Michael Farragher

Collared Michael Farragher

A tale of suspense, spiritualityand redemption ripped from today's headlines, Collared is the story oftwo brothers abused by their beloved parish priest. Mitch becomes a reporter tearingthrough the shroud of secrecy cloaking around the church. He exposes therampant pedophilia rotting the foundation of parish communities and thediocese's ruthless attempts to avoid scandal at all costs. His brother Barry is a priestdedicating his life to making a difference in the lives of the young people inhis care. He gets caught in the mediafrenzy created by Mitch's columns and becomes the pawn of a Cardinal who willstop at nothing to retain his grip on power. A vicious killer emerges from theshadows of the church and strikes at the clergy exposed in Mitch's articles. Atrail of bodies leads the brothers to the murderer and an explosiveconfrontation with the man who took their innocence all those years ago.