Book Review: A Burning in the Darkness by A P McGrath
A P McGrath successfully unites the most important elements of civilization between the covers of A Burning in the Darkness. The pages of the book offer a tasteful blend of crime and romance under the seal of Catholic faith. At a large international airport, a small confessional room is filled with secrets. Father Michael Kieh, who is responsible with hearing these burdens and offering forgiveness when it is due, finds himself lured into an intricate web of conspiracy. The spiders forming the web are important men of the society and their victims are whoever endangers their status or brilliant future. Ruthless predators, they hunt under the cover of law and bureaucracy, using the system to their own advantage. Basically, two institutions - the church and the justice system - test their influence over one another and people. Each offers a certain set of tools which can serve the purpose given by the one who wields these. Father Kieh becomes the keeper of some critical information, b