In the Name of the Father [ARC: Advance Reading Copy - THE NEW COLLECTIBLE!]

A. J. Quinnell (pseudonym of Philip Nicholson [1940-2005]

ISBN 10: 0453005713 / ISBN 13: 9780453005715

Published by New American Library - Signet, New York, 1987

About this Item

This is an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC (similar to, but not the same as an "Uncorrected Proof" or an "Unedited, Uncorrected Page Proof") a publishing state fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. We have here Quinnell's riveting tale of the old-guard Soviet Premiere's plot to assassinate the Pope and the Vatican's counterplot to assassinate the Premiere, tempered with a powerful love story. 324 pages. CONDITION: a bright, solid, square, unmarked, uncreased copy with light edge- and corner-wear - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

Seller Inventory # IL365

Bibliographic Details

• Title: In the Name of the Father [ARC: Advance Reading Copy - THE NEW COLLECTIBLE!]
• Publisher: New American Library - Signet, New York
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0453005713
• ISBN 13: 9780453005715
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: Advance Reading Copy (ARC)
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Suspense Thriller
  • International Fiction (in English)

About this title

Synopsis

Very good in very good dust jacket (discoloration from glue on endpapers, under dj flaps) Hardcover first edition - New York:: New American Library - NAL,, (1987). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket (discoloration from glue on endpapers, under dj flaps) . First printing. A stand-alone thriller involving the Kremlin and an attempted assassination of Pope John Paul. 324 pp.

Reviews

This what-if thriller has its silly moments and a fairly preposterous plot, but it works; Quinnell (Siege of Silence keeps readers turning pages. In the Kremlin in 1983, Yuri Andropov is determined to outlive the pope and plots another assassination attempt. Meanwhile, in the Vatican, a trio composed of the top Jesuit, the American head of the Vatican bank and the Dutch priest running Church intelligence in the Soviet bloc combine to plot Andropov's death. They will use Mirek Scibor, a defector from the Polish secret police who has a terrible hidden reason for wanting Andropov dead. Feigning to be a famous kidney specialist, Scibor will travel to Moscow to kill the Soviet leader. Part of Scibor's cover will be Ania Krol, a devout, beautiful nun, posing as his wife. (The changing nature of their relationship is predictable but handled well.) Discovering the Vatican plot, the Soviets throw up massive security, and a series of suspenseful events ensues. Scibor and Ania's travels and travails make up most of the narrative, which moves along lickety-split. There is nothing very deep here, but readers out for a fast ride will be carried along. 100,000 first printing; $125,000 ad/promo; Literary Guild alternate.
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