BAD CATHOLICS
Book ID/图书代码： 08143010B36354
English Summary/英文概要： Jimmy, a former shady Catholic policeman, returns to his London hometown after three years to work at St Barts, a hospice for the disadvantaged. When one of the volunteers is murdered, police investigators realize Jimmy is back and want to know why. Jimmys tumultuous past is revealed, first as an alter boy studying boxing at church, onto his brief time thieving for a local gang. At St Barts, Jimmy uses his knowledge of criminal psychology and the gang scene to solve the murder case without police officers, and takes personal justice on those thatve done him and the community wrong.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本書將揭露偽善教徒的真相！
吉米•科特羅（Jimmy Costello）自認自己是虔誠的天主教徒、好父親和好員警，但事實上！他並不是！
他貪污受賄，有暴力傾向；當妻子癌症突發逝世，他打傷一名惡棍，然後以迅雷不及掩耳的速度向公司提出退休申請，逃之夭夭。
這些年來他去了哪裡、為什麼又會回來了？
遇上吉米，你會發現成為一個墮落的壞教徒是一件多麼輕而易舉的事。 (XJJ & SL)
Awards/获奖情况：詹姆斯的小說是上世紀關於愛爾蘭長大的細節的驚悚小說。讀這樣一本小說是一件十分愉悅的事，尤其作者還是半路出家，不像一些新手滿腦子只想逗樂讀者。---天主教先驅報（The Catholic Herald）
情節編織縝密，吉米20世紀50年代的貧窮，青少年的時候入夥幫派，以及後來的轉變成探長，格林安排了人物的矛盾兩面，害怕上帝懲罰的同時為利益鋌而走險。完美之作！---衛報
本書讓人眼前一亮。書很薄，但是描寫細緻入微，人物性格令人難以忘懷。我對它愛不釋手，開了頭就想一口氣看到結局。是愛還是恨，我像你保證，吉米是會讓你上癮，瞭解更多的對象。---克裏斯•賽蒙斯（Chris Simmons）
’Skilfully rewinding between Jimmy’s impoverished 1950s childhood, his teenage induction into gangsterism and his switch to becoming a detective, Green introduces a terrifying paradox of a character - a God-fearing man running both sides of the law for profit. An ultra-hardboiled debut.’---THE GUARDIAN.
’Bad Catholics was a surprise - and a very pleasant one. This is a slim book that packs a very distinctive punch and delivers a memorable cast of characters. I really couldn’t put this book down and simply had to see how things were going to end. Love him or hate him, I promise you that Jimmy Costello is a character that people will want to know and read more about.’---CHRIS SIMMONS, CrimeSquad.com’s Fresh Blood section.
’the debut of a writer of both narrative cunning and humane wisdom’---THE TABLET.
’a cracking thriller’---THE CATHOLIC HERALD
About the Author/作者介绍： 從聖經評論道世上僅有的一冊啤酒詩集，詹姆斯•格林（James Green）自1997年來，開始從事全職寫作。
他16歲離校，做了一年的礦工。這種生涯讓他日夜擔驚受怕，他發誓不要再過這種危險或骯髒的事。他花了餘下的30年時間和妻子一起撫養3個小孩，同時成為了世上最平凡的人。
格林的生活從他辭職不再教書後，專職寫作《將狼拒之門外》（to keep the wolf from the door）開始轉變的。
Format:电子手稿
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