“A mind-altering exposé 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, How Bush Rules: Chronicles of a Radical Regime

“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, Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Unhinging of America

“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

“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, Wonkette

“Bad Moon Rising is the kind of fierce, uncompromising journalism that always matters in a world of ruthless phonies.”
—Tony Norman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette