Friday, January 02, 2026

Books read in 2025: No. 44, Books read in 2026: No. 1 -- A Nefarious Plot

by Steve Deace

Started: Dec. 27, 2025
Finished: Jan. 2, 2026

Notes: I normally don't care to read modern Christian fiction or to watch modern Christian movies, mainly because I find them hugely facile. That being said, I did catch the movie Nefarious a while back and found it quite interesting, the plot being about a murderer in prison who proclaims to be a demon and he does indeed seem to be so when interviewed. This particular novel and the author are apparently connected to the movie, though I don't know if the film is based off this book. It does concern me this might just be propaganda, as is much of modern Christian literature, but I'll deal with it if it comes to that.

Mini review: Basically, this is a long post from a demon telling mankind, and especially Americans, how we're all screwed and going to hell. And the only thing we can do about it is to become Christian Nationalists. I don't espouse that viewpoint, but I can't say this book didn't give me a few things to think about. All in all, I preferred the movie based upon this book much more than I did the book itself. Also, this book is more than a decade old, and I don't think it's aged well considering the current political climate here in the U.S. If you're a Christian Nationalist, this might be right up your alley, but otherwise, I don't think most readers would be drawn to it.