Forced by his family to become a minister in the Church of England, Gilbert Winslow is offered a dangerous and challenging task by one of the most powerful nobles in Britain. Taking the post offers fortune and escape from a life he despises, but Winslow discovers it also means becoming a spy. His mission is to infiltrate a group of religious separatists and to ferret out the whereabouts of their leader, who is accused of dissention against the King. In spite of his initial uneasiness, infiltration proves to be an easy matter. But will the ultimate betrayal be so simple? With the influences of good and evil, faith and doubt, compassion and selfishness pulling him apart, to whom could he turn?
Published in 1986, this is one of those old classic Christian novels but, as a loyal fan of author Gilbert Morris, I am more than willing to pick up his first installment of The House of Winslow series. This was a pretty stereotypical religious novel, I will admit. But it's an easy read, a quick study of character development and the acquirement of faith amidst trials - and the love of a pretty girl, or two! - and the main hero will steal your heart pretty quickly. In the genre of its kind, I'd give this book an easy 8 out of 10. I will admit, my rating is biased because, yep, Gilbert Morris is my go-to author of Christian novels and it's saying something seeing as how my collection of said genre is limited to the best of the best.
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