Fresh off their successful quest to thwart not just one, but two diabolical plots to destroy the globe, jaded reported Christine Temetri and rough cherub Mercury find that mysterious power outranking even the Heavenly bureaucracy appear intention on keeping the Apocalypse on track. Mercury Rises proceeds writer Robert Kroese’s story of the heroic cherub Mercury, who’s generally well-intentioned, rarely well-behaved, and constantly well-armed having a droll remark. While the world is plagued by natural about Mercury Goes up disasters and nations prepare for battle, crazed billionaire Horace Finch plots to use a secret device hidden under the African desert to find the deepest secrets from the World – actually if he has to destroy the Universe to do it. In the mean time, unassuming FBI investigator Jacob Slater attempts to find a logical explanation for the mystical damage of downtown Anaheim – a goal that ultimately brings him in person with the unhinged Horace Finch. Together, Christine, Jacob and Mercury must stop Finch from activating these devices and tearing fact to pieces. Kroese’s rapid-fire sense of humor and razor-sharp wit maintain Mercury Rises moving at breakneck acceleration, hurtling toward a climax that’s as funny since it is satisfying.