{"product_id":"warrior-monk-a-pastor-stephen-grant-novel","title":"Warrior Monk: A Pastor Stephen Grant Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eKFUO radios BookTalk: Ray Keating is a great novelist. WARRIOR MONK: A PASTOR STEPHEN GRANT NOVEL made \"The top 10 self-published books to cross WORLDs desk this year.\" WORLD magazine (June 29  2013  issue) looked at more than 100 titles and then came up with a \"final list of 10 that display clear writing and storytelling.\" On WARRIOR MONK  WORLD declared  \"The warrior monk in question is an ex-CIA agent who settled into life as a ... Lutheran pastor  saving lives and taking care of bad guys (who get saved).\" WARRIOR MONK revolves around a former CIA assassin  Stephen Grant  who has lived a far different  relatively quiet life as a parish pastor in recent years. However  a shooting at his church  a historic papal proposal  and threats to the Popes life mean that Grants former and current lives collide. Grant must tap the varied skills learned as a government agent  a theologian and a pastor not only to protect the Pope  but also to feel his way through a minefield of personal challenges. Larry Kudlow  CNBCs \"The Kudlow Report \" said  \"Ray Keating has created a fascinating and unique character in Pastor Grant. The way Keating intertwines politics  national security and faith into a compelling thriller is sheer delight.\" U.S. Congressman Pete King  the Ranking Member on the House Homeland Security Committee  declared  \"CIA intrigue  the Vatican  international terrorism and brutal assassinations make Warrior Monk a fast-moving  riveting read right out of todays - and tomorrows - headlines. Add challenging religious issues  which the author makes us confront  and you have a brilliant novel. Ray Keating knows what he is writing about and writes it extraordinarily well.\" And Paul L. Maier  best-selling author of A Skeleton in Gods Closet  commented  \"Holy Scripture and unholy gun play in the same novel? Exactly - and youll love the combination! WARRIOR MONK offers a riveting mix of action  romance  and intrigue  served up by a master wordsmith. Keatings Pastor Stephen Grant manages to wield both Bible and bullets with equal expertise. Grant is clearly in control whether in or out of the pulpit.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964100767797,"sku":"ByrdShop_1453801030","price":66.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781453801031.jpg?v=1770448942","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/warrior-monk-a-pastor-stephen-grant-novel","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}