{"product_id":"upon-this-rock-9780941936064","title":"Upon This Rock","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntrigue, terrorism, history, art, and the secrets of the Church collide in a relentless page-turning thriller.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"An elegant, twisty thriller in which a gay couple investigates a mysterious suicide in a scenic Italian hill town. It's not hard to imagine that this book could do for Orvieto what \u003ci\u003eMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil\u003c\/i\u003e did for Savannah.\"\u003c\/i\u003e -Armistead Maupin, author of the internationally acclaimed \u003ci\u003eTales of the City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn American couple in Italy investigate the suicide of a cleric in the picturesque Italian city of Orvieto--and find themselves plunged into a conspiracy that may destroy the Catholic Church. In the stunning thriller \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUpon This Rock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, San Francisco business executive Lee Maury and his husband Adriano come to Orvieto to soak in the city's beauty and rich history, but Lee becomes fascinated with a local tragedy, the suicide one year earlier of Deacon Andrea, a much-loved candidate for the priesthood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing obsessed with learning the truth behind Andrea's death, Lee and Adriano stumble upon a conspiracy of terrorism, human trafficking, and a plot to destroy one of the Church's most sacred shrines--all somehow linked across 500 years to Renaissance Pope Clement VII, who escaped to Orvieto after the sack of Rome in 1527. Before they know it, Lee and Adriano's dream vacation becomes a race to save innocent lives--and not get killed in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerry, David Eugene:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eDavid Eugene Perry\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder and CEO of the public relations firm David Perry \u0026amp; Associates, Inc. Perry is also the host\/producer for the weekly LGBT TV show, \u003ci\u003e10 Percent\u003c\/i\u003e, and a journalist who has contributed to several national publications. Perry and his husband make their home in San Francisco and Palm Springs.","brand":"Pace Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525358784786,"sku":"9780941936064","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9567fa2f-6a17-43d5-bb6e-16ae5c36ad1c.jpg?v=1731215562","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/upon-this-rock-9780941936064","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}