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And what about Agent Loughney\u2019s case? How secure is Louie\u2019s incarceration? And what kind of oddballs is he locked up with, anyway? All the answers \u2013 not to mention Louie\u2019s soul \u2013 depend on who gets to him first.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Everybody has a reason to&#8230;GET LOUIE STIGS!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cA well-wrought tale told with wit, grit, but also charity, and it comes to a point! I approve. I think Chesterton would approve, but more importantly, so would Father Brown.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>-Joseph Pearce<\/div>\n<div>Editor of the <i>St. Austin Review<\/i> and author of more than twenty books<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cCompletely entertaining&#8230;colorful characters, hilarious setups, unexpected twists&#8230;a potent and provocative page-turner!\u201d<\/div>\n<div>-Dale Ahlquist<\/div>\n<div>Publisher of <i>Gilbert Magazine<\/i><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI stayed up all night to finish it! 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