The Thieves of Heaven

The Thieves of Heaven by Richard Doetsch
This book is about Micheal St. Pierre, a thief with morals. The opening is enough to reel you in. He gets caught thieving, even though he is a great thief, because he stops to help the victim of another crime. Michael is later released from prison and has sworn off thieving. He opens his own business and life is going well for he and his gorgeous wife Mary. Events quickly turn for the worst when Mary is diagnosed with terminal cancer and Michael has no way to pay for the treatments. In steps August Finster, tempting Michael with a heist and enough money to care for Mary. Michael carries off the heist and finds that he has stolen the keys to heaven for the devil himself. Michael then tries to return the keys to the rightful owners, the Catholic church, as his wife's life slips away. Time is running out because if Mary dies before Heaven's gates are unlocked again, she will remain in purgatory for eternity and her soul will be lost.
Very entertaining in a Dan Brown kind of way. I really enjoyed the premise. It was completely fictitious and running completely against my own beliefs, but once I made myself stop comparing the two things I was ready for the ride. I was very entertained and loved the characters......Michael, Mary, (not the devil so much), and Paul (Michael's best friend and parole officer. Who doesn't just LOVE cops? I can't think of anybody!!), and Simon the sniper priest (A good sniper priest really comes in handy when dealing with evil.)
Rating 4
Rating PG 16 There was swearing, the F word, and some sexual content.