Rosemary's Baby was fun; this sequel sucks. Idiotic concept and threaded with all sorts of never-answered plot developments. Murders are left unsolved and never rate another mention after they've happened. The notion of the whole world falling so much in love with a religious figure they're willing to do what Levin would have us believe they are is out and out laughable. And to end this novel as he did, not only knocking this one out of the sky, but Rosemary's Baby as well? Mr. Levin is a rude man. Don't buy this book and don't read it. And if anyone ever figured out his word puzzle, I've yet to hear about it.