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reviewed by Ellen Gable Hrkach In Targeted, the latest novel from John M. Wills, a cop killer is on the loose in Chicago. In a secondary plot, a well-liked priest, Fr. Ed Matthews, is accused of sexual abuse. Police officers Pete Shannon and Marilyn Benson believe the priest to be innocent. Soon, however, Pete and [...]
Published by Gasogene Books reviewed by Ellen Gable Hrkach I just finished reading Ann Margaret Lewis’s book Murder in the Vatican: The Church Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes. A collection of three stories, it is a delightful, enjoyable read from start to finish, beautifully written with characters who are familiar yet unique in the setting of [...]
by Steve Weatherbe [This article was first published in the Canadian Anglican Journal. —Editor] MURDER mysteries start at the end of the story—with a murder. And so, says Wilfrid Laurier University professor Peter Erb, does Christianity. He believes it is no accident that so many Christians enjoy mystery novels or that Christian writers and Christian [...]
ISBN: 978-1-59597-0145 published by Idylls Press reviewed by Ellen Gable Hrkach I have been wanting to read The Mystery of Things by Debra Murphy for a long time. I was fortunate enough to receive a copy of this book recently and, on one rainy Saturday, I finally had an opportunity to read it. I was [...]
reviewed by Tannia Ortiz-Lopès In his book, End of the Line, Catholic author Mike Manno shares with the reader an entertaining detective story involving a bank embezzlement, drugs, a marriage annulment, organized crime, a child, and an unexpected motive to kill. The book begins with a news report about the death of banker RJ Butler. [...]
reviewed by Christy Isinger The Absence of Goodness is a page-turner crime novel written by Catholic Isaac Morris. The solving of an awful crime propels the plot, as does the conversion of its main character, a nun, who seeks the killer. It is a mystery that takes the unique approach of a nun as its [...]
reviewed by Christy Isinger When rummaging through the paperback section of many a bookstore not much hope is held out for a good piece of literature. A good story may be found here or decent writing there, but a great piece of literature, which also happens to be a crime novel, is not something one [...]
reviewed by Tannia Ortiz-Lopes In his book, The Darkness Did Not, author William L. Biersach brings to the adult reader an urban fantasy thriller. When corpses of young women with their bodies drained of blood suddenly start to accumulate in the morgue, the police are perplexed and extremely afraid. The police seek the assistance of [...]
a Meg Langslow mystery reviewed by Debra Murphy The first in Donna Andrews’ popular “Meg Langslow” series of “cozy” mysteries, Murder with Peacocks won the 1998 St. Martin’s “Malice Domestic” award for best first traditional mystery. And it’s easy to see why—with its engaging heroine (Meg Langslow, art metalworkeer and Langslow family miracle-worker), a colorful [...]
reviewed by John Murphy Some folks think the Catholic devotion to Our Lady (Notre Dame) is near-sacrilegious. Who knows what they would make of the Catholic devotion to Notre Dame football. Ralph McInerny’s new Knight Brothers mystery, The Green Revolution, takes place on the Notre Dame campus during the football team’s worst season in recorded [...]
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