Virgin, F. Paul Wilson
Virgin, F. Paul Wilson
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Virgin
A Novel

Author: F. Paul Wilson

Narrator: Assaf Cohen

Unabridged: 10 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/26/2020


Synopsis

An international thriller about the search for Mary, the mother of Jesus, from the New York Times bestselling author of the Repairman Jack novels.During the Gulf War in 1991, an ancient scroll is found in southern Israel. Years later, scientists declare it a fake, but an American nun believes it will lead her to the resting place of the Virgin Mary.What she finds seems to possess miraculous healing powers that attract believers and skeptics from across the globe. She also draws the attention of a mysterious Israeli Shin Bet officer determined to retrieve the remains of the “Mother” at any cost. And that is only the beginning …Previously published under the pseudonym Mary Elizabeth Murphy.

About F. Paul Wilson

F. Paul Wilson is the New York Times bestselling author of horror, adventure, medical thrillers, science fiction, and virtually everything in between. He is perhaps best known for the Repairman Jack series, which includes Ground Zero, The Tomb, and Fatal Error. He is also the author of the Adversary cycle, including The Keep, and a young adult series featuring the teenage Jack. Wilson has won the Prometheus Award, the Bram Stoker Award, the Inkpot Award from the San Diego Comic-Con, and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Horror Writers of America, among other honors. He lives in Wall, New Jersey.

About Assaf Cohen

Assaf Cohen is an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator. He has appeared in various plays, short films, and television shows. He grew up in Palo Alto and attended UC Berkeley where he earned a bachelor’s degree in integrative biology. He continued his classical training by earning a master of fine arts in acting from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University under the instruction of legendary acting instructor William Esper.


Reviews

One of the best novels that you probably never heard about it WHAT HAPPENED WITH THOSE FOUR YEARS?!!! This is a novel that many people hadn't read or even they know that exist, and it's a shame, since it was one of the novels that I enjoyed the most. It's not in my "Favorites" virtual shelf, on......more

I read this novel on its original edition when the author used a pseudonym with his wife's maiden name. I knew this thanks to a fellow reader Sean, that he was so kind to comment it about on my original review of the book. If you wish to check the link of the original edition of the book, you can do......more

Goodreads review by Carl

This started out with a lot of promise, unfortunately it didn’t do what I hoped it would. It had an interesting plot and unique characters. I hope it would have been a story similar to Dan Browns books but with new point a view, but it was a lot of the same old stuff. It ended with a overly preachy......more

Goodreads review by Danny

"Let’s call it a religious thriller. When you were raised Catholic, as I was, you never entirely loose your religion (REM). I don’t believe that Mary was the mother of God, but don’t you go talking her down. I don’t believe in the divinity of Jesus, but damn it, don’t you go peeing on crucifixes." "T......more

Goodreads review by Rose

This is the first book in the Ultimate Supernatural Horror Box Set. I bought it because Blake Crouch and Jack Kilborn had books of theirs in this set and I knew I liked their writing, but I hadn't heard of F. Paul Wilson before. This is a very Catholic/Christian based book but not a preachy one. Lik......more