Review Excerpt:

"A mind-altering expose of the cult within the cult, the Moon empire, and its astonishing influence inside Washington, the Republican Party, and the vast right-wing conspiracy."

--Sidney Blumenthal, author, Clinton advisor

"Bad Moon Rising is stunningly good. Stylish, exquisitely researched, and morally courageous, it reveals corruption to a depth and breadth unimagined by mere novelists."
--Rick Perlstein, author of Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus

"No American reporter knows more than John Gorenfeld about Sun Myung Moon's hidden influence and megalomaniacal ambitions. His investigations have explored Moon's deep penetration of the religious right, the conservative media, and elite political circles from the Bush family to Capitol Hill. This fascinating book brings the story up to date - and explains why you should still worry."
--Joe Conason, journalist and author

"A creepy kleptocratic tale of perverse messianic delusion and amoral Washington elitists that would be utterly unbelievable if not for the fact that it's all horrifyingly, ridiculously true."
--Ken Layne of Wonkette

"Bad Moon Rising is a riveting investigation into how a cult leader has guilefully infiltrated and exploited the very heart of our democracy. John Gorenfeld lays bare the real story no one else has dared to tell."
--Sarah Posner, God's Profits: Faith, Fraud, and the Republican Crusade for Values Voters

"Most of the press has treated Sun Myung Moon as an entertaining eccentric, overlooking the consequences of his widening reach into the corridors of power in the United States. John Gorenfeld has produced a book that explains, cogently and persuasively, why we need to seriously consider the Rev. Moon's broadening influence and its implications."
--Dennis B. Roddy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"Mr. Moon, an eccentric billionaire, convicted tax cheat, conservative publisher and power broker, grandly donned scarlet robes and a golden crown at the Dirksen Office Building. 'I am God's ambassador, sent to earth with his full authority,' he announced."
--New York Times op-ed sparked by Gorenfeld's reporting, June 27, 2004