At the First Fall of Snow - Hardcover

Rivenaes, Ivar

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1846243661 ISBN 13: 9781846243660

Publisher: Book Guild Limited

Synopsis

The German Cardinal Karl Richter, the Vatican's most talented theologian, politician and apologist, has been invited to spend some days with Professor Matthew O'Keefe at his home on the Gulf of Mexico. O'Keefe nurtures one ambition - to become The Moral Voice of America. He has a particular hatred for Hypocrisy, Absence of Accountability and Deceit. In order to get national attention he needs a major cause, and the Catholic Church becomes his target. There are two other the alluring and formidable Hannah Mitchell and the enigmatic novelist Angelo Vargas. Held prisoner by his manipulative host, the Cardinal finds himself in a deadly dialogue with Vargas. Richter realises that what is at stake is not only the integrity and validity of the Catholic Church, but also the fate of innocent people. All goes according to O'Keefe's plan except - a potential situation overlooked by himself and Mitchell rapport develops between the learned and genteel Richter and the irreverent Vargas with his penchant for black humour. In this taut psychological thriller the author raises questions of personal morality and universal ethics. He dissects the human condition to show that what truly matters is compassion and honesty, not ambition or mere intellect. We may all be victims of our past but we do not have to become its prisoners.

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About the Author

Ivar Rivenaes has written two bestselling novels in his native Norway and has been described as the 'Norwegian le Carre'. His first novel written in English, Those Who Leave, was published in 2005.

Edition details

• Publisher: Book Guild Limited
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846243661
• ISBN 13: 9781846243660
• Binding: Hardcover