Cradle and All

james patterson ally sheedy len cariou

Two pregnant teenagers -- one in privileged Newport, Rhode Island, one in a poor, remote Irish village -- have nothing in common except for the stunning fact that both are virgins. Private detective and former nun Anne Fitzgerald is called by the Archdiocese of Boston to investigate ami to watch over the girls as they come to term.But Anne hasn't been told the secret prophecy of the Virgin of Fatima known only to the Pope: one of these girls will give birth to the Messiah while the other will bear the child of Satan. Caught between the certainty of science and the possibility of a miracle, Anne finds herself at thc center of a terrifying battle on which the fate of humanity hangs.
-- James Patterson's most recent bestseller, Pop Goes the Weasel (October 1999), had a first printing of one million copies.
-- Patterson's fans love all of his books.
-- When the Wind Blows (1998), a non-Alex Cross novel, sold over 600,000 copies in hardcover and shot straight to #1 in paperback (1999).
-- Cradle and All is an entirely reimagined version of a 1980 Patterson novel, Virgin, long out of print.
-- Cradle and All has been chosen as a Main Selection of the Literary Guild.

Genres mysteryfictionthrillersuspensehorrorcrimemystery thrilleraudiobookdetectivereligion

6 pages, Audio CD

First published May 1,1980

This edition

Format: 6 pages, Audio CD
Published: May 1, 2000 by Hachette Audio
ISBN: 9781570428616
ASIN: 1570428611
Language: English

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James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Tiger Woods, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. Patterson has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, and collaborated most recently with Michael Crichton on the blockbuster Eruption. He has told the story of his own life in James Patterson by James Patterson and received an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.

This author also writes under the following name: Džejms Paterson