Growing "Likes" for Pastor Stephen Grant

The Pastor Stephen Grant Novels Facebook page passed 3,600 "like." Once again, thanks for the support and encouragement. Much appreciated. God bless.

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A Big Difference with the Pastor Stephen Grant Novels

A Facebook reader on a notable difference with Ray Keating's Pastor Stephen Grant novels: "These are not your typical Christian [novels] which tend to be so 'sweet' and sanctimonious you can barely stomach them. The characters in these books tend to be like people you know."

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Lutheran Pastor, Former CIA, Onetime Navy SEAL, and More...

A Lutheran pastor, former CIA, and onetime Navy SEAL stands at the heart of Ray Keating’s exciting and thoughtful Pastor Stephen Grant novels.

Not only does the host of KFUO radio’s BookTalk call Keating “a great novelist,” but Keating’s latest thriller, MURDERER’S ROW: A PASTOR STEPHEN GRANT NOVEL, was named KFUO’s “Book of the Year 2015.” And Kirkus Reviews says, “Action fans will find plenty to love here, from gunfights and murder sprees to moral dilemmas.”

For good measure, THE RIVER: A PASTOR STEPHEN GRANT NOVEL was a “Book of the Year” finalist in 2014. Regarding THE RIVER, Kirkus Reviews declares, “A gritty, action-stuffed, well-considered thriller with a gun-toting clergyman.”

There’s much more, including…

• From a Washington Times review of THE RIVER written by a pastor and former CIA officer: “What Ian Fleming's 007 series has probably done for ex-MI-6 agents and Tom Clancy has done for retired CIA officers, Mr. Keating has done for the minority of former CIA agents who have served their country by working in the intelligence community, but now wish to serve God.”

• A Touchstone magazine review of MURDERER’S ROW says: “This is a fun read, though the embedded theology is real and salutary. There is death and life, adultery and commitment, friendship and betrayal, violence and victory over violence… Perhaps the best part of the book for the reviewer is that the clergy are good at helping people bring Christ into their vocations.”

• Marvin Olasky, editor-in-chief of WORLD magazine, lists Ray Keating among his top 10 Christian novelists. WARRIOR MONK also ranked as a Top 10 book on a WORLD magazine June 2013 list.

• On WARRIOR MONK, an Amazon reviewer observed, “Most Christian fiction leaves a lot to be desired. This book will appeal to non-Christians as well. Warrior Monk is about real people with real desires, emotions and feelings. I am anxious to read the other books in the series. Readers won't be disappointed.”

• And Lutheran Book Review says: “I miss Tom Clancy. Keating fills that void for me.”

Get all five of Keating’s thrillers – MURDERER’S ROW, THE RIVER, AN ADVENT FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, ROOT OF ALL EVIL? and WARRIOR MONK – at Amazon in paperback or for the Kindle.

Get Murderer's Row at

http://www.amazon.com/Murderers-Row-Pastor-Stephen-Grant/dp/1514137615/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1451917243&sr=1-1

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Perfect Read for the New Baseball Season

Keating Writing Page-Turners

From a new 5-star Amazon review of WARRIOR MONK: A PASTOR STEPHEN GRANT NOVEL by Ray Keating:

"I first read Ray Keating material after seeing a couple of reviews of 'Murderer's Row'. With 'Warrior Monk', I went to the beginning of the Stephen Grant series and I find Keating's writing 'page-turners'."

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"Action fans will find plenty to love here..."

Reviewer on MURDERER'S ROW: A PASTOR STEPHEN GRANT NOVEL by Ray Keating...

"The author packs a lot into this frantically paced novel... a raft of action sequences and baseball games are thrown into the mix. The multiple villains and twists raise the stakes...  Stephen remains an engaging and multifaceted character: he may still use, when necessary, the violence associated with his former professions, but he at least acknowledges his shortcomings--and prays about it. Action fans will find plenty to love here, from gunfights and murder sprees to moral dilemmas."    - Kirkus Reviews

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http://www.amazon.com/Murderers-Row-Pastor-Stephen-Grant/dp/1514137615/ref=pd_sim_14_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=1KC2PX415ZC31NH525TM

Signed Copies of the Pastor Stephen Grant Thrillers!

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"A Fun Adventure Romp"

Reviewer on WARRIOR MONK: A PASTOR STEPHEN GRNAT NOVEL by Ray Keating ...

"Here is a fun adventure romp, a first novel by former Newsday columnist Ray Keating. Stephen Grant is an ex-CIA agent with notches on his pistol who, with a little bit of angst, turns his back on his secret life and becomes, get this, a pastor of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod."  - FirstThings.com

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http://www.amazon.com/Warrior-Monk-Pastor-Stephen-Grant/dp/1453801030/ref=pd_sim_14_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=1THR8TG1K10T043N91PA

"Extraordinarily Good Read"

Best-selling novelist comments on ROOT OF ALL EVIL? A PASTOR STEPHEN GRANT NOVEL by Ray Keating...

"Root of All Evil? is an extraordinarily good read.  Only Ray Keating could come up with a character like Pastor Stephen Grant... As trouble mounts in this page-turner, Grant will need both skills  - martial and theological - to punish evil and save the good.  Even though the Bible says that it's the love of money which is the root of all evil, Grant will find that even a casual appreciation of the U.S. dollar is enough to corrupt church men, government officials, and foreign agents."  - Paul L. Maier, author of A Skeleton in God's Closet, More Than A Skeleton, and The Constantine Codex

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http://www.amazon.com/Root-All-Evil-Pastor-Stephen/dp/1479112194/ref=pd_sim_14_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0GBX9NP7F6TX1P7H00BS

Baseball Season Calls for Reading Murderer's Row

In a Touchstone magazine review of MURDERER'S ROW: A PASTOR STEPHEN GRANT NOVEL: Keating "obviously knows his way around the bases and dugout, too, as does his hero, who becomes a baseball chaplain.”

Signed Copies of Pastor Stephen Gran Novels!

Yes, you can get copies of the Pastor Stephen Grant novels signed by Ray Keating. Order now! www.raykeatingonline.com