false 1362118 2 Inspired by true events, masterful storyteller Tom Grace delivers his most provocative novel yet. In <I>The Secret Cardinal</I>, 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. <P> 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 <I>laogai</I> 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. <P> 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. <P> 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, <I>The Secret Cardinal</I> charges relentlessly toward an unexpected and unforgettable conclusion. 1351908 4 9 2007 The Secret Cardinal total:36|5:10|4:14|3:9|2:2|1:1| 36 138 53 8 5 0 false false Mon Oct 12 15:24:51 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 15:31:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 05 17:47:44 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 17:50:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 08:24:06 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 08:27:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Nov 04 17:24:47 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 17 10:39:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Mar 14 17:07:45 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 14 17:11:51 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 04:24:39 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 06:52:51 -0800 2008 1 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 20 04:20:08 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 20 04:22:44 -0800 2007 3 0 false false Sat Nov 08 06:21:47 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 08 06:24:15 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sat Oct 31 14:01:17 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 14:01:17 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 21 11:46:48 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 11:46:51 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Sep 28 14:25:02 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 14:25:02 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Aug 15 02:59:08 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 02:59:08 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Aug 11 17:12:27 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 17:12:27 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 02 09:33:50 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 09:33:50 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 15 07:19:25 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 07:19:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jun 25 19:41:20 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 19:41:20 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jun 07 22:30:09 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 22:30:09 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jun 07 17:53:16 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 18:35:18 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 17:53:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon May 18 19:16:12 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 19:16:12 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu May 28 11:57:28 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 11:08:41 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 11:57:28 -0700 2009