God's Spy

God's Spy

USA First edition cover
Author Juan Gómez-Jurado
Original title Espía de Dios
Translator James Graham
Cover artist Richard Hasselberger
Country United States
Language English
Genre Thriller/Mystery/Detective
Publisher Dutton (a Penguin Group imprint)
Publication date
2007
Media type Print (Hardback)
Pages 368pp
ISBN 0-525-94994-1
OCLC 81252750
863/.7 22
LC Class PQ6707.O54 E8713 2007
Followed by The Moses Expedition

God's Spy is a 2007 bestselling thriller novel by Juan Gómez-Jurado originally published in Spain. It has become an instant bestseller throughout Europe with a million copies sold to date and is going to be published in 42 countries. The plot is set in the Vatican, where, in the aftermath of Pope John Paul II's death, the hunt for a serial killer and sex offender and former priest reveals a chilling conspiracy.[1] It is a detective story where the psychological portrait of Victor Karosky, the serial killer (which name is known from the first line of the book) is the spine of the novel. The action also takes place in a Maryland institution called the Saint Matthew Institute, a center for the rehabilitation of priest with a history of sexual abuse, which is based in a real-life place. This subject has aroused controversial issues in Catholic countries as Spain and Poland.

Summary

From the book cover:

In the days following the Pope's death, a cardinal is found brutally murdered in a chapel in Rome, his eyes gouged and his hands cut off. Called in for the grisly case, police inspector Paola Dicanti learns that another cardinal was recently found dead; he had also been tortured. Desperate to find the killer before another victim dies, Paola's investigation is soon joined by Father Anthony Fowler an American priest and former Army intelligence officer examining sexual abuse in the Church, who knows far more about the killer than Paola could possibly imagine.

Characters

There is also a number of minor, real life characters, e.g. George W. Bush, John Negroponte, John Paul II, Benedict XVI and many others.

Book information

God's Spy by Juan Gómez-Jurado

References

  1. Booklist review of God's Spy


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