The Statement
Brian Moore - old
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The story of Pierre Brossard, a man condemned to death in absentia by French courts for crimes against humanity during WWII.
The Statement is the story of Pierre Brossard, a man condemned to death in absentia by French courts for crimes against humanity during WWII. Sheltered by the Catholic Church for over forty years, Brossard suddenly finds himself on the run when a new police investigation is opened. But someone else is after him too and Brossard finds himself outwitting his many pursuers whilst figuring out exactly who they are and whether they want him dead or alive. A tense thriller about loyalty and corruption, The Statement uncovers some dark secrets lying at the heart of Europe’s religious and political establishments.
Read by James D’Arcy
Brian Moore - old
Brian Moore was a Northern Irish novelist and screenwriter, as well as a creative writing teacher. Well-known for his first novel The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne which was also a movie, he moved to North America for much of his life. Brian Moore died in 1999.