A British detective faces down the combined forces of the Mafia and the Vatican in Becker's jaw-dropping thriller. Tunbridge Wells Det. Sgt. Chris Bronson is helping his best friend, Mark Hampton, deal with the sudden death of Mark's wife, Jackie. Her supposedly accidental fatal fall at their house in Ponticelli, Italy, was caused by intruders seeking an ancient Latin inscription revealed during remodeling, the first clue to locating a scroll and diptychs that describe the crucifixion and beheading of two unnamed Jews in A.D. 67. Mafioso Gregori Mandino wants to find and destroy the relics, and he pressures Joseph Cardinal Vertutti to help. After Mafia hit men target Mark, Chris seeks vengeance and answers with the help of his ex-wife, a British Museum conservator. Fast-paced action propels the imaginative and controversial plot. (Mar.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.An experienced former covert operative, James Becker draws on his insider's knowledge of international espionage to pen gripping thrillers. Detective Sergeant Chris Bronson becomes the target of mafia hitmen when he and his wife-a conservator at the British Museum-investigate the death of two friends. But as their search grows, they begin to realize a greater conspiracy growing around them. "Fast-paced action propels the imaginative and controversial plot."-Publishers Weekly
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An experienced former covert operative, James Becker draws on his insider's knowledge of international espionage to pen gripping thrillers. Detective Sergeant Chris Bronson becomes the target of mafia hitmen when he and his wife-a conservator at the British Museum-investigate the death of two friends. But as their search grows, they begin to realize a greater conspiracy growing around them. "Fast-paced action propels the imaginative and controversial plot."-Publishers Weekly
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| BN ID: | 2940170969104 |
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| Publisher: | Recorded Books, LLC |
| Publication date: | 05/27/2011 |
| Series: | Chris Bronson |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
| Sales rank: | 938,643 |
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