The Shadow Priest
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4.4 • 601 Ratings
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Publisher Description
"This is a great beach read." –USA TODAY Network
"[The main characters'] personalities come through loud and clear in dialogue. I love these guys and they're funny." --Sue Grafton, author of "Y is for Yesterday."
BOOK ONE of the series.
In the remote Four Corners region of Colorado, Special Agent Nathaniel Arkin, a disgraced former intelligence officer, investigates the killing of a bigoted, vitriolic preacher who was about to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. In processing the murder scene, Arkin thinks he recognizes the modus operandi of a shadowy group he pursued and was on the verge of exposing years earlier, just before his abrupt fall from grace and exile from Washington, D.C. Rumored to be run by a self-righteous, lapsed Jesuit priest, it was a group Arkin long suspected of orchestrating an international assassination campaign targeting charismatic, fledgling fanatics—future Hitlers and bin Ladens—just as they emerged from obscurity, before they were capable of instigating mass murder. Reluctant, but aching for redemption, Arkin resumes the chase, setting in motion a chain of events that could lead to his salvation—or his doom. Along the way, he confronts a question that has troubled him for many years: What creates murderous fundamentalists and fanatics like Hitler and bin Laden in the first place?
Customer Reviews
Keeps one interested
Interesting story. Only regret is sometimes too descriptive of surroundings.
Best Book Ever, absolutely!
The author has created characters that grow with the reader and the growth is quite emotional, in a very positive way. Exciting story line, grips the reader and the ride is intense. The reader comes to feel quite connected to the characters, and the heroes especially. Great action, and the storyline is terrific. Gotta read this one, if you read John Sanford, you gotta read this one.,
Really, who can you trust, who do you really now??
A disgraced and frustrated former intelligence officer, Nate Arkin, is dealing with a dying wife (cancer) and a murder scene he’s investigating as a Special Agent due to the weapon used. Along the way, a very close friend is killed due to helping the investigation. Now, Nate is being hunted by the same Special Forces Depts. he used to work for and with. Non-stop action, humorous interaction with his close friends and some unreal escapes keep the reader turning pages and rooting for Nate to succeed.