Reviews & Praise for Resurrection

Early Praise:
"The author of An Obvious Enchantment weaves the discovery of the Gnostic gospels into an elegantly written thriller" - People 

"Resurrection is a story of renewed faith inspired by gospels said to have been squelched by early Christian leaders. But Resurrection also is the story of the brave Gemma who, because she's a woman, and a stubborn one at that, must fight social, cultural and religious restrictions to pursue the events surrounding her father's death....Malarkey, whose first novel, An Obvious Enchantment, dealt with African Islam, writes deftly about spiritual discovery, and the religious history she weaves into her story gives the novel some heft." - USA Today

"An absorbing fictional account of the discovery, history, and repression of the ‘lost gospels' found at Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in the 1940's . . . Readers who enjoyed Kate Mosse's Labyrinth or Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian will find Resurrection a good read." - Library Journal

"Although some readers may enjoy Malarkey's novel simply as a literary thriller, many will find themselves wrestling with theological conundrums. In fact, controversy will surely surround this novel, as readers who hail it as a daring exposé clash with those who see it as a slander against their faith." - Booklist

"Engrossing...Loosely based on the mid-1940s discovery of the Gnostic gospels at Nag Hammadi, Resurrection is bound to be compared with Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code...The chief difference between Brown and Malarkey is the healing spiritual dimension that Malarkey brings to her story...Like Thomas Jefferson, who created his own New Testament out of the statements he thought Jesus made (while tossing out the ones that seemed to have been added later), Malarkey is far more concerned with what Jesus actually said, and why and how his message was distorted." - Seattle Times

"Drawn from actual events, Resurrection is a fascinating and engaging new novel" - Strandbooks.com

"A provocative mystery-a story of love and murder that calls into question the founding of Christianity, the role of women in the church, and the idea that Mary Magdalene could have been the first apostle." PAGES magazine

Bookseller support:
"Fans of Maisie Dobbs will love Gemma Bastian and this richly detailed, well-paced novel." - Peg Patton, Front Street Book Shop, Scituate Harbor, MA

"This is a suspenseful love story peopled with a mix of fictional and historical characters. Tucker Malarkey has created a wonderful fiction based on the sketchy history of the Gnostic Gospels." - Angela Crist, The Book Vault, Oskaloosa, IA

Selected as a BookSense Pick for August 2006

A Book Club Favorite:
A Selection of Book of the Month Club, Mystery Guild, Literary Guild, Doubleday Book Club, Quality Paperback Book Club, and One Spirit

An international sensation:
Foreign rights sold to Brazil, France, Italy, Poland, Spain, The Netherlands, Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Croatia, Serbia