Featured Friday: A Pius Man: A Holy Thriller by Declan Finn
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About the book
Title: A Pius Man: A Holy Thriller
Author: Declan Finn
ISBN-10: 1482553899
ISBN-13: 978-1482553895
Purchasing links:http://tinyurl.com/co5b7ry
Book blurb:
As the head of Vatican
security, Giovanni Figlia must protect a new, African Pope who courts
controversy every other day. The Pope's latest project is to make Pius XII,
"Hitler's Pope," a saint. Things haven't gotten better since the Pope
employed American mercenary Sean Ryan.
Then a body fell onto the Vatican
doorstep.
Soon, a pattern emerges-- people who go into
the Pius XII historical archives are dying. Each time, a priest has been in the
background-- a priest close to the Pope. One of the victims was an al-Qaeda
operative, drawing Scott "Mossad" Murphy of Israeli intelligence to Rome
Now, Ryan, Murphy and Figlia must join forces
to unravel the mystery around the Vatican
YOUTUBE LINKS
Announcement
trailer: http://youtu.be/1RhluSCj02M
“Ultimate
trailer” (the announcement trailer, without the intro): http://youtu.be/HTNSFGzF_9U
“Bear Witness”
Trailer: http://youtu.be/vQihR0Muui4
Character trailers
The “Papal
security” trailer: http://youtu.be/ETo-V3KX5jc
The Mossad
Trailer: http://youtu.be/0bJCTJLhJlM
Author bio:
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| Declan Finn |
Declan Finn lives
in a part of New York City Long Island , and figured
out nine ways to kill with a pen when he was only fifteen. He escaped a free
man from Fordham University
Author Website:
declanfinn.webs.com
Blog: apiusman.blogspot.com
Review comments:
"Holy Heck! A Rollicking Good Read! “ Stuart
R. West, author of Tex
“One of my top
favorites for 2013” Glenda Bixler. http://gabixlerreviews-bookreadersheaven.blogspot.com/2013/08/a-pius-man-by-declan-finn-fantastic.html
“If you enjoy
thrillers that are big on excitement and action, and heavy on detail with a lot
of research well applied, then A Pius Man is for you.
” Karina Fabian, author of Neeta Lyffe:
Zombie Exterminator. http://fabianspace.blogspot.com/2013/04/mini-review-pius-man-by-declan-finn.html
"If you're
looking for a compelling read that combines historical fact with creative
fiction, you'll love A Pius Man: A Holy Thriller." ~Daria Anne
DiGiovanni, author of Water Signs.
http://www.dariadigiovanni.com/a-review-of-a-pius-man-a-holy-thriller-update-book-now-available/
“A Pius Man is
a great book,” Keith Thompson, author of Once
A Spy (personal communication)
If you don't
count that, then...
“I enjoyed this
fast-paced thriller that begins with a bang (an explosion and two murders) and
ends with a bang (lots of killing inside the Vatican
walls) and has lots of action in between.”
Ellen Gable, author of Stealing Jenny (amazon reviews)
Mini Interview:
Why did you
write this book?
Because
I’m not only a nerd, I’m an angry nerd. (Laughs.) Seriously, A Pius Man
was a graduate paper gone wild. I had been studying Eugenio Pacelli –
Pope Pius XII, the Pope of World War II, sometimes known as “Hitler’s Pope,”
reading books and articles and even scanning microfiche. And I came
across some things that most fiction – and even some history books – had
completely and utterly missed. After
that, I decided that it was time for some “revisionist history.” If the truth
can be a revision.
And let's face
it, there are people who have picked up more “history” from Dan Brown than from
schooling. The only difference is that
my history has footnotes.
Anything in
particular you'd like to share about this book or it's creation?
It will be the
best book you've read this year.
Why? It's got action, romance,
true love, and enough action for two Avengers' films. Politically, it's so well balanced that I've
had a liberal atheist and a Catholic conservative love this book, so you'll probably enjoy it,
even if you don't agree with it.
What can we
expect to see from you in the future?
Sequels to A
Pius Man, and my other novel, Codename: Winterborn.
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