounds very interesting with the moral dilemmas faced by the main characters. I'm always interested in a story where individuals are faced with choices and the extent they will go against what the know is the right path.

I'll definitely look for this book and add it to my reading list.

Nerea · Post by **Nerea** » 10 Sep 2018, 03:14

The book story sounds different from what i thought it to be. And yes a detailed summary of the book would reveal spoilers. Great review. Thanks for sharing.

sharkyjen998 · Post by **sharkyjen998** » 10 Sep 2018, 07:05

Thank you for your review of this book. I love crime and mystery novels, so this one immediately caught my eye. I love a book that is difficult to summarize without spoiling the story. That means every detail is important. Sounds like my kind of book! I'll read this one. Thanks again!

Kareka88 · Post by **Kareka88** » 10 Sep 2018, 18:42

The Hand of God sounds like an exciting novel. I would be interested in knowing what kind of job Bobby gets involved in. Thank you for your informative review. I may have to give it a chance.

stacie k · Post by **stacie k** » 10 Sep 2018, 19:57

This sounds like a complex story that touches on moral issues. I'm curious about the mysterious job and the consequences that result from choosing it. Thanks for the intriguing review!

Mohammed Shaibu · Post by **Mohammed Shaibu** » 12 Sep 2018, 16:53

The hand of God sound lively, iit teaches more about life, I wonder the kind of job that changes Bobby's financial and made him hunted,I have interest in this book

Debjani Ghosh · Post by **Debjani Ghosh** » 13 Sep 2018, 04:21

A life changing job lands our protagonist in trouble and compels him to duel with his unethical nature. It is an interesting premise. I may give it a chance. Thanks for the review!

topdan30 · Post by **topdan30** » 16 Sep 2018, 08:02

crediblereading2 wrote: ↑07 Sep 2018, 15:14 I am so intrigued about what this job could be. It has changed his life dramatically and he is being hunted. I hope everything ends well for him. Thank you for your very interesting review.

That is for you to find out

thanks for reading and commenting

topdan30 · Post by **topdan30** » 16 Sep 2018, 08:03

ShareTheGift wrote: ↑09 Sep 2018, 02:23 Thank you for the review. The book sounds very interesting with the moral dilemmas faced by the main characters. I'm always interested in a story where individuals are faced with choices and the extent they will go against what the know is the right path.

I'll definitely look for this book and add it to my reading list.

you should sure do. thanks for reading and commenting

topdan30 · Post by **topdan30** » 16 Sep 2018, 08:04

Nerea wrote: ↑10 Sep 2018, 03:14 The book story sounds different from what i thought it to be. And yes a detailed summary of the book would reveal spoilers. Great review. Thanks for sharing.

You welcome and am glad you enjoyed the review

topdan30 · Post by **topdan30** » 16 Sep 2018, 08:06

sharkyjen998 wrote: ↑10 Sep 2018, 07:05 Thank you for your review of this book. I love crime and mystery novels, so this one immediately caught my eye. I love a book that is difficult to summarize without spoiling the story. That means every detail is important. Sounds like my kind of book! I'll read this one. Thanks again!

You should sure give it a read. Thanks for reading and commenting