Prayer - Softcover

Kerr, Philip

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143127098 ISBN 13: 9780143127093

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2015

Synopsis

Acclaimed for his historical mysteries, the New York Times bestselling author of the Bernie Gunther series seamlessly shifts to a present-day setting in this intense psychological thriller.

Gil Martins, an agent with the FBI's Domestic Terrorism Unit in Houston, sees the violence wrought by extremists of all kinds. Gil has always been on the side of justice--until he learns something that shakes his faith in the system, in himself, and in God. Desperate, he prays, begging to know God is there. When a serial killer begins targeting the morally righteous at the same time that a number of secular icons come under attack, Gil realizes that his prayers are being answered in a most terrifying way.

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Review:

Praise for Prayer

"Kerr has an unteachable gift for suspense."--USA Today

"Tantalizingly creepy."--The Observer

"Here moral complexity is raised to a new high in a contemporary psychological thriller that is eerily terrifying and disturbing."--Library Journal (starred review)

"A real page-turner that may just have everyone rethinking the monumental power that faith can provide or...take away in the blink of an eye."--Suspense Magazine

"Provocative...Evocative phrasing is another plus in this exceptional thriller."--Publishers Weekly

"A compelling and unsettling change of pace for the popular Kerr."--Booklist

"A fright-filled meditation on faith...The book entertains and makes you think."--Dallas Morning News

"Prayer brilliantly explores the world of God, guns and the nature of goodness without sacrificing suspense or story."--Minneapolis Star Tribune

"A rum beast that uses the cosy familiarity of the thriller form to buttress a fantastical supernatural plot...As fans of his Berlin-set Bernie Gunther novels will know, Kerr is a details man. His deep-level research brings Houston and its environs to dusty, sun-bleached life. Martins' narration, too, is deftly handled--Prayer demands to be read more than once."--The Guardian

"When Kerr goes off-piste, as he does here, the freedom sends his imagination into some very peculiar places. Who else could make a crackling thriller out of the current debate between religion and atheism?...What if the Almighty exists, but is horrible? The story unfolds at a white-knuckle pace, with a sense of the unknown that is genuinely disturbing."--The Sunday Times

From the Back Cover:

A chilling modern horror story in which the source of the horror is totally unexpected - and utterly terrifying.
Special Agent Gil Martins investigates domestic terrorism for the Houston FBI. Once a religious man, now his job makes him question the existence of a God who could allow the violence he sees every day.
Gil is asked to investigate a series of unexplained death of victims known for their liberal views.
When a woman tells Gil that these men have been killed by prayer, he questions her sanity. Yet the evidence mounts that there might be something in what she says, even more so when Gil finds that his own life is on the line.

About this edition

• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0143127098
• ISBN 13: 9780143127093
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432