When advertising executive Dan Steele's twin brother, a priest, returns from the Third World with a bug, Dan sends him to the hospital on his own insurance company's dime. When his brother dies, Dan suddenly faces prison for fraud. And then there is the enraged copywriter whose idea he stole. Ever the marketer, Dan devises an ingenious escape: pose as his dead brother, the Father.
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When advertising executive Dan Steele's twin brother, a priest, returns from the Third World with a bug, Dan sends him to the hospital on his own insurance company's dime. When his brother dies, Dan suddenly faces prison for fraud. And then there is the enraged copywriter whose idea he stole. Ever the marketer, Dan devises an ingenious escape: pose as his dead brother, the Father.
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Big-shot ad exec Dan Steele feels entitled to the best life has to offer -- even if he has to live way beyond his means to acquire it. But there's hope on the horizon. Dan has just stolen what's sure to be an award-winning idea for a multimillion-dollar account. If he can keep the creditors at bay long enough, he'll get the keys to the executive restroom and all his problems will be solved.
Unfortunately, that's when his brother, a Catholic priest, shows up at Dan's door in need of a loan to pay for some essential medical attention. Being both financially and morally challenged, Dan hands over his insurance card instead of his credit card. But it's too late. After running up a bill for $300,000, Father Michael goes the way of all flesh.
Now Dan has a choice: go to prison for insurance fraud or take a vow of poverty and become a man of the cloth. Before he can say God bless, Dan finds himself pursued by a relentless insurance investigator, the psychopathic copywriter whose idea he stole, and a deadly killer from his brother's mysterious past. And, as if that wasn't enough, Dan finds himself falling in love with a gun-toting nun. Let us pray.
--Publishers WeeklyCritic Reviews
“"Smart, fast, and funny. Fitzhugh is a dangerous man."”
"...a comic novel propelled by a wild plot..."--People
"...Fitzhugh ably proves his comic wit on the printed page..."--Publishers Weekly
"A rip-roaring farce of a thriller."--The Mirror (London)
"Fitzhugh seems to have been born with a gift of laughter along with a sense that the world is mad."--BookPage
"Light, quirky, and occasionally irreverent, this is a totally entertaining urban myth."--Good Housekeeping, UK
--Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
Bill Fitzhugh is the author of seven novels. He still has all of his original organs and plans to keep it that way until the very end, at which point he is willing to let the doctors divvy them up among anyone (with the exception of politicians) who might need them. However, he makes no promises about the quality of his liver. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and all of her organs.
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