Jerusalem's Rain

With Jerusalem's Rain, D. S. Lliteras completes the historical portrait of Jesus that began with 1998's acclaimed The Thieves of Golgotha. Following Thieves came Judas the Gentile (1999), a moving study of the tortured soul of Jesus' most reviled disciple. Now, Lliteras flawlessly evokes the anguish Peter must live with after his famous triple denial of Jesus.

Jerusalem's Rain follows Peter and the other disciples who remain in the city as they hide from further persecution at the hands of Roman Centurions, mourn the loss of their Master, and wonder how to go on without him. It is Peter, however, who descends furthest into this collective Dark Night of the Soul. At the lowest depths of his despair, he is met by the resurrected Christ who greets him with love and the renewal of his great message: "Follow me."

• Jerusalem’s Rain was named Outstanding Biblical Novel by Library Journal in the eighth annual list of Best Genre Fiction of 2003. (LJ January 2004 issue)

• A Booklist 2003 "Top Ten Pick" in Christian Novels

• Library Journal’s 2003 Top Five Pick for Christian Novel

 "Top 10 Christian Novel of 2003.  Lliteras' great achievement."
                        --Booklist (starred review)
 
"Best genre Fiction of 2003. Outstanding biblical novel."
            --Library Journal
 
"In Jerusalem's Rain, D.S. Lliteras completes the author's portrayal of Jesus with a new look at Peter and his anguish."
            --Publisher's Weekly
 
"D.S. Lliteras has written a compelling and memorable tale...fascinating reading"
            --Midwest Book Review

Praise for Judas the Gentile by D.S. Lliteras:
  
"Top 10 Christian Novel of 2000. Subtle, provocative."
            --Booklist
 
"Judas' struggle to understand his motives, his faith and his destiny propel this tale."
      --Publisher's Weekly
 
D.S. Lliteras has given readers much to think about in Judas the Gentile."
            --Midwest Book Review
 
"A true work of enduring literature."
        --Wisconsin Bookwatch
 
Praise for Thieves of Golgotha by D.S. Lliteras:
 
"Startling, surprisingly successful."
        --Booklist
 
"Though-provoking...Recommended."
        --Library Journal
 
"A sympathetic fictional portrait."
      --  Publisher's Weekly
 
"A tough, vivid, extraordinary novel." (starred review)
        --John  Mort  (author of Christian Fiction, A guide to the genre)

Praise for The Silence of John by D.S. Lliteras:

"Outstanding...Highly Recommended."
                        --Library Journal (starred review)

"Lliteras sees in them [women] the best humankind has to offer."
                        --Booklist (starred review)

"The Silence of John explores the loyalty and sacrifice of Jesus' female disciples, John's helplessness, and the cultural exclusion of women at that time."
                        --Publisher's Weekly