He falls in love with the woman who stole his kidney, becomes a drug addict, and travels across. If this book would have just been penny dreadful and hells half acre, then i probably would have given it a five stars. Stylistically superb debut that reinvents the thriller, dots every noir, and slashes every t, each note pitchperfect as a presto from hell. Perskie feb 17, 2005 a part of me still sleeps beside her, twitching and bloody in a cooler meant for soft drinks. She takes the bloodsoiled sheets to leave elsewhere and i hear a massive click as she locks the door behind her. Kiss me, judas phineas poe, book 1 by will christopher baer book cover, description, publication history.
Romance genre provides popular ceo romance books and more billionaire novels for you. Goodreads members who liked kiss me, judas also liked. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. His longawaited fourth novel, godspeed, was originally set to be published in 2006, but saw several delays before publisher will christopher baer is an american author of noir fiction. Will christopher baer is an american author of noir fiction, often delving into sex, violence, mystery and erotica. Where would christianity be without judas, the last word in evil. The kid rings me up and says im looking at fifty dollars even. Perhaps people didnt want the brother of jesus to have the same name as the man who betrayed him in the new testament we find the following judases.
The first edition of the novel was published in 1998, and was written by will christopher baer. Kiss me, judas by will christopher baer, paperback barnes. This powerful story is well known in christian theology as one of the most significant events of disloyalty. The only copy of it known to exist is a coptic language text that has been carbon dated to 280 ad, plus or minus. Were dedicated to reader privacy so we never track you.
Amos ozs novel considers the role of the infamous apostle as part of a novel set in postwar jerusalem. She sings softly to herself and im sure she has a lovely voice. I want to comfort her, to chase her fears into the snow. I hold her hand until she falls asleep, then steal fifty dollars from her purse. Kiss me, judas phineas poe, book 1 by will christopher baer. Kiss me, judas, published in 1998, is a noirstyle novel which centres on the main character phineas poe, just released from a mental hospital after suffering a breakdown, not long since the death of his wife, lucy. Kiss me, judas is summed up nicely by the author himself when he calls it a scary love story. Maybe thats why she reminded me of my wife, my dead wife. And the goat is the rare animal that will eat garbage. Please expect some creasing to the spine andor minor damage to the cover. Jesus was a prophetic jew peaching in the galilee, as we all know. Upon meeting a young prostitute in a bar, an urban myth takes place, you know the one where you pass out and wake up with no kidney.
The judas kiss lays bare the drama of two critical moments in wildes last years. Now a new gospel has been unveiled by the national geographic society. Kiss me judas flickered between hard work and okay throughout my reading of it. His longawaited fourth novel, godspeed, was originally set to be published in 2006, but saw several delays before. Given that it includes late 2nd century theology, it is thought to have been composed in the 2nd century by gnostic christians, rather than the historic judas himself. You might also like similar books to kiss me, judas, like the contortionists handbook. The novel follows phineas poe, a former cop of sorts who has his kidney stolen by a charismatic, dangerous woman following his release from a mental institution. Kiss me, judas by will christopher baer, 9780140289015, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Discover the lessons we can learn from this bible story of judas. Thats right, all we need is the price of a paperback book to sustain a nonprofit library the whole world depends on. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the authors imagination or are used fictitiously. Read kiss me, judas by will christopher baer available from rakuten kobo. Matthew, mark, luke, and john make up the four accepted gospels of the christian new testament.
The gospel of judas this translation is by david brakke and is intended only for the use of his students. There are several explanations as to why judas betrayed jesus, including bribery and demonic possession, that vary among the gospel accounts. Kiss me, judas by will christopher baer, 1998, viking edition, in english donate. We have only 150 staff but run one of the worlds top websites. Kiss me, judas is a 1998 neonoir novel by the american author will christopher baer. In his account of love tested to destruction, david hare presents his powerful interpretation of what may have happened behind closed doors between wilde and douglas.
The bible story of judas betraying jesus is found in all four of the gospels. Kiss me, judas by christopher will baer free ebooks download. The content of consists of conversations between jesus and judas iscariot. Lance jenott presents a new critical edition, annotated translation, and interpretation of the gospel of judas which, for the first time, includes all extant fragments of the manuscript. This is a religious thriller in the vein of dan brown and steve berry.
William control kiss me judas official video youtube. For some reason, one of these new testament judases is known in english as jude. The book was first published on october 1, 1998, through viking press. Researched with the skill of a biblical scholar and written with the craft of a great storyteller. The novel starts with a cliched urban legend the protagonist, phineas poe, wakes up in a bathtub full of ice with his kidney missing and revenge on his mind.
Judas kisses jesus christ in the garden of gethsemane. Judas is best remembered for his betrayal of jesus to those who sought to harm him matthew 26. Fast paced without sacrificing strong character development, book of judas. Kiss me judas is dark, gritty, endearing, and confusing it is the essence of neonoir. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Kiss me, judas a novel by will christopher baer ebook isbn. Violence, sex, paranoia, hallucinations, and drugs hang from phineas as he commences a twisted journey for his own sanity.
For those of you whove never read it, heres the synopsis for kiss me judas. According to all four canonical gospels, judas betrayed jesus to the sanhedrin in the garden of gethsemane by. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Phineas poe, disgraced cop and morphine addict, has just been released from a psych ward when he meets a beautiful woman named jude in a hotel bar. Free download or read online kiss me, judas pdf epub book. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 316 pages and is available in paperback format. Find books like kiss me, judas from the worlds largest community of readers. According to another canonical source in the bible, the book of acts written by the same author as the gospel of luke, judas didnt kill himself after betraying jesus. Rose gives me a phone number and says, please call me. Kiss me, judas kindle edition by will christopher baer. Kiss me, judas ebook by will christopher baer rakuten kobo. Departing from the scholarly debate over how this secondcentury gospel portrays the character of judas iscariot, he investigates the texts preoccupation with jesus twelve disciples, and why its author. The greek name judas is the transliterated form of the hebrew name judah, and there are six men named judas in the new testament. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
It all starts when disgraced cop phineas poe wakes up post a onenight stand in a bathtub of ice and blood missing a kidney and the novel follows his relationship with said missing organ and its keeper, jude. Currently published works include kiss me, judas, penny dreadful and hells half acre, all of which have since been published in the single volume phineas poe. Contents 33 the hidden discourse of the pronouncement in which jesus spoke with judas iscariot for eight days, three days before he celebrated passover. The gospel advances a gnostic cosmology and portrays judas in a positive light as the only apostle who fully understands jesus teachings although lost for centuries, the gospel of judas was known to have existed because it was mentioned by st. Ben gurion was blind to the inevitable future of armed conflict with the vast arab majority in the middle east. Pdf kiss me, judas book by will christopher baer free. Judas, also jewish, was a true believer in jesus, who wanted to expand jesus horizons to the cultural center in jerusalem.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Kiss me, judas is a lightningpaced work of neonoir. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. I see her driving a stolen car with the windows down and country music on the radio.
She drives away, headlights swinging across the snow. But sympathy is buried in me, like a stone in the belly of a goat. Many other authors would have used the basic premise of the storyline the harvesting of ones kidney while the donor is alive and unwilling to delve into the underbelly of todays black market, but chris baer uses it as a dark and gritty backdrop to the core theme he wants us to recognize, and. The main characters of this fiction, mystery story are. Published by penguin books mar 01, 2000 288 pages 5116 x 734 isbn. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. The book was first published on october 1, 1998, through viking press and follows the character of phineas poe after he wakes up in a hotel bathtub full of ice to discover that somebody has. But there have only been a handful of books that left me seriously anxious to return to them, to get back into the story, the prose, and find out where its all going. Have you ever loved someone whos mortally wounded you. Gospel of judas, apocryphal christian scripture from the 2nd century ad attributed to the apostle judas iscariot. Id love to see the phineas poe books adapted into movies as well. Kiss me, judas by will christopher baer librarything. Oscar wildes relationship with lord alfred douglas has inspired contemporary writers for decades.