Wages of Sin [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Andrew M. Greeley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1992

Tycoon, sculptor, war hero, poet--Chicago entrepreneur Lorcan James Flynn cannot enjoy his wealth or talents until the return of his first love sparks a memory that causes him to face the truth about himself. 50,000 first printing. $35,000 ad/promo.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Throughout this fast-paced, intricately plotted novel, the popular author ( Ascent into Hell ), sociologist and priest burnishes his reputation for psychological acumen and deep acquaintance with the discords of family life. Chicago entrepreneur Lorcan Flynn is rich, handsome, affectionate with women. As sculptor "Alex Stone," he proves an apt artistic and sexual connoisseur of pretty anchorwoman/model Cindi Horton. But Lorcan is in torment. Reeling from a recently annulled marriage, he still grieves over his strange breakup with Moire, the girl he loved years ago, in the summer of 1954. A persistent nightmare leads him to fear he unwittingly committed a savage crime that year during a feverish bout with meningitis. Now his daughter is to marry Moire's son, and a reunion with Moire is imminent. The romantic story takes on traits of a detective yarn, with forays into Catholic politics, Irish Republican Army, weapons-smuggling schemes and hidden identities. Entertainer and pastoral teacher Father Greeley strongly words his message, indicating a too-worldly clergy, e.g., sundry Vatican strivers and Chicago higher clergy who tap into mob crime. But for man the sufferer, the power of love is redemptive. Beginning in a bleak, rainy season with Lorcan weeping on his analyst's couch, the novel reaches its emotional resolution to coincide with the cyclic return of a joyous Easter. Literary Guild alternate.
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From Kirkus Reviews

Father Greeley (The Cardinal Virtues, 1990, etc., etc.) returns with a new cast of randy, middle-aged Chicagoans who, between attending mass and making well-adjusted love, must clear up a multiple murder that happened decades ago. Is it possible for a recently divorced, incredibly wealthy, Irish Catholic commodities broker to find happiness and mutually supportive sex in his sixth decade? Yes! says the frisky sociologist/priest whose winking, nudging novels never fail to shock but not, you know, too much. The midwestern mogul looking for happiness with the lost love of his 20s is Lorcan Flynn. One of Mr. Flynn's daughters is about to marry the son of Moire Meehan, the feisty baseball-playing woman who disappeared from Flynn's life after a night of innocent groping on the shore of Lake Michigan-- the same night her foster parents were blown to kingdom come by an assassin unknown, the same night Flynn succumbed to a memory- erasing fever. Now, as he wonders whether he and Moire can resume whatever it was they were doing on that fateful night, Flynn also wonders whether it could have been he himself who detonated that blast. Father Greeley lets us see into Lorcan's mind through sessions with his clever Irish Catholic psychiatrist who, when things gets too confusing and dangerous, sends Lorcan to her brother, the clever Irish Catholic priest. Such danger as there is comes from someone mysterious who doesn't want the old mystery solved. Oh, and by the way, Moire's splendid bosom is just as it was decades ago, if not even better. Safe sex for senior citizens. -- Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Harper Audio; Abridged edition (August 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559945389
• ISBN-13: 978-1559945387
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 4.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,980,956 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)