would they want this to happen? It turns out that the killings are being done by a faction of the Christian Church (The Church of the Reborn Jesus) who hold the notion that the Jews have forfeited their role as the chosen people (replacement theology) and by killing the 36 should bring about the Second Coming (something the Jews do not believe). Reception It was described as "The biggest challenger to Dan Brown's (author of The Da Vinci Code) crown" by the British newspaper The Mirror. The book made a brief appearance in the gossip columns when a damning review by Michael Dibdin, originally written for The Guardian, appeared instead in The Times. The Guardian's readers' editor discovered that when Dibdin originally submitted his review to The Guardian, he offered to withdraw it if it were deemed too awkward – an offer the editor, Alan Rusbridger, accepted. The Righteous Men was picked as a Richard and Judy Summer Read in June 2006 and soon rose to the top of The Sunday Times bestsellers' list. It stayed on the list for several months and has now sold more than half a million copies in the UK; it has been translated into 30 languages. See also Supersessionism Hasidic Judaism References External links Jewish Quarterly review Review of The Righteous Men on Unreality Shout 2006 British novels British thriller novels Works published under a pseudonym Novels about journalists HarperCollins books Jewish novels