John Case is the pseudonym of an award-winning investigative reporter and the author of two nonfiction books about the U.S. intelligence community. A resident of Washington, D.C., he is the proprietor of a company that specializes in international investigations for law firms and labor unions.
“[A] taut thriller . . . razor-sharp dialogue, Byzantine story
twists, and several harrowing encounters.”—Chicago Tribune
“Sharply written and paced . . . a book that snaps, crackles, and
pops.”—People
“Impeccable in plot, immaculate in story resolution, and movies
with high skill from locale to locale and from suspense to
suspense. What a very good, virtuoso read!”—Norman Mailer
“Endless twists and several surprises.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
“Compelling . . . [A] thriller of the first magnitude . . . A
kicker of an ending . . . one that will cross your mind more than
once after you’ve placed this book among your collection of
keepers.”—Associated Press
Joe Lassiter is devastated when his sister Kathy and her young son Brandon are brutally murdered and the killer escapes from a guarded hospital room. Joe, who owns a transnational investigative firm, takes on the case himself. The trail leads him to a conservative Roman Catholic order, a genetics researcher turned medical doctor, a fertility clinic, and a priest in an Italian mountain village before he discovers the reason for the deaths of Kathy, Brandon, and others. After repeated attempts on his life, Joe finds a reclusive former actress with whom he will face the final showdown. An intriguing premise, diverse European locales, and lots of nail-biting action make this a compelling thriller. Dick Hill's narration is emotionally expressive and well paced; he handles a variety of European accents with ease. Listeners will find it hard to turn off this production. Recommended for all fiction collections.‘Melody A. Moxley, Rowan P.L., Salisbury, N.C.
After hearing the confession of a renowned scientist who is now dying, the pastor of a remote parish in the Umbrian region of Italy rushes to Rome to alert the Vatican powers of an unspeakable sin. Within months, Joe Lassiter, a D.C.-area detective, learns of the brutal deaths of his sister, Kathy, and her toddler son, Brandon, in a mysterious fire in their home in suburban Burke, Va., in which an unknown Italian arsonist was also horribly burned. While Joe and the D.C. police keep watch on the burn victim, Brandon's body is dug from its grave and set afire again. After this horror, Joe discovers that Kathy and Brandon were only two of 34 victims worldwide, all mothers and toddler boys, killed in their beds and then burned beyond recognition. They were all connected through an Umbrian fertility clinic run by a scientist and theologian who, not unexpectedly, is himself now dead, his clinic a pile of ashes. At the center of this international carnage looms Umbra Domini, Shadow of the Lord, an ultra-secret Roman Catholic fraternity. At great risk, Joe sets out to save the one woman and child who have so far escaped Umbra's reach and in doing so discovers the staggering truth about these slaughtered innocents. Case, an investigative reporter, writes with intelligence and flair. He has built a first-rate thriller with an astonishingly timely revelation that's well worth staying up late for. (Apr.)
"[A] taut thriller . . . razor-sharp dialogue, Byzantine story
twists, and several harrowing encounters."-Chicago
Tribune
"Sharply written and paced . . . a book that snaps, crackles, and
pops."-People
"Impeccable in plot, immaculate in story resolution, and movies
with high skill from locale to locale and from suspense to
suspense. What a very good, virtuoso read!"-Norman
Mailer
"Endless twists and several surprises."-Richmond
Times-Dispatch
"Compelling . . . [A] thriller of the first magnitude . . . A
kicker of an ending . . . one that will cross your mind more than
once after you've placed this book among your collection of
keepers."-Associated Press
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