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Vatican Knights #31
The Devil's Protege
In Mindanao, Philippines, a terrorist faction holding members of the clergy hostage is summarily liquidated.
On the same night in Manila, a separate team of sophisticated thieves with a considerable amount of military training enter a high-tech security facility to steal the coveted Scepter of Light, a staff once used by Saint Peter as he spread the Gospel of Jesus.
In Greece, the buyer of the relic learns that the item he purchased for one hundred million in American funds had hit a hurdle, galvanizing his team to aid in the scepter’s recovery in the Philippines.
Kimball Hayden and his team of Vatican Knights, while in Makati, are tasked with locating the Scepter of Light and bringing it home. However, there is a young protégé within the team, Jonah, a Vatican Knight who has a taste for blood and violence. Trying to navigate through two elite forces to attain the coveted scepter, Kimball Hayden must not only deal with the threat outside his unit but also with a deadlier force within, one that is far greater than he has ever confronted before.
Outgunned, outmanned, and with one of their own as corrupt as he is blackened, will Kimball Hayden be able to turn his young protégé onto the path of Light, a path he blindly seeks, or will Jonah continue his march towards the Abyss alongside his mentor, Kimball Hayden?
On the same night in Manila, a separate team of sophisticated thieves with a considerable amount of military training enter a high-tech security facility to steal the coveted Scepter of Light, a staff once used by Saint Peter as he spread the Gospel of Jesus.
In Greece, the buyer of the relic learns that the item he purchased for one hundred million in American funds had hit a hurdle, galvanizing his team to aid in the scepter’s recovery in the Philippines.
Kimball Hayden and his team of Vatican Knights, while in Makati, are tasked with locating the Scepter of Light and bringing it home. However, there is a young protégé within the team, Jonah, a Vatican Knight who has a taste for blood and violence. Trying to navigate through two elite forces to attain the coveted scepter, Kimball Hayden must not only deal with the threat outside his unit but also with a deadlier force within, one that is far greater than he has ever confronted before.
Outgunned, outmanned, and with one of their own as corrupt as he is blackened, will Kimball Hayden be able to turn his young protégé onto the path of Light, a path he blindly seeks, or will Jonah continue his march towards the Abyss alongside his mentor, Kimball Hayden?
237 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 1, 2023
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About the author
Rick Jones
96 books194 followersRick Jones was born and raised in the Boston area and moved to Las Vegas in the early eighties where he graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a degree in English. Currently, he is employed with the state of Nevada in law enforcement, and enjoys traveling, especially to Rome and Vatican City where many of the settings for his novels take place.
Rick Jones is also an avid writer and the creator of the Vatican Knight series (VATICAN KNIGHTS, SHEPHERD ONE and The ISCARIOT AGENDA), and the psychological thriller, THE MAN WHO CAST TWO SHADOWS.
He lives in Las Vegas with his two mini schnauzers, Wrangler and Hobo.
Rick Jones is also an avid writer and the creator of the Vatican Knight series (VATICAN KNIGHTS, SHEPHERD ONE and The ISCARIOT AGENDA), and the psychological thriller, THE MAN WHO CAST TWO SHADOWS.
He lives in Las Vegas with his two mini schnauzers, Wrangler and Hobo.
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January 6, 2024
Kimbal s last?
The book brings to an end the life of the top knght. Sad as it is it appears right. I hope this is not the last book
The book brings to an end the life of the top knght. Sad as it is it appears right. I hope this is not the last book
December 27, 2023
Kimble goes home
After all the years trying to find the light, Kimble is put on the right path to salvation and is rewarded.
After all the years trying to find the light, Kimble is put on the right path to salvation and is rewarded.
March 12, 2024
The usual high class action from the Vatican Knights, however what an ending, or is it an ending???
April 3, 2024
great as usual
Love the Vatican knight books. Never gets boring or old. Hope kimball recovers and comes back in book 32. Will continue to enjoy this series
Love the Vatican knight books. Never gets boring or old. Hope kimball recovers and comes back in book 32. Will continue to enjoy this series
January 25, 2024
a peaceful end
Not surprising but surprisingly quickly handled was the demise of our hero. Sorry to see him go. Will the knights go on?
Not surprising but surprisingly quickly handled was the demise of our hero. Sorry to see him go. Will the knights go on?
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