{"product_id":"the-city-of-god-9781408715895","title":"The City of God","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItaly, 1943. \u003c\/b\u003eIrish detective Stefan Gillespie leaves the chaos of Nazi-occupied Rome for neutral Switzerland on a mission his government knows nothing about. Waiting for a late-night connection in Zurich he sees a train that shouldn't be there. The train's SS guards, who shouldn't be there either, beat him to within an inch of his life. But Stefan's perilous journey begins in Rome with the barbaric murder of an idealistic young Irish priest. The Eternal City is a place of vengeance, duplicity and betrayal that has even infected the City of God itself, the Vatican. In a war that is everywhere, not even neutrals, can escape the surrounding darkness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Michael Russell\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'In \u003cb\u003eThe City of God\u003c\/b\u003e, Michael Russell again captures wartime Europe's uncertainties through his richly drawn Garda inspector Stefan Gillespie' \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Complex but compelling . . . utterly vivid and convincing' \u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A superb, atmospheric thriller' \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A thriller to keep you guessing and gasping' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Atmospheric' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Constable \u0026amp; Robinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781408715895\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Michael Russell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44848935239861,"sku":"9781408715895","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b934c347-5c54-404c-97b5-c723b2f3946e.jpg?v=1732634329","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-city-of-god-9781408715895","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}