Day of Absolution
by John Gardner

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Charlie Gauntlet has just retired from a long career in espionage and married a young cop who specializes in anti-terrorism. While Charlie's wife heads to Ireland on the trail of the notorious assassin called Alchemist, Charlie finds himself embarking on a perilous journey of his own. Britain's most infamous traitor, Kit Palfrey, has inexplicably turned up on his doorstep, claiming to possess a cache of ancient scrolls written by a prostitute who knew Jesus. If they're authentic, they are certain to undermine the central tenets of Christianity. With parallel plots that race to an astonishing climax, John Gardner's latest work will take readers' breath away.

The monks who are guarding the scrolls don't seem like the religious type to Charlie; they carry side arms, and he's seen them before in decidedly unholy circumstances. Meanwhile, his young bride is tracking the deadliest terrorist of them all: the Alchemist, a Carlos-the-Jackal type whose plot to kill the Russian president and his wife during an upcoming state visit to London has Bex and her colleagues racing against the clock to catch him. Gardner manages to tie the two main plots together in a smashing finale, but not before sprinkling his fast-moving thriller with erudition, quotations, and literary allusions so beloved by Buckley's fans. This clever novel will appeal to fans of John le Carré, Buckley, and Fleming. If it's your first Gardner, you'll be eager to search his large backlist for more of the same. --Jane Adams

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