Going back and forth between the present and ancient times, a wildly inventive and darkly thrilling tale follows a detective who is convinced there is an earthly explanation for ChristÆs resurrection, a belief bolstered by the (fact-based) murder of the apostles one by one. - (Baker & Taylor)
<b>A wildly inventive, darkly suspenseful novel that pits Christ’s “Passion as police procedural” (<i>The Guardian</i>).</b><br><br> Set in a hazy Middle East that seems at once ancient and modern, <i>The Apostle Killer</i> features Gallio, an aging, hardboiled investigator who has one last chance to save his career: He’s got to prove Christ’s resurrection was a hoax.<br><br> To uncover the conspiracy behind the so-called resurrection, Gallio figures all he needs is for one<i> </i>of the apostles to crack. The only problem is that one by one, the apostles keep dying—and in ever more grotesque ways—just before Gallio gets to them. <br><br> Racing to save both his case and the witnesses he needs to solve it, Gallio begins to suspect he’s become the unwitting pawn in the plot to kill the apostles . . . but who’s behind it? And to what end? As Gallio realizes even his own superiors are not to be trusted, <i>The Apostle Killer </i>transforms from a dazzling literary experiment into a moving, haunting work of art. - (Random House, Inc.)