In this mystery novel, much of the mystery is removed by the fact that Kellerman relies so heavily on the real-life facts of the Heaven's Gate, Waco and Jonestown tragedies. In addition, Kellerman reveals the murderer halfway through the novel, and the last half turns into more of a thriller as Decker attempts to save the Order's children from guru Bob. However, as in any good mystery, Kellerman uses several of the characters as decoys in the first half of the novel. Red herrings are thrown out for Europa, Asnikov, and even gurus Venus, Nova and Pluto who, while no saints, all serve to deflect attention from guru Bob, the true villain.

Kellerman also plays with the technique of giving most of the characters two different names, and switching between the names throughout the novel. All members of the Order have an assumed name (and even Bob is...