The Pope's Hitman by J.M. Berger - ISBN: 9798892428514
Hardcover
Priest’s deadly past weaponized to save Pope from Vatican conspiracy.
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The Pope's Hitman

A Novel

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  • Hardcover

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    27 October 2026

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Summary

John Wick meets Conclave in this fast-paced international thriller about a priest with a deadly secret who must stop a plot to kill the Pope on Christmas Eve.

Everybody loves Father Francis Loyola, the humble pastor of a Catholic church in Boston. But his world is turned upside down when a sniper attack during Sunday Mass forces him to confront his long-buried past as a covert assassin in service to the Pope.

To uncover the truth about who is behind the attack, Loyola must tak…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9798892428514
Author:J.M. Berger
Publisher:Crooked Lane Books
Imprint:Crooked Lane Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:27 October 2026
Weight:567g
Dimensions:209mm x 132mm
About The Author

J.M. Berger

J.M. Berger is internationally known as an expert on extremism and terrorism. He is the author of three nonfiction books, including:

  • Extremism (2018)
  • ISIS—The State of Terror (with Jessica Stern, 2015)
  • Jihad Joe—Americans Who Go to War in the Name of Islam (2011)

He has written for The Atlantic, Politico, and The Boston Globe, among others. Berger is a senior research fellow for the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC) at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies and a member of the editorial board of Terrorism and Political Violence. In addition to writing fiction, he enjoys spending time with trees and water.

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