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Father Gabriel spends a few days of relaxation at his old Cambridge College, the guest of friend Arthur Kingsley from his student days. Kingsley is now a respected scientist and a Fellow of St Stephens College, but after an enjoyable evening dining at High Table, Gabriel receives the shattering news that Daphne Silverton, Kingsleys brilliant young protégée, has been found dead in her laboratory after what appears to have been a tragic accident. Daphne was universally loved, but Gabriels instincts tell him that her death was a little too perfectly staged to have been an accident.After an emotional reunion with the parents of his late wife, Gabriel seeks the truth about Daphnes demise. His investigations lead him to the Peace Union and its Ban the Bomb campaign, another member of Daphnes laboratory is found dead. Gabriel struggles to lay aside his personal loyalties and confront the possibility that there are dark secrets lurking behind both deaths.This fourth book in the popular Father Gabriel series examines the moral minefield of the complicity of scientists in the manufacture of weapons of mass destruction. It also reveals more about Gabriels past.Fiorella De Maria was born in Italy of Maltese parents. She grew up in England and attended Cambridge University, receiving a Bachelors in English Literature and a Masters in Renaissance Literature. A winner of the National Book Prize of Malta, she has published nine novels with Ignatius Press, including This Thing of Darkness, Poor Banished Children, and Do No Harm. Among the other Father Gabriel mysteries are The Sleeping Witness, The Vanishing Woman, and See No Evil.Book specifications:Dimensions: 201 x 132Author: Fiorella De MariaCover type: PaperbackPublishing Year: 2022Publishing Month: 8Pages: 262Language: EnglishPublisher: Ignatius PressWeight: 240 g
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