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Priest | A Novel
Release Date: May 2024

My Story

Al Dawson is a retired lawyer living in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida with his wife Jane. A south westerner by birth, he once studied to become a Franciscan priest. In college he became a varsity gymnast at the University of New Mexico where he graduated with a liberal arts major. He earned a law degree in New York and spent his career in New York City and Washington, DC where he practiced law with several major financial corporations, law firms and trade associations.

Father of Sean, Neil and Erin, he loves motorcycles, playing tennis, good wine, a close circle of friends and traveling with Jane. He also enjoys storytelling and has published two novels, with another on the way.

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Searching for Noriko | A Novel

Priest | A Novel

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Searching For Noriko | A Novel

Inspired by actual experiences in his family, Dawson has written an intricate story of love and intrigue spanning six decades and featuring a diverse cast of characters on different continents.

~An American GI, a veteran of Okinawa, worries about the stability of his marriage. He is haunted by memories of the woman he rescued—and wronged—in 1945.

~A Japanese beauty is conflicted about a planned reunion with a former lover in New York.

~Collusion between underworld elements in Japan and North Korean agents threatens to spiral into an international crisis.

These events intersect dramatically and build to a surprising conclusion in Searching For Noriko.

Priest | A Novel

In Priest, Dawson weaves a multifaceted, fictional story set during the recent tumultuous and tragic period of the abuse scandals surrounding the Catholic Church. Focusing on a venerable American archdiocese, this is not just another story about a familiar subject. Part mystery, part legal thriller, Dawson takes readers on a compelling journey to a much bigger and unexpected place where the lines are blurred between accusers and abusers that go well beyond the archdiocese and the Church. Priest is a complex story filled with twists and turns, surprising detours, and intricate cover-ups, and ultimately leaves the reader with a unique perspective on power, corruption, and human nature itself.