The Search for Maggie Ward - Hardcover

Greeley, Andrew M

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9780446514767: The Search for Maggie Ward

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0446514764 ISBN 13: 9780446514767

Publisher: Warner Books, 1991

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After World War II, Navy flier Jerry Keenan moves with his bride Maggie to a deserted Arizona town filled with evil forces that cause Maggie's disappearance, leading to Jerry's pursuit of the terrifying people responsible

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About the Author:

Andrew Greeley is a Catholic priest and sociologist, and the author of many New York Times bestselling novels, including Summer at the Lake and Contract with an Angel, which are available from Brilliance Audio. He lives in Chicago.

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Praise for The Search for Maggie Ward and Andrew M. Greeley

"A fascinating novelist...with a rare, possibly unmatched point of view."―Los Angeles Times

"I enjoy reading Andrew Greeley. He spins wondrous romances."―New York Times Book Review

"Unabashedly romantic...impossible to resist...that is the singular magic of The Search for Maggie Ward"―Orlando Sentinel

"He has mastered the art of suspense and of drawing living, breathing men and women with whom you quickly become involved...keeps you turning the pages to find answers at the end of the book―and then leaves you feeling wistful because the last page as been turned."―Arizona Daily Star

"Greeley has that elusive ability to tell a story so that you want to find out what happens next."―Atlanta Journal

"A master storyteller."―Cincinnati Enquirer

"In the tradition of James T. Farrell, Father Greeley writes with passion and narrative force about the parishes where he grew up."―Chicago Sun-Times

"A genius for plumbing people's convictions as well as their opinions. That and his rich literary imagination make him truly exceptional."―Cleveland Press

"An expert on the emotions that make us human."―Minneapolis Star

"Greeley writes with style, delicacy, and sympathy."―Newsday

"The Search for Maggie Ward is a great success―an exciting love story and an inspiring one...loaded with suspense and romance....always-entertaining, always-inspiring novels...Father Greeley continues to deepen and mature as a writer of fiction. Each one is technically better than the one before; each reveals new depths of insight into the human heart and spirit."―St. Anthony Messenger

"A spellbinder...on par with any Andrew Greeley novel, I couldn't put it down. Page by page, the reader will search for Maggie with the protagonist, unable to stop until the novel is finished in a single sitting."―Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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