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![]() | The Secret Cardinal (2007) (The fifth book in the Nolan Kilkenny series) A novel by Tom Grace |
Inspired by true events, masterful storyteller Tom Grace delivers his most provocative novel yet. In The Secret Cardinal, ex-Navy SEAL Nolan Kilkenny returns in an adventure that races from the grandeur of the Vatican across the vastness of Asia, ultimately involving China, the Mafia, and the conclave of cardinals that will elect the next pope.
When Kilkenny is invited to Rome to consult on the functioning of the Vatican Library, he is still grieving the death of his wife and son and welcomes the distraction of the seemingly simple assignment. But Pope Leo XIV has a startlingly different task in mind for him. In a private audience, Kilkenny learns of an unreported atrocity committed against the underground Church in China and its link to Yin Daoming, the long-imprisoned Bishop of Shanghai who has served thirty years of a life sentence in a Chinese laogai for refusing to renounce the Church of Rome. The aging pope then reveals the dangerous truth about Bishop Yin, a secret that he has kept for over twenty years. Decades of diplomacy have failed to end China's persecution of the Catholics loyal to the pope, or to free Bishop Yin. The pope wants Yin free and asks Kilkenny to devise a plan to accomplish this seemingly impossible task.
With help from the U.S. president, American Special Forces, and the C.I.A., he assembles a team of ten men and one woman that will use some of the most advanced weapons, aircraft, and computer technology to execute this extraordinary mission.
Filled with fascinating detail about the history, politics, and people of China and the Roman Catholic Church, and the clever advanced technology and weaponry that have become hallmarks of a Tom Grace novel, The Secret Cardinal charges relentlessly toward an unexpected and unforgettable conclusion.
When Kilkenny is invited to Rome to consult on the functioning of the Vatican Library, he is still grieving the death of his wife and son and welcomes the distraction of the seemingly simple assignment. But Pope Leo XIV has a startlingly different task in mind for him. In a private audience, Kilkenny learns of an unreported atrocity committed against the underground Church in China and its link to Yin Daoming, the long-imprisoned Bishop of Shanghai who has served thirty years of a life sentence in a Chinese laogai for refusing to renounce the Church of Rome. The aging pope then reveals the dangerous truth about Bishop Yin, a secret that he has kept for over twenty years. Decades of diplomacy have failed to end China's persecution of the Catholics loyal to the pope, or to free Bishop Yin. The pope wants Yin free and asks Kilkenny to devise a plan to accomplish this seemingly impossible task.
With help from the U.S. president, American Special Forces, and the C.I.A., he assembles a team of ten men and one woman that will use some of the most advanced weapons, aircraft, and computer technology to execute this extraordinary mission.
Filled with fascinating detail about the history, politics, and people of China and the Roman Catholic Church, and the clever advanced technology and weaponry that have become hallmarks of a Tom Grace novel, The Secret Cardinal charges relentlessly toward an unexpected and unforgettable conclusion.
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Hardback Editions
April 2011 : Hardback
| Title: The Secret Cardinal Author(s): Tom Grace ISBN: 0-7505-3374-9 / 978-0-7505-3374-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Magna Large Print Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
September 2007 : Hardback
| Title: The Secret Cardinal Author(s): Tom Grace ISBN: 1-59315-456-9 / 9781593154561 (USA edition) Publisher: Vanguard Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
July 2011 : Paperback
| Title: The Secret Cardinal Author(s): Tom Grace ISBN: 1-84756-121-7 / 9781847561213 (UK edition) Publisher: Avon Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
June 2009 : Paperback
| Title: The Secret Cardinal Author(s): Tom Grace ISBN: 1-84756-155-1 / 9781847561558 (UK edition) Publisher: Avon Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
August 2008 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Secret Cardinal Author(s): Tom Grace ISBN: 1-59315-484-4 / 9781593154844 (USA edition) Publisher: Vanguard Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2007 : Paperback
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Audio Editions
September 2007 : MP3 CD
| Title: The Secret Cardinal Author(s): Tom Grace ISBN: 1-4233-4901-6 / 978-1-4233-4901-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2007 : Audio CD
| Title: The Secret Cardinal (Nolan Kilkenny Series) Author(s): Tom Grace ISBN: 1-4233-4900-8 / 978-1-4233-4900-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2007 : Audio CD
| Title: The Secret Cardinal: A Novel of Suspense (Nolan Kilkenny) Author(s): Tom Grace ISBN: 1-4233-4899-0 / 978-1-4233-4899-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2007 : Audio CD
| Title: The Secret Cardinal (Nolan Kilkenny Series) Author(s): Tom Grace ISBN: 1-4233-4898-2 / 978-1-4233-4898-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2007 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Secret Cardinal (Nolan Kilkenny) Author(s): Tom Grace ISBN: 1-4233-4897-4 / 978-1-4233-4897-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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June 2009 : Kindle edition
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August 2008 : Kindle edition
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September 2007 : Kindle edition
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