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Sons of Cain
On sale
18th July 2013
Price: £12.99
Genre
The year is 1953. As the Cold War divides the world into East and West, childhood friends and old foes – Karl Hamner and Fr Max Steiger – live their lives. Karl, haunted by the past and a devastating truth he discovered about his old friend, teaches history in his home town of Hallstatt. While Max, intent on power and wealth, builds the Fratres, an extreme branch of the Catholic Church, with control of the Vatican his ultimate goal.
When news of the Fratres reaches the CIA, an alliance between the two is formed, raising the stakes.
But when Karl is called to Rome to expose the corruption that has infiltrated the Church, he has to face the past – and Max.
From Moscow to CIA Headquarters to a Budapest prison, Sons of Cain is an epic tale of lust, power and corruption where deception is a way of life.
When news of the Fratres reaches the CIA, an alliance between the two is formed, raising the stakes.
But when Karl is called to Rome to expose the corruption that has infiltrated the Church, he has to face the past – and Max.
From Moscow to CIA Headquarters to a Budapest prison, Sons of Cain is an epic tale of lust, power and corruption where deception is a way of life.
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Reviews
Praise for Christy Kenneally
'Hugely entertaining ... drives along at satisfyingly breakneck speed ...
'With sparkling dialogue, deft characterisations and vivid sense of place Kenneally has the reader in the palm of his hand as the action speeds from continent to continent...a second thriller even more compelling than the first.'
A fine read...thrilling...skilful and engrossing.
'Kenneally is a delight to read. Witty, dexterous, accessible, his prose elevates this novel from workaday thrillers. It has "international hit" written all over it.'
a real page-turner... Kenneally manages to get inside of the main characters perfectly
A masterful debut . . .
An absolute pleasure to read.
This is excellent first outing with a hint of great things to come.
Robert Ludlum crossed with John Millington Synge.
Second Son is a terrific thriller that belts along at a rate of knots. '...the suspense is highwire.'Watch out for the movie.