THE OCCULI INCIDENT has as it's central focus an alleged miracle in an old Catholic church somewhere in New England. Water drips from the eyes of Christ on the main crucifix in the church, causing much excitement. Some, including the parish priest, suspect that the miracle isn't enitrely genuine. Mystery, mayhem and a few murders ensue, and it is up to our intrepid heroes to follow the trail of bread crumbs to figure out who is behind the deception.

It's difficult to find a single fault with this book - not because it's good, but because it's so difficult to settle on just one. The plot is both contrived and full of holes, the characterizations are clumsy and hamfisted, the dialogue is atrocious, the prose is erratic, and the sex scenes are cringe-inducing. I'm not entirely certain if the investigators are supposed to be complete idiots, or the author supposes that the reader is - the villain is transparently obvious from the beginning, as is how he manufactures his miracle. By the end I was desperately hoping he would off a few more of the "heroes" just to put me out of their misery.

In short, this book is about as good as can be expected from a small press wherein the author thanks his editor for introducing him to the concept of the comma.