num_pages: 262
description: In Tokyo, Cooper, spiritually &amp; emotionally gutted, has sold his mind to Victor Hawkins who has a "most unusual traffic" in documents &amp; human beings (little girls). Cooper's work is to appraise &amp; verify papers &amp; letters, among them now the Q document, once in the hands of a former Jewish scholar who became a Nazi. The document, a contemporary source for the four Gospels, has a potential for heresy which could destroy Christianity, &amp; once certified, Victor plans to sell it to the Red Chinese. Cooper, partly thru a Father O'Connor who tries to make him see the spiritual light, partly thru Myoko, an 11-year-old child he rescues &amp; hides from Victor, &amp; partly thru Willa, his mistress, is moved to act--if he can't disprove the document he is ready to destroy it. All of this provides a drama with some obviously Greene-ish tints; the hollow hero; the spiritual conscience; the regenerative humanity. On its own, it comes off very well, as a smooth-surfaced suspense story sharpened by more inscrutable elements.--Kirkus
language: English
title: The Q Document
titlecomplete: The Q Document
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Religion, Thriller
ratings_count: 43
publisher: Ballantine Books