| God's Spy | |
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| Author | Juan Gómez-Jurado |
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| Original title | Espía de Dios |
| Translator | James Graham |
| Cover artist | Richard Hasselberger |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Thriller/Mystery/Detective |
| Publisher | Dutton (a Penguin Group imprint) |
| Publication date | 2007 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 368pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0525949941 |
God's Spy is a 2007 thriller novel by Juan Gómez-Jurado originally published in Spain. Juan Gómez-Jurado (Born 16 December, 1977 in Madrid, Spain) is an award winning journalist writer and researcher who studied journalism at James Graham may refer to British noblemen James Graham 1st Marquess of Montrose (1612–1650 Scottish nobleman and soldier James The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The thriller is a broad Genre of Literature, Film, Gaming and Television. Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Penguin Group is the second largest trade book Publisher in the world behind Random House. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) is a Book bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with Cloth The thriller is a broad Genre of Literature, Film, Gaming and Television. Juan Gómez-Jurado (Born 16 December, 1977 in Madrid, Spain) is an award winning journalist writer and researcher who studied journalism at Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. It has become an instant bestseller throughout Europe with a million copies sold to date and is going to be published in 39 countries. A bestseller is a Book that is identified as extremely popular by its inclusion on lists of currently top selling titles that are based on publishing industry and book trade The plot is set in the Vatican, where, in the aftermath of Pope John Paul II's death, the hunt for a serial killer and sex offender — and former priest — reveals a chilling conspiracy. History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Pope A serial killer is a person who Murders usually three or more people with a "cooling off" period between each murder and whose motivation for killing is largely based A sex offender is a person who has been criminally charged and convicted of or has pled guilty to or pled Nolo contendere to a Sex crime. [1]. It is a detective story where the psychological portrait of Victor Karosky, the serial killer (which name is known from the first line of the book) is the spine of the novel. The action also takes place in a Maryland institution called the Saint Matthew Institute, a center for the rehabilitation of priest with a history of sexual abuse, which is based in a real life place. This subject has aroused controversial issues in Catholic countries as Spain and Poland. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
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Plot summary
From the book cover:
In the days following the Pope's death, a cardinal is found brutally murdered in a chapel in Rome, his eyes gouged and his hands cut off. A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official usually a bishop, of the Catholic Church. Called in for the grisly case, police inspector Paola Dicanti learns that another cardinal was recently found dead; he had also been tortured. Desperate to find the killer before another victim dies, Paola's investigation is soon joined by Father Anthony Fowler — an American priest and former Army intelligence officer examining sexual abuse in the Church, who knows far more about the killer than Paola could possibly imagine.
Characters in God's Spy
- Paola Dicanti — The leading character, a police inspector and profiler. Offender profiling is a behavioral and investigative tool that helps investigators to profile unknown criminal subjects or offenders
- Father Victor Karosky— A pedophile priest, now a serial killer. The term pedophilia or paedophilia has a range of definitions as found in Psychology, law enforcement and the popular vernacular
- Maurizio Pontiero — Paola's partner.
- Fabio Dante — Deputy inspector at Vatican Police.
- Carlo Troi — Paola's boss.
- Father Anthony Fowler— A mysterious priest.
- Andrea Otero— A Spanish journalist.
- Angelo Biffi— forensic sculptor and digital image expert.
- Camilo Cirin— General inspector at Vatican Police.
- Canice Conroy— Former director of the Saint Matthew Institute.
There is also a number of minor, real life characters, e. g. George W. Bush, John Negroponte, John Paul II, Benedict XVI and many others. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Hon John Dimitri Negroponte (born July 21, 1939 in London, England, United Kingdom) (ˌnɛgroʊˈpɒnti is an American Pope Pope Benedict XVI ( Latin: Benedictus PP XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger
Book information
God's Spy by Juan Gómez-Jurado
- Hardcover - ISBN 0-525-94994-1 (First edition, April 5, 2007) published by Dutton (a Penguin Group Imprint)
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Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop The year 2007 in literature involves some significant new books Penguin Group is the second largest trade book Publisher in the world behind Random House. This article presents a list of books in which an adult is portrayed as feeling or acting on a sexual attraction to a pre-pubescent child or an adult sexually abuses a minor childDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic