“The Relic Master,” by Christopher Buckley. Simon and Schuster, 400 pp., $26.95. Christopher Buckley, merry cynic and satirist, has found targets for his skewering pen in Washington knavery, ...

Best known for his contemporary political satire, Christopher Buckley has said that today's politics are self-satirizing. So, he's aimed his wit and his crossbow at the politics of the early 16th ...

Christopher Buckley's new novel is a historical heist caper, the story of a scam: An attempt to counterfeit the Shroud of Turin, believed by some to be the burial shroud of Jesus of Nazareth. As Jesus ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

If you like satirical, action-packed, mildly absurd fiction, I expect you’ll like Christopher Buckley’s new novel. If you’re a fan of plausible historical fiction, don’t bother. Buckley has a tenuous ...