“Your day just got worse,” Mac tells his captain. A body has been found in a high-end condominium between Summit and Grand Avenues and it’s not just anyone. Then his cell phone tells him his day is about to change. His day would involve paper work, coffee, and maybe even an early trip to the pub. Paul Homicide Detective Michael McKenzie “Mac” McRyan thought his day was going to be less stressful. Thirty-two-year-old fourth-generation St. Paul awakens to find that a serial killer terrorizing the blue-collar working women of University Avenue has struck for the fifth time. The morning after Halloween the city of St. Paul Conspiracy renders a manhunt that is much more than it seems with colorful flair and a knack for savvy dialogue.” Paul, Minnesota in exquisite detail, The St. Paul Conspiracy fourth-generation homicide detective Michael McKenzie “Mac” McRyan becomes involved in a complex murder investigation with repercussions far beyond an ordinary serial killer case – national and political security concerns lie at the root of this tangled, fast-paced crime novel. MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW – 5 STARS – “In The St. Paul Conspiracy” was named the MERIT AWARD WINNER for COMMERCIAL FICTION for the Midwest Independent Publishers (MIPA) Book Awards and it also was a Minnesota Book Awards Nominee. Vince Flynn has described Roger Stelljes as “A powerful new thriller voice.”įans of John Sandford, David Baldacci and James Patterson will enjoy this fast-moving story of murder, greed, and treason, the cast of colorful characters, and its setting in and around historic St. Stelljes’ vivid characters, his gift for GRITTY and REAL DIALOGUE (slang, gargon, behind the scenes dialog), as well as his uncanny sense of place and time, will put you in the middle of the action allowing you to feel the desperation of Mac McRyan and his fellow detectives. The Apostle Paul, an outstanding and almost inimitable yet stimulating figure, stands before us as an example of total dedication to the Lord and to his Church, as well as of great openness to humanity and its cultures.Īward winning author, Roger Stelljes, delivers an action packed story that is the first book in the McRyan Mystery Series. Paul and his writings by one of today s great spiritual teachers, Pope Benedict XVI. These and other important issues are addressed in this masterful, inspirational, and highly-readable presentation of St. Benedict also examines such questions as: Did Paul know Jesus during his earthly life and how much of Jesus teaching and ministry did he know of? Did Paul distort the teachings of Jesus? What role did Jesus death and resurrection play in Paul s teaching? What are we to make of Paul s teaching about the end of the world? What does Paul s teaching say about the differences between Catholic and Protestant Christians over salvation and the roles of faith and works in the Christian life? How have modern Catholic and Protestant scholars come together in their understanding of Paul? What does Paul have to teach us today about living a spiritual life? Pope Benedict follows the course of the Apostle s life, including his missionary journeys and his relationship with the other apostles of Jesus such as St. In this book, Pope Benedict XVI, a profound spiritual leader in his own right and a first-rate theologian and Bible commentator, explores the legacy of Paul. As the human author of half of the New Testament, Paul is a figure who cannot be overlooked by anyone who wants to understand Jesus Christ and Christianity. He became the Apostle to the Gentiles and the Teacher of the Nations. More than anyone else in the early Church, Paul saw the universal nature of the Christian message. His encounter with the resurrected Jesus on the road to Damascus changed Paul s life, the Christian Church, and world history. As Saul of Tarsus he vigorously persecuted Christianity, even collaborating in the death of Christianity s first martyr, Stephen. Paul is one of the most important figures in Christian history.
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