A Whispered Name: A Father Anselm Thriller (Father Anselm Thrillers) - Hardcover

William Brodrick was an Augustinian friar before leaving the order to become a lawyer and novelist. Winner of the Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger Award, he is the author of six novels featuring Father Anselm.

“A Whispered Name holds its own―in moral purpose and expressive prose―with the best of Graham Greene.”
- Tom Nolan, The Wall Street Journal (Best Mysteries of 2017)

“Poignant . . . with incredible pacing . . . Readers seeking a thought-provoking, nuanced story that engages difficult moral questions will appreciate this tale of courage, sacrifice, and redemption.”
- Publishers Weekly

“This complex thriller, winner of the Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger Award, explores some of life’s biggest moral questions and puts a human face on the war to end all wars.”
- Kirkus Reviews

“A complex, thought-provoking historical concerned with morality, mortality, and redemption.”
- Library Journal

“Brodrick's exploratory novels are refreshing and restorative, his style is thoughtful and precise; his integrity powerful. You feel better for having read them. Maybe you are.”
- The Spectator

“The horrors of Passchendaele in 1917 run through this exquisite novel. Just how much can a man take before he must simply walk away? And what kind of strength enables one man to lay down his life for another? ”
- The Guardian