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Thomas gifford, author of the assassini, on librarything. After graduating from harvard he moved to the twin cities, mn where he and his wife, kari sandven. Thomas gifford the murder of sister valentine, an activist nun, leads her brother, lawyer ben driskill, on a deadly quest for her killer, a search that leads to a secret order of assassins that the catholic church. In the vatican, the pope is dying as priestly vultures gather around, whispering the names of possible successors. Thomas gifford has 24 books on goodreads with 4976 ratings. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Gifford also wrote under the names thomas maxwell and dana clarins. Thomas gifford is the new york times bestselling author of, among others, the assassini, the wind chill factor, praetorian and the first sacrifice. And in a family chapel in princeton, new jersey, a nun is murdered at. Thomas eugene gifford may 16, 1937 october 31, 2000 was a bestselling american author of thriller novels. Read assassini by thomas gifford available from rakuten kobo.
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