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He walked now like a god, he knew all the right places … the true night, the secret night Father John Rafferty has been running the Mary and Joseph Church in Greenwich Village for over twenty years. With two fellow priests he has provided a haven of hope for the devout, the homeless and the desperate in the unfeeling heart of New York – though his liberal views occasionally bring him into conflict with the cardinal and the Catholic hierarchy. Then early one morning – in front of the altar of the locked church – he discovers the bludgeoned corpse of parishioner Maria Julien, a look of absolute terror on her face. Now Father Rafferty’s peaceful existence is shattered – and he has lost the only woman he ever loved. “Church of Blood!” scream the headlines; the police and media move in. And nobody seems ready to believe that their relationship was purely platonic. The Church authorities are horrified at such unwelcome publicity, and the pastor’s position is now in extreme jeopardy. The investigating detectives harbour suspicions against all three priests, but which is guilty – the handsome young curate Frank Bayley, or ancient Father Zimmer who never speaks, or John Rafferty himself? And while the toll or corpses mounts, they desperately strive to identify a psychopathic killer. But what if they are witnessing here an ultimate struggle between good and evil? And who will confront the superhuman power of a man possessed? Hardcover, 375 pages. In very good preloved condition with the exception of slight yellowing to page edges.