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May 2015
On Sale: May 12, 2015
Featuring: Matthew Stone
ISBN: 1941493041
EAN: 9781941493045
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Thriller | Thriller Psychological
A searing psychological thriller set in pre-9/11 Brooklyn in which a familyβs dark history and an estranged sonβs attempt to find meaning and purpose converge. Matthew Stone has inherited a troubling legacy: a gangster grandfather and a distant fatherβwho is also a disgraced judge. After his fatherβs death, Matthew is a young man alone. He turns to his fatherβs beloved books for comfort, perceiving within them guidance that leads him to connect with a group of religious extremists. As Matthew immerses himself in this unfamiliar world, the FBI seeks his assistance to foil the groupβs violent plot. Caught between these powerful forces, haunted by losses past and present, and desperate for redemption, Matthew charts a course of increasing perilβfor himself and for everyone around him. From the author of The Ascent of Eli Israel and There is No Other, The Book of Stone examines the evolution of the terrorist mentality and the complexities of religious extremism, as well as how easily a vulnerable mind can be exploited for dark purposes. Lyrical and incendiary, The Book of Stone is a masterfully crafted novel that reveals the ambiguities of βgoodβ and βevilβ.
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