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Home Author Archive For Librarians Authors: Get Included Tom Grace Dear Reader, At its core, THE SECRET CARDINAL is a thriller about a jailbreak. The jail in question is in China, the prisoner is the Roman Catholic bishop of Shanghai, and the architect of the audacious plan is acting at the behest of the pope himself. My fifth Nolan Kilkenny adventure is an incredible tale set amid the real and often ugly church-state conflict between China and the Vatican. Recent diplomacy between these two nations has included accusations of hostile acts against the Chinese government and calls for excommunication—a real situation that inspired a story about honor, loyalty and faith. Tom Grace TOP OF PAGE BACK TO MAIN PAGE © 2005 by AuthorBuzz