The
Becket Factor
“The Archbishop of Canterbury
;s announcement of his plan to retire
triggers a series of ominous events that threaten to transform a quiet cathedral
into a place of violence, deceit, and ultimately, cold-blooded murder. With
the sudden, mysterious death of a church canon, the terrifying truth slowly
makes its way into the small community: There is a madman loose in the cloisters.
Meanwhile, in a damp, eerie graveyard behind the church, an ancient coffin is
unearthed. Its contents – believed to be the lost remains of the twelfth-century
martyr Thomas à Becket – threaten not only the unity of the Anglican
church, but the safety and survival of the clergy.
Reluctantly drawn into a web of intrigue and peril as he enters the shadowy
world where church and national politics intersect is Richard Harrison. He is
a retired intelligence officer who came to Canterbury to escape his sordid past
– instead, he will find himself playing detective one last time, for the
highest stake’s he’s ever known.”
Publisher’s blurb