ANGELS FALLING

<p><strong style=color: rgba(48 48 48 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)><em>How many angels must fall to spare one human life?</em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(48 48 48 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The lives of an ex-seminarian turned criminal profiler an ex-priest turned cult leader and the former nun they both loved collide in the aftermath of a heinous murder. Must two die for one to live?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(48 48 48 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>An emotionally detached villain in a clerical collar defiles and murders the Archbishop of Washington then stages him in a crucifixion pose before the altar of St. Matthew's Cathedral. FBI agents surmise altar boy revenge but symbolic messages at the scene lead criminal profiler Pete Sullivan to suspect a more diabolical motive. To Pete's dismay forensic psychologist Maria Santos-his first crush last seen at their expulsion from a Roman Catholic seminary and convent twenty years ago-joins the investigation task force.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(48 48 48 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Clues from the murder of a five-year-old girl and an elderly priest point to Father Gabriel Valentine the mutual nemesis who engineered Pete's and Maria's past disgraces. The renegade cleric now leads an anti-Vatican Catholic cult wherein he preaches the downfall of the Pope whom he calls the Antichrist. Does Gabriel plot against the Pope's pending visit to the national capitol?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(48 48 48 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Peculiar twists and Maria's quirky behavior lead Pete to wonder about her true identity.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(48 48 48 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>What evil lurks for Pete and Maria? Who will survive? Who must die?</span></p>