An Irish-American police officer and a British intelligence officer face off against a dangerous terrorist who's holding people hostage in Saint Patrick's Cathedral.
St. Patrick's Day, New York City. Everyone is celebrating, but everyone is in for the shock of his life. Born into the heat and hatred of the Northern Ireland conflict, IRA man Brian Flynn has masterminded a brilliant terrorist act the seizure of Saint Patrick's Cathedral. Among his hostages: the woman Brian Flynn once loved, a former terrorist turned peace activist. Among his enemies: an Irish-American police lieutenant fighting against a traitor inside his own ranks and a shadowy British intelligence officer pursuing his own cynical, bloody plan. The cops face a booby-trapped, perfectly laid out killing zone inside the church. The hostages face death. Flynn faces his own demons, in an electrifying duel of nerves, honor, and betrayal.
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"Read this long ago; it may have been my first Nelson DeMille. I found it a very good story about Irish Fenians taking over St. Patrick's Cathedral. DeMille writes an engrossing novel. 9/10"
— Carolyn (4 out of 5 stars)
“Telescopes a few hours and a lifetime of emotions to create an hour-by-hour countdown to the climax…Powerful tensions so skillfully built from beginning to end, they stretch the reader taut.”
— Indianapolis News“Thoroughly credible and absolutely absorbing…Motivation, characterization, and plotting are all exceptional…Will keep readers engrossed till the final page.”
— United Press International" Another exceptional read from Nelson DeMille. He is able to create rich characters and solid plots that keep you thinking and guessing right to the end. "
— Ken, 2/14/2014" Pretty good book - I liked the historical peek at basis for the conflict between Northern Ireland and England. The only thing that prevented this from being 5 stars for me is that while it was a well-written book that I enjoyed reading, it wasn't a book that was difficult to put down between readings. "
— Gloria, 2/11/2014" To long and too confusing. Characters with similar names, a Cathedral I could not picture in my mind and conclusions that got lost along the way. When I finished the book I asked my husband to clarify some of my questions and he couldn't. We had the same questions. "
— Annette, 2/10/2014" my second favorite of his. I actually cried at the end. "
— Cathey, 1/24/2014" love this author, even though the books are generally 900 pages long they are worth taking the time to read them "
— Julie, 1/24/2014" This book was very well written, and very suspenseful. This author does a great job writing political/war type novels. "
— Diana, 1/23/2014" Great read! Very involving and VERY detailed. "
— Ian, 1/22/2014" One of my least favorite of DeMilles books "
— Garrett, 1/16/2014" I enjoyed it from beginning to end. "
— Eileen, 1/8/2014" It was a good book, good story line and characters. But there seemed to be too many characters to keep them straight and it took a long time to get to the climax of the book. Out of 375 pages, the climax hit around page 300. "
— Kim, 1/2/2014" I liked it. I finished it today on my way to NYC and it was wierd having the City preparing for the St Pats PArade this week!!! I thought the characters were well fleshed out, loose ends were tied up. As always, I was picturing it as a movie. it would be a good one! Large cast!! LOL "
— Jack, 12/28/2013" love the attention to detail "
— Colleen, 12/20/2013" Loved it, made me start looking for his books. "
— John, 12/18/2013" I read this book long ago when I wasn't really an avid reader. I remember liking it and it is the reason DeMille is one of my favorite writers. "
— Zack, 10/25/2013" A dissapointment for me as far as Nelson Demille. I have loved all of Nelson Demille's books until this one. Too detailed and drawn out. It was informative as far as understanding the problems in Ireland and the IRA, but it had too drawn out to keep my interest. "
— Judy(Mom), 10/8/2013" The intrigue and character development pull you into the story which creates scary and intense imagry. "
— Casey, 10/3/2013" Dumb dumb dumb. Could have been over in a few hudred pages. Actually put it in the trash when done. I really liked the generals daughter. "
— Angela, 7/27/2013" IRA group tries to blow up St. Patrick's cathedral. "
— Kjirsten, 6/19/2013" I loved this book. It was fast-paced and full of twists and turns. Once I got started, I couldn't put it down. "
— Suzanne, 5/21/2013" My first DeMille book,,, A definite page turner for me. Anxious to read more. "
— Michelle, 1/27/2013" I felt like I'd been there and done that. "
— Steve, 10/29/2012" Had a real tough time getting into this one. About half way through it picked up and finished strong. "
— Patrick, 3/26/2012" Reminds me of why I used to like Nelson DeMille so much. Unlike his recent books, in which characters feel more like character sketches, this has finely drawn people with complex motivations. Held up nicely on rereading. "
— Melissa, 2/6/2012" For an action thriller, the beginning is slow, making the reader wonder if he really has a Nelson De Mille book in his hands. The pace begins to pick up after 100 pages or so, unfolding a grand plot. Yet, I wouldn't rate 'Cathedral' as one among Nelson's good books! "
— D, 12/24/2011" I enjoyed this book, but found that the other Nelson DeMille books were more captivating for me. "
— Lorraine, 10/5/2011" Great book by Great Author! "
— Mainrun, 9/5/2011" Very tense, very good - learned lots about 'the troubles'. "
— Sylvia, 7/8/2011" Exciting the whole way through. Good characters and perhaps a bit too "just-in-the-nick-of-time" to be realisitc, but still makes a great novel. "
— Kendar88, 3/27/2011" I have never read anything by this author, but was intrigued when my sister told me about this particular book. It was a fun book to read and I may look into reading more of his work. "
— Mom, 3/12/2011" This is definitely a 'sit-on-the-edge-of-your-seat' kinda book. It was a fast read and enjoyable. I do wonder if there's as much CYA in the insurance industry and the military as implied by this book, or if they were just unscrupulous men. I probably won't fly for a while though. "
— Sara, 2/15/2011" Oh my gosh! I never want to fly again after reading this book. I couldn't put it down. "
— Ann, 9/19/2010" there are just too many people out there who value money over life. "
— Judy, 9/4/2010" I first read this book and then listened to it on cassettes 8/31/2010 "
— Bonnie, 8/21/2010" Wasn't my regular type of book, but happened to pick it up on the suggestion of a family member. Once started I couldn't put it down! A real page turner full of twists and turns! "
— Sue, 8/5/2010" Good read - especially when you have a brother that's an airline pilot! "
— Sylvia, 7/9/2010" Better than most of his books. "
— Rod, 5/26/2010" Not sure you want to fly with this book. "
— Tony, 4/19/2010" This is an appealing premise and it actually was an interesting story line but the description of the aftermath of a supersonic passenger airplane decompressing at sixty two thousand feet is not pretty. It was well done but not a fun read. I <br/>actually an a Pollyanna at heart. <br/> "
— Chuck, 4/19/2010" Ugh, the descriptions of the effects of high-altitude decompression on the poor passengers of a supersonic airliner are horrific. (Think Night of the Living Dead.) I stuck through with until the end, though, because I wanted to know what happened to the last three "normals" in the plane. "
— Karen, 4/11/2010" Fantastic. This story was way ahead of its time! <br/>I read this just prior to my first trans-Pacific flight. Maybe not such a good idea... "
— Georgia, 1/19/2010" A true, unrelenting thriller. Couldn't put it down! "
— Djclare17gmail.com, 1/6/2010" a silly but entertaining read. It kept my attention but the brain damaged passengers made me feel like I was reading a science fiction novel about zombies. "
— Jill, 8/8/2009Nelson DeMille (1943–2024) was the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty books, including the Joe Ryker series, John Sutter series, Paul Brenner series, and John Corey series, as well as stand-alone novels, novellas, and nonfiction.
Scott Brick, an acclaimed voice artist, screenwriter, and actor, has performed on film, television, and radio. He attended UCLA and spent ten years in a traveling Shakespeare company. Passionate about the spoken word, he has narrated a wide variety of audiobooks. winning won more than fifty AudioFile Earphones Awards and several of the prestigious Audie Awards. He was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine and the Voice of Choice for 2016 by Booklist magazine.