Bøker av Christopher Bryan

A theology of Mary's role in the incarnation as it was understood by the earliest Christians.

Against a background of chaos in government and constant cuts in funding and resources, Detective Superintendent Cecilia Cavaliere of Exeter CID and her team are faced with a series of murders, what appears to be treason, and a complex investigation in which they seem to be better at eliminating suspects than spotting them. Cecilia's Anglican priest husband Michael Aarons and the usual assortment of colleagues, friends, children, dogs and cats are along for the ride."Bryan's heroes aren't just likable but lovable: intelligent, amusing, hardworking, even kind to animals. In contrast, the novel's villains are truly spooky and disturbing; readers are always aware of the urgency of stopping their evil plans. An enjoyable novel of spiritual mystery and adventure--well-plotted, intelligent and deeply moving." (Kirkus Review of Christopher Bryan's Siding Star)

When an intruder dies mysteriously in Exeter Cathedral, Detective Inspector Cecilia Cavaliere's investigation becomes anything but routine. Thwarted by her superiors, she finds an unlikely source of help in a family friend: but can a law enforcer believe a priest's stories about an evil she cannot see? Meanwhile, half a world away, a quiet astronomer makes a discovery of his own--his telescope reveals nothing less than the impending destruction of the planet. Christopher Bryan's sharp thriller takes the reader deep into a supernatural world where something dark and sinister has been awakened.

Their fifth recorded adventure will lead DSI Cecilia Cavaliere, her husband Anglican priest Michael Aarons, various old friends and colleagues, some new ones, and the usual assortment of children, dogs, cats, and other creatures, on a quest that will take them as far afield as Spain and at one point put Cecilia's own life in deadly peril.

Christopher Bryan's third fantasy-mystery novel continues the investigations of Detective Inspector Cecilia Cavaliere. Now married, Cecilia and Anglican priest Michael Aarons are living in a Victorian rectory on the outskirts of Exeter, together with their precocious 3-year-old daughter, a dog, two cats, and the occasional wasp. In nearby Edgestow the huge new United Nations Institute for Technological Experimentation and Development (U.N.I.T.E.D.) is being set up, and Cecilia is called on to take temporary charge of police operations in the area. When it appears that there is a link between U.N.I.T.E.D. and the deaths of illegal immigrants, Cecilia and her colleague DS Verity Jones must visit the U.N.I.T.E.D. complex to make inquiries. On their arrival events soon get out of control. They find themselves involved in a violent and dangerous computer game, based on Cecilia's family history and devised for his own benefit by an egomaniac who feels called on to live beyond morality and for ever. "... another well-written, enjoyable mystery." - Kirkus Reviews

DCI Cecilia Cavaliere, her husband Anglican priest Fr. Michael Aarons, and their precocious three year old daughter Rachel are back in a new mystery. "Christopher Bryan's novels, which take faith seriously, are ideal antidotes to the crypto-farces of Dan Brown." (The Weekly Standard Book Review)

And God Spoke offers essential guidelines for everyone who wonders about the authority of the Bible, and who wants to read it with attentiveness and understanding.