Hero worship is dangerous when the hero knows she doesn't deserve it.
Sister Jacobine has served the Catholic Church for centuries. She looks twenty-five, heals from any wound, and carries out the Pope's most final assignments with a gun in her Gucci handbag.
Her latest target is Bishop McGinty in Philadelphia. The execution itself is routine. Getting arrested for murder before she reaches her rental car is not.
Detective Rafferty has video of the killing, the murder weapon, and a suspect who seems remarkably unconcerned about spending the rest of her life behind bars. Then a call from the Vatican turns an open-and-shut homicide into something he cannot explain?and an unexpected detour introduces Alice to Rafferty's sister Rachel, a woman who has built her life around the legend of Sister Jacobine.
Rachel thinks Sister Jacobine is a hero. Alice knows better.
For the first time in centuries, the immortal nun begins telling someone the truth: who she is, where she came from, why she cannot die, and why being admired for the violence that has defined her life cuts far deeper than any wound.
Feet of Clay launches A Nun With A Gun, Mark Posey's supernatural thriller series about an immortal nun, the secrets of the Church, and the human cost of surviving long enough to become a legend.
A Nun With A Gun is a series of short stories and novelettes about Sister Jacobine, the Pope's hitwoman. They are best read in order.
1.0 Feet of Clay
2.0 A Port in the Storm
3.0 Excommunication
4.0 Requiem Mass
5.0 Den of Lions
6.0 The Narrow Gate
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Praise for Mark Posey's thrillers:
Well-fleshed out characters to really care about, and a deep state plot that is very timely given current world affairs.
All in all, an enjoyable page-turner!
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Mark Posey is a Canadian author of thrillers, suspense and contemporary fiction. His work includes the A Nun With A Gun thrillers featuring Sister Jacobine, the Thomas Billings thriller series, the domestic espionage serial Credible Threat, the Project Gateway time-travel thriller Assassinating Yesterday, and the contemporary novel The Summer Garden.
Across genres, Mark writes fast-moving, character-driven fiction about people whose lives are knocked sideways and the choices, relationships and consequences that determine what happens next. His stories combine accessible prose, emotional stakes, morally complicated characters and dry humor.
Mark lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with his wife, author Tracy Cooper-Posey. His books are published by Stories Rule Press.
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Hero worship is not just for the masses…
Sister Jacobine has a secret. An incredible gift from God. It is also an incredible curse.
Sister Jacobine is also the Pope's hitwoman. When Bishop McGinty gets out of hand with the altar boys, Sister Jacobine is sent to Philadelphia to deliver "greetings" from His Holiness.
In Philadelphia, she meets Rachel Rafferty and her world is turned upside-down. Now, her only possible confidante is Rachel's brother, the Philadelphia Police Detective that has arrested her for murder.
A Nun With A Gun is a series of short stories and novelettes about Sister Jacobine, the Pope's hitwoman. They are best read in order. 1.0 Feet of Clay 2.0 A Port in the Storm 3.0 Excommunication 4.0 Requiem Mass 5.0 Den of Lions 6.0 The Narrow Gate Thriller Short Story _____ Praise for Mark Posey's thrillers: Well-fleshed out characters to really care about, and a deep state plot that is very timely given current world affairs. All in all, an enjoyable page-turner! _____ Mark Posey is a thriller writer born, raised and living in Edmonton, Canada with his wife, author Tracy Cooper-Posey. He is a retired professional wrestler and father of four - Terry, Matthew, Katherine, and Ashley. He likes cooking, woodworking, and watching hockey when he's not scrolling through social media or taking an afternoon nap with his three cats - Pippin, Merry, and Strider.