Deus X By Stephen Mack Jones

In the gripping novel, August Snow, a former Detroit cop, risks everything to protect his friend Father Michael Grabowski from a mysterious and dangerous faction known as the modern-day Templars. Father Grabowski, a respected Franciscan priest, abruptly retires after four decades of serving Detroit’s Mexicantown. August Snow becomes suspicious, especially after another local priest's suspicious suicide.

The situation intensifies with the arrival of a mysterious priest and combat veteran named Francis Dominioni Petra from the Vatican. As danger looms, August is determined to uncover the dark history Father Grabowski is concealing. The story delves into themes of faith, justice, and familial bonds, exploring August's own convictions and the challenges he faces as he grapples with his faith and strives to protect those he cares about. With a Hammett Prize–winning narrative, the novel unfolds as a high-stakes thriller where crime is committed in the name of faith, leading August Snow to question who is seeking justice and who is determined to conceal the truth 📚❤️