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Author
Publisher
HarperAudio
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Sheila McGann is estranged from her complicated family. But when her older brother Art, pastor of a large suburban parish, finds himself at the center of a scandal, Sheila returns to Boston, ready to fight for him. Her strict mother lives in a state of angry denial; her younger brother Mike has already convicted his brother in his heart. But most disturbing of all is Art himself, who persistently dodges Sheila's questions and refuses to defend himself....
Author
Series
Ishmael trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1996
Physical Desc
325 p. ; cm.
Language
English
Description
Father Jared Osborne is on a mission to discover if the elusive B is a heretic or the Antichrist sent to seduce humanity with ideas better than those of traditional religion.
Author
Language
English
Description
""The newest legal thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham. This masterfully plotted, perfectly paced novel confirms that Grisham remains America's favorite storyteller. In the small north Florida town of Seabrook, a young lawyer named Keith Russo was shot dead at his desk as he worked late one night. The killer left no clues behind. There were no witnesses, no real suspects, no one with a motive. The police soon settled on...
Author
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
"With his cherubic face and unworldly simplicity, his glasses and huge umbrella, Father Brown is one of the most unforgettable characters in literature.The Complete Father Brown Stories brings together all the stories featuring G. K. Chesterton's amateur sleuth—plus two additional cases, "The Donnington Affair" and "The Mask of Midas," that were discovered in Chesterton's papers after his death. An introduction by Chesterton scholar Michael D. Hurley...
Author
Series
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2020
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"Murphy Shepherd lives alone, doing maintenance work for a church that no one attends and trying to heal from scars gained rescuing others who dwell in the margins. His specialty is finding young girls bought and sold in the flesh trade, and leading them from brokenness to freedom, but Shepherd thinks he has given everything he has and it may be time to retire. His hermetic healing process is interrupted when he rescues a woman named Summer in Florida's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
Atheneum Books for Young Readers hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
xvi, 187 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When young Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth, everything is taken away from her-home, family, possessions, even her name. She is now known only as Arha, the Eaten One, guardian of the labyrinthine Tombs of Atuan, shrouded in darkness. When a young wizard, Ged Sparrowhawk, comes to steal the Tombs' greatest hidden treasure, the Ring of Erreth-Akbe, Tenar's rightful duty is to protect the Tombs. But Ged...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
333 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Former trial lawyer Tate Collier, regrouping in Virginia after making some disastrous mistakes in the realms of love and the law, reunites with his ex-wife Bett in a desperate attempt to find their daughter who has been chosen by psychopathic psychologist Aaron Matthews as a target for the revenge he seeks against Tate who he believes ruined his life.
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
325 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
In San Francisco's seamy Tenderloin district, a teenage street hustler has been murdered in a shelter for boys. And the dedicated priest who runs the struggling home stands accused. But despite evidence that he's a killer, and worse, Father Thomas Martin stands by his innocence. And attorney Peter Donley stands with him. But a ruthless DA seeking headlines and a brutal homicide cop bent on vengeance have their own agendas.
Author
Series
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
After returning from war in 1922--shell shocked--American soldier Robert Shannon witnesses the corruption of the Archdiocese of Boston and is strongly encouraged by his mentor to fulfill a dream and seek out the roots of his Irish heritage.
10) Priest
Author
Series
Jack Taylor series volume 5
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2007, c2006
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
290 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Private investigator Jack Taylor, fresh from the mental institution, is asked to look into the beheading of a local priest in Galway, Ireland, and aided by an enthusiastic new partner, uncovers secrets the victim would rather have taken to the grave.
Author
Publisher
Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
364 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A priest and a Holocaust survivor find their perspectives and senses of identity reshaped by their shared investigation into the classic romance between discredited religious scholar Peter Abelard and his intellectual paramour, Héloïse.
12) On Magnolia Lane
Author
Series
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Physical Desc
389 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"From the bestselling author of The Convenient Groom (now a beloved Hallmark Original movie) comes the final book in Hunter's Blue Ridge Romance series"--
Pastor Jack McReady has secretly carried a torch for Daisy for two long years. Shes a member of his congregation, after all, and shell never see him as more than a trusted counselor. Jacks best friend Noah has taken every opportunity to encourage his lovesick friend, but when Noah catches...
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2001]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
361 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
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From the bestselling author of "Tracks" comes a dramatic sequel--a story of suspect miracles, tests of faith, and the corrosive and redemptive power of secrecy. Over the years, Father Damian has seen the reservation through its most severe crises, yet he is more than a heroic priest. He has lived with and served the Ojibwa people as a man of the cloth, and also as a woman. However, where does fact end and reality begin? NPR sponsorships. Deals with...
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