Special Agent Gil Martins is a religious man who is losing his faith; the very nature of his job has led him to question the existence of a God who could allow the things that Gil sees every day, but then his new-found atheism is challenged... A chilling modern horror story that asks: who do you turn to when God wants to destroy you?
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Special Agent Gil Martins is a religious man who is losing his faith; the very nature of his job has led him to question the existence of a God who could allow the things that Gil sees every day, but then his new-found atheism is challenged... A chilling modern horror story that asks: who do you turn to when God wants to destroy you?
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Special Agent Gil Martins investigates domestic terrorism for the Houston FBI. Once a religious man, now his job makes him question the existence of a God who could allow the violence he sees every day.
Gil is asked to investigate a series of unexplained deaths of victims known for their liberal views.When a woman tells Gil that these men have been killed by prayer, he questions her sanity. Yet the evidence mounts that there might be something in what she says, even more so when Gil finds that his own life is on the line.Critic Reviews
“'A high-concept novel tackled in unabashed fashion' Independent .”
Prayer is a high-concept novel tackled in unabashed fashion - Independent
A cracking thriller . . . the story unfolds at a white-knuckle pace with a sense of the unknown that is genuinely disturbing - The TimesTantalisingly creepy ... genuinely scary ... satisfyingly malign - ObserverAbout the Author
Philip Kerr is the author of nine acclaimed Bernie Gunther novels. IF THE DEAD RISE NOT won the 2009 CWA Ellis Peters Award for Best Historical Crime Novel. Philip Kerr was born in Edinburgh and now lives in London.
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A chilling modern horror story in which the source of the horror is totally unexpected - and utterly terrifying. Special Agent Gil Martins investigates domestic terrorism for the Houston FBI. Once a religious man, now his job makes him question the existence of a God who could allow the violence he sees every day. Gil is asked to investigate a series of unexplained death of victims known for their liberal views. When a woman tells Gil that these men have been killed by prayer, he questions her sanity. Yet the evidence mounts that there might be something in what she says, even more so when Gil finds that his own life is on the line.
Special Agent Gil Martins investigates domestic terrorism for the Houston FBI. Once a religious man, now his job makes him question the existence of a God who could allow the violence he sees every day.Gil is asked to investigate a series of unexplained deaths of victims known for their liberal views.When a woman tells Gil that these men have been killed by prayer, he questions her sanity. Yet the evidence mounts that there might be something in what she says, even more so when Gil finds that his own life is on the line.
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