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It is 1982. In the Vatican, priestly vultures gather around the dying Pope, whispering the names of possible successors. In a forgotten monastery on Ireland's gale-swept coast, a dangerous document is hidden, waiting to be claimed. And in a family chapel in Princeton, New Jersey, a nun is murdered at her prayers. Sister Valentine was an outspoken activist, a thorn in the Church's side. When her brother, lawyer Ben Driskill, realizes the Church will never investigate her death, he sets out to find the murderer himself--and uncovers an explosive secret. "The Assassini." An age-old brotherhood of killers. Once they were hired by princes of the Church to protect it in dangerous times. But whose orders do they now obey?
"The Assassini" marks the triumphant retum of a master at the peak of his powers--the first novel in more than a decade from the acclaimed author of "The Wind Chill Factor."
"A classic thriller."-- "Publishers Weekly."
"Adds new meaning to the word riveting."-- "Atlanta Journal And Constitution."
"Masterfully plotted and brilliantly told, "The Assasini's" suspense is unrelenting and its satisfaction is guaranteed."--Ross Thomas author of "The Fourth Durango"
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"A classic thriller."--Publishers Weekly. "Adds new meaning to the word riveting."--Atlanta Journal And Constitution. "Masterfully plotted and brilliantly told, The Assasini's suspense is unrelenting and its satisfaction is guaranteed."--Ross Thomas author of The Fourth Durango
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For fans of The Da Vinci Code: A conspiracy thriller about an age-old brotherhood of killers. Once hired by princes of the Church to protect it in dangerous times, whose orders do they obey now?
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- PublisherBantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0553287400
- ISBN 13 9780553287400
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages688
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