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The Paris Deception
2025
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4.67
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300
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In Paris, a delegate from Hezbollah’s March 8 Alliance is gunned down as he arrives at a summit to broker peace, with all blame placed on Israel. As the world teeters on the edge of war, an unseen force moves in the shadows—a Hamas cell with plans to turn a diplomatic crisis into an all-out catastrophe. When the Vatican Knights uncover a plot that threatens not just the summit but the very stability of the region, one man is sent into the depths of a conflict where alliances blur and enemies strike from the dark. Kimball Hayden, a former Vatican Knight shaped by violence and a past he cannot outrun, descends into the underbelly of Paris to stop an attack that could ignite global chaos, in tandem with a team of Vatican Knights. But as he moves through bloodstained corridors and battles foes who kill in the name of ideology, he comes face-to-face with his own reflection—a man willing to wield death for what he believes is right. With time running out and the lives of innocent people hanging in the balance, Kimball must fight not just against an enemy but against the road he walks—a road that leads to ruin. As the dust settles, the world will see the scars left behind. But when the sirens wail and the dead are counted, one question Is Kimball Hayden a savior . . . or just another monster in the dark? From bestselling author Rick Jones, he brings another action-laden adventure of the Vatican Knights series. The compelling characters that are the VATICAN KNIGHTS pulls the reader in and never lets go. Each of the 24 action thriller novels within the series will leave readers gripped by espionage, religious power, terrorism, and political warfare, and immerses them in the world the VATICAN KNIGHTS live and operate in. Ileen Maisel – Executive Producer - The Golden Compass, Dangerous Liaisons (winner of 3 Academy Awards), Onegin (nominated for BAFTA Award as best Producer), Romeo and Juliet. Development Executive – The Star Chamber. Vatican Knights is an edge-of-your-seat adventure, an awesome tale filled with twists and turns you’ll never see coming, I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. Rick Jones is the future of thrillers. Richard Doetsch - Bestselling author of The THIEVES OF FAITH and The 13th HOUR.

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Author

Rick Jones
Rick Jones
Author · 52 books

Rick Jones was born and raised in the Boston area and moved to Las Vegas in the early eighties where he graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a degree in English. Currently, he is employed with the state of Nevada in law enforcement, and enjoys traveling, especially to Rome and Vatican City where many of the settings for his novels take place. Rick Jones is also an avid writer and the creator of the Vatican Knight series (VATICAN KNIGHTS, SHEPHERD ONE and The ISCARIOT AGENDA), and the psychological thriller, THE MAN WHO CAST TWO SHADOWS. He lives in Las Vegas with his two mini schnauzers, Wrangler and Hobo.

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