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The Priest

by Gerard O'Donovan
Michael Kramer
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A killer is stalking the dark streets of Dublin. Before each attack, he makes the sign of the cross; then he sends his victims to God. After a foreign politician's daughter is brutally assaulted and left for dead, her body branded with burns from a blazing cross, the case falls to Detective Inspector Mike Mulcahy. Mulcahy is one tough cop, but this crime is beyond comprehension - and the Priest is a nemesis more evil and elusive than any Mulcahy has ever faced. As media frenzy erupts and the city reels in terror, Mulcahy teams up with ambitious journalist Siobhan Fallon in a desperate bid to stop the Priest in his tracks before he can complete his divine mission of murder.

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  • Release date

    March 8, 2011

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781666600278
      • File size: 374951 KB
      • Duration: 13:01:08

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      This exciting debut mystery is set in Dublin. Expect more from this author since listeners will come to love the male and female leads. Michael Kramer does an admirable job with the Irish accents, but sometimes, in the heat of the chase, his brogue gets a little tangled with his South African, Australian, or New Zealand accent. But there are rich opportunities for his tremendous vocal range, which he satisfies completely. Kramer's narrative voice is rich and warm, and his pacing is flawlessly keyed to the action of the story. His portrayals of the young female characters are also well done, especially for a narrator with such a deep voice. M.C. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 24, 2011
      A sadist targets young women in O'Donovan's derivative second novel, a step down from his debut, White Lion, shortlisted for the CWA's Debut Dagger. When Insp. Mike Mulcahy returns to Ireland after a prestigious antinarcotics posting in Madrid, the contacts he made in Spain make him valuable to the police detectives assigned to identify the brute that assaulted Jesica Mellado Salazar, the Spanish interior minister's 16-year-old daughter, who was found in a Dublin road early one morning with severe burns on her genitals. Before the inquiry can make much progress, Jesica's father has her spirited away to recover at home. When the object used to burn her is identified as a gold crucifix, the target of the probe becomes known as "the Priest." As the fiend claims more victims, Mulcahy's love interest, reporter Siobhan Fallon, hypes the Priest as a national menace. The police follow all too familiar procedural lines, while Mulcahy needs to be a more distinctive lead if he's to sustain a series.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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