โ Scribed by Pete Hamill
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"Hamill is better known as one of our greatest chroniclers of New York City. In this, his first novel, rereleased on its 50th anniversary, he goes all hard-boiled noir, telling the story of a disaffected American priest and a plot to kill the pope."
--The New York Times Book Review, included in Honor Jones's "New & Noteworthy" column
"This reissue marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of journalist Hamill's first novel...In a new introduction, Hamill comments on the book's influences and what he now considers its primary theme: the loss of faith."
--Publishers Weekly
"A Killing for Christ is steeped in noir sensibility....This is a tense, page-turning thriller that is as pertinent today as it was when it was first published."
--_Shelf Awareness for Readers_
Praise for the original 1968 edition:
"A Killing for Christ is a fast-paced, topical thriller...Hamill's prose is stylishly punchy...I...
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