A God in Ruins is the unforgettable story of Quinn Patrick O'Connell, an honest, principled, and courageous man on the brink of becoming the second Irish Catholic President of the United States. But Quinn is a man with an explosive secret that can shatter his political ambitions and threaten his life -- a secret buried for over a half century that even he does not know. . . .In riveting prose, Leon Uris unfolds Quinn's life as he matures into an earnest, intelligent, and thoughtful leader willing to take on the most vicious and malevolently destructive forces threatening the country. But, through the years, Quinn has made some powerful enemies who are determined to destroy him, including presidential incumbent Thornton Tomtree, who will court the most dangerous and deadly elements of society and risk America's safety to achieve his own ambitions.