Cathedral

By Nelson DeMille

Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Cathedral is a 1981 thriller by Nelson DeMille, author of The Charm School and The Gold Coast. It is set in New York City on St. Patrick's Day. A group of Irish Republican Army gunmen seize St. Patrick's Cathedral during the parade and take hostages, including a cardinal and a British diplomat, demanding the release of prisoners in Northern Ireland. A police officer, Lieutenant Burke, races to end the siege as tensions rise inside and outside the church.

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