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The world is a dangerous place, and
no one—not even a priest—is safe from sins and vices. Father
Bartholomew is very particular about the children he requires for his
"services," and once he's found the perfect little boy, he must have
him. The task of acquiring the boy falls to a notorious Albanian group
of smugglers called The Outfit, who specialize in items of a more
delicate nature. The boy is kidnapped; the father framed. Everything
goes off without a hitch—until the boy manages to briefly escape. The
resulting firefight ends with two people dead, including the fiancé of
private investigator Jack Steele. This thrusts him deep into the world
of the Albanian mob, who seek their own revenge and wish to annihilate
Jack and everyone he holds dear.
Told through shifting perspectives, the novel plunges readers deep into
sin. Quiles's writing sinks in like the sharp flagellation implements
of Father Bartholomew and inflicts a feeling of guilt by association
for merely reading the printed words. Jack is everything a hero should
be: a bit rough around the edges, quick to anger, but with a strict
moral code and an unfaltering sense of justice. Much more intriguing
are the antagonists and the driving force behind them. Each "bad guy"
gets a much deeper development, mixing raw emotion and human nature to
brew up some realistic, if terrifying, personalities. Be warned: this
novel explores some disturbing sexual and violent content concerning
children. If you can stomach it, Ordainment Betrayal is a suspenseful thriller that explores dark secrets and twisted desires.