Book Tour: The Curse Of Sacerdozio

One element of the novel offers a detailed expose of the secret workings of both the Catholic society Opus Dei and the Protestant evangelical society The Family, and how they each influence our country’s judiciary and Congress, respectively. It’s eye-opening, to be sure, and a maddening to discover of the level of influence these groups took to pursue their interests.

Another storyline looks at how land owned by Native American tribes were originally (and continue to be) taken by the government, the legal struggles the tribes face in holding onto the land they have, and the interpretation of the laws used to do so.  While we are all taught how the colonists took land from the Native Americans when they settled this country, I don’t recall learning the basis for how our government justified it and continues to justify it as further claims are made on their land even today, and he did well to make me feel quite livid about this treatment. It’s a piece civil rights history that is much overlooked today and I appreciate walking away from a novel having learned something new.

Add in some interesting characters – the old Apache named Rio was flat-out fascinating – along with a clever and brazen defense attorney, and it all makes for a fascinating, albeit complicated,  detail-laden read in which you will need to pay close attention.