The Enemy of God, Robert Daley
The Enemy of God, Robert Daley
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The Enemy of God

Author: Robert Daley

Narrator: Richard M. Davidson

Unabridged: 12 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/06/2005

Synopsis

Gabe Driscoll, chief of internal affairs for the New York City police department, stands in the city morgue, watching an autopsy. His interest is more than professional. The body is that of activist priest Frank Redmond, who along with Driscoll belonged to a championship swim relay team at a Jesuit high school in the 1950s. More than three decades later, Redmond has gone off a Harlem rooftop a few blocks from his church, and the surviving members of the team—Driscoll and Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Andrew Troy—find themselves reunited in a bizarre new race to figure out how and why Redmond died. Was it suicide, as police and diocesan investigations have summarily concluded? Or was he pushed—and if so, by whom?

About Robert Daley

Robert Daley (born 1930 in New York City), is an American novelist and journalist . He is the author of 30 books: 18 fiction, 12 non fiction, five of which have been adapted for film. A sixth, The Cruel Sport, was sold to MGM and was the basis for the film Grand Prix.

About Richard M. Davidson

Richard M. Davidson is an actor and Earphones Award–winning narrator. Trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he is well versed in theater and has had a long-standing career in acting, including a lead role in the show Diamonds, which aired on the CBS network, and a part in ESPN’s The Hustle.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Diana on February 13, 2018

Finished this book today. Actually went better the last few days that I've been reading it then did the whole book previously. Would have given it a 2 if I would have quit it several days ago but today now that I've read the rest of the book and its all come together, I'll give it a 3.5.......more

Goodreads review by Mary on January 26, 2022

Enjoyed this detective novel. Loved the characters and got to follow them from teen years to mid-age.......more

Goodreads review by Joe on July 23, 2011

I enjoyed this book. I liked how it jumped back and forth between the murder investigation and the history between the victim and his friends who are investigating the crime. What unfolds is a story about love lost and one man's attempt to deal with it. Enemy of God was an unexpected and enjoyable re......more

Goodreads review by Peg on December 08, 2012

I really enjoyed this story about four boyhood friends who, as adults, become a priest, a police officer, a DA and a reporter. When the priest's body is found at the bottom of a four-story building the remaining friends can't believe it was suicide. The investigation paints a picture of their lives,......more

Goodreads review by Kenneth on August 31, 2013

I have always liked to read Robert Daley books......more

Quotes

“A glorious epic…This is the best novel of all Daley works, far more serious and precious than an ordinary mystery. It demands your attention and captures your imagination.” Cleveland Plain Dealer

“Daley, author of Prince of the City and twenty-five other works of both nonfiction and fiction, does some of his best work here. His characteristic strengths—a palpably vivid evocation of New York City and an impeccable knowledge of police procedure—buttress a melancholy tale of four intertwined lives, choices made and dismissed as friendships ebb and flow…Think Mystic River, but maybe better.” Booklist (starred review)

“Daley is at his best here, delving into the personal life of a priest while showing us the political antics necessary to surviving within the structure of a major police department. A consummate storyteller, he hints at the stark reality of a religious life and the undercurrents of interpersonal relationships. The unexpected and thought-provoking ending will delight readers who like stories with depth and solutions that go beyond black and white.” Library Journal

“Richly entertaining.” New York Times Book Review, praise for Wall of Brass

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