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Apostle Killer
Apostle Killer | Richard Beard
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A wildly inventive, darkly suspenseful novel that pits Christ s Passion as police procedural (The Guardian). Set in a hazy Middle East that seems at once ancient and modern, The Apostle Killer 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. To uncover the conspiracy behind the so-called resurrection, Gallio figures all he needs is for one 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. 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, The Apostle Killer transforms from a dazzling literary experiment into a moving, haunting work of art."
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Waynegjr
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I really enjoyed this. It's the story of the martyrdoms of the Apostles told as a modern day spy novel. Funny, great characters, thought provoking, kinda gruesome at times. Just all around enjoyable. I also loved his last book Lazarus is Dead.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa That sounds like a very intriguing concept! 8y
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Waynegjr
Apostle Killer | Richard Beard
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Finishing up this book while also enjoying #nationaltacoday

LeahBergen Oh, man!!!! 8y
brilliantglow Those tacos look delicious 😮 8y
Lola ¿De dondé? Are those beauties in Roscoe? 8y
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Waynegjr @Lola yeah they're from Burrito House on Lincoln and Addison. And they were delicious. 8y
Lola @Waynegjr I'll definitely have to check it out. Thanks for the yummy tip :) 8y
Zelma Those look delicious! 8y
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Waynegjr
Apostle Killer | Richard Beard
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I don't think it'll be a surprise to anyone what my favorite indie bookstore is. #getindie

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johnnie_cakes
Apostle Killer | Richard Beard

Intriguing. An investigator is trying to find the body of Jesus, and prove the Crucifixion was a hoax, but someone is knocking off the apostles. And it's contemporary.