Yesterday, Parker Saint’s only concernwas his swiftly rising star power. Today, he’s just trying to stay alive. Parker Saint isliving the dream. A cushy job at a thriving megachurch has him on the verge ofbecoming a bestselling author and broadcast celebrity-until life takes anabrupt turn that lands him on the wrong side of the law. To avoid a publicscandal, he agrees to consult with the police on a series of brutal murderslinked by strange religious symbols scrawled on each victim.Parkertries to play the expert, but he is clearly in over his head. Drawn ever deeperinto a web of intrigue involving a demanding detective, a trio of secretiveVatican operatives, and a centuries-old conspiracy to conceal a mysteriousrelic, he realizes for the first time that the battle between good and evil isall too real-and that the killer is coming back . . . this time for him.'A thought-provoking explorationinto the power of faith and the reality of evil. Filled with memorablecharacters and tight writing, PlayingSaint is an impressive debut from an author to watch.' -Steven James, bestselling author of Placebo and The Queen