The
Thieves of Faith
A
Michael St. Pierre Mystery
Richard
Doetsch
Dell
(Mass Market Paperback)
ISBN-10: 0-440-24289-4 (0440242894)
ISBN-13: 978-0-440-24289-5 (9780440242895)
Publication Date: December 2007
List Price: $6.99
Synopsis (from
the publisher): Since the times of Ivan the Terrible, generations of
Russian leaders have turned the Kremlin into a fortress within a
fortress, stocking its labyrinthine underground with secret vaults,
elegant chambers, and priceless treasures. Now a master thief has the
ultimate motivation to stage an assault on the Kremlin’s
inner sanctum. Two lives depend on it. Thousands of years of religious
faith hinge on it. And a man’s conscience, skill, and passion
will not let him fail.
For Michael St. Pierre, history’s most daring heist is only
one piece of an intricate puzzle reaching from an ancient monastery in
Scotland to a hideaway in Corsica—where a madman has built an
empire of terror. Haunted by his own family secrets, and surrounded by
the precious few people he can trust, Michael will take on a mission
that will make him the most hunted man in the world. But when an
astounding truth, buried deep beneath the Kremlin, erupts with
shattering force, he may unleash a relic too dangerous to possess.
Review:
Richard Doetsch's second international thriller to feature Michael St.
Pierre, The
Thieves of Faith, has the
retired master thief traveling to Moscow to undertake a challenge so
daring and dangerous that he could not only lose his life but those of
his family and friends as well.
Genevieve Zivera tells Michael of a gold box known as the Albero della
Vita, the tree of life, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,
which, in the wrong hands, could bring death and destruction to the
entire world. She asks him to obtain it. It's location: in a
subterranean multi-leveled world complete with hidden libraries, secret
tunnels, elegant chambers carved in white stone, raging rivers, mazes
and crypts. In one of the rooms is the gold box. And all this is 12
stories below the present day Kremlin in Moscow.
But first he must obtain a map to guide him. Hidden in the canvas of a
painting by an obscure artist is a map to this underground world. The
painting is currently in Geneva and Michael must first steal it before
attempting to break into the Kremlin.
Genevieve knows all this because her son Julian is master of this
world. He too has been seeking the gold box but has been unable to find
it. But if he does, he will use its powers for evil. Genevieve asks
Michael to find the box first and destroy it regardless of any personal
consequence to her.
The
Thieves of Faith rests on the
premise that if some truths are fables, then it follows that some
fables may be truths. Doetsch explores this supposition in a
spine-tingling thriller that mixes stories from the Bible, historical
fact, and speculative fiction. Good and evil are explored, but also the
benefits of love and the consequences of hate, and that the greatest
powers of all are hidden in the simplest of things. This is an
intriguing adventure from its very first pages through to its
electrifying concluding chapters.
Special thanks to guest reviewer Betty of The Betz Review for contributing her review of The Thieves of Faith and to Breakthrough Promotions for providing a copy of the book for this review.
Review Copyright © 2008 — Hidden Staircase Mystery Books — All Rights Reserved
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Mysteries in this series …
The
Thieves of Heaven
Dell (Mass Market Paperback), April 2006
ISBN-10: 0-440-24288-6 (0440242886)
ISBN-13: 978-0-440-24288-8 (9780440242888)
The Thieves of Faith
Dell (Mass Market Paperback), December 2007
ISBN-10: 0-440-24289-4 (0440242894)
ISBN-13: 978-0-440-24289-5 (9780440242895)
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Location(s) referenced: Moscow, Russia.
