Download or read book The Cabin Corpse written by J. R. Mathis and published by James R. Mathis. This book was released on with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this Small Town Murder Mystery Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple After months of looking, Helen and I think we’ve finally found our cabin hideaway. It has everything we’ve been looking for. There’s a wrap-around porch complete with swing. The view from the back is, in a word, breathtaking. The master suite is huge, complete with a bathroom that looks like it was plucked from an exclusive spa resort and a stone fireplace. The upstairs has a fantastic kitchen with top-of-the-line appliances and cabinets and a living room with another stone fireplace. It has everything we’ve been looking for. If it just weren’t for the dead body . . . We loved the cabin as soon as we laid eyes on it. Then, we found the body. The victim is a famous speaker who runs a ministry teaching women how to be ‘perfect Christian wives and mothers.’ It was also her cabin, just put up for sale by her husband. At first glance, it looks like the poor woman was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. But the more we investigate, the less certain we are. Dan and I pursue one suspect after another. But each have alibis. We’re at a loss to figure this out. Then we find the woman had a secret . . . and her secret may have gotten her killed. The Cabin Corpse is book 11 in the Mercy and Justice Mysteries, a contemporary small town mystery series. The series is a sequel to the Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown, and his wife Helen Greer, female Chief of Police and detective in the tradition of Kinsey Millhone. If you enjoy the works of Rhys Dylan, Andrew Mayne, and Mary Stone, you will enjoy this novel.

Download or read book The Terror written by Dan Simmons and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2007-03-08 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "masterfully chilling" novel that inspired the hit AMC series (Entertainment Weekly). The men on board the HMS Terror — part of the 1845 Franklin Expedition, the first steam-powered vessels ever to search for the legendary Northwest Passage — are entering a second summer in the Arctic Circle without a thaw, stranded in a nightmarish landscape of encroaching ice and darkness. Endlessly cold, they struggle to survive with poisonous rations, a dwindling coal supply, and ships buckling in the grip of crushing ice. But their real enemy is even more terrifying. There is something out there in the frigid darkness: an unseen predator stalking their ship, a monstrous terror clawing to get in. “The best and most unusual historical novel I have read in years.” —Katherine A. Powers, Boston Globe

Download or read book Exquisite Corpse written by Poppy Z. Brite and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1997-08-20 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the acclaimed author of Lost Souls, Drawing Blood, and Wormwood comes the provocative and thrilling serial killer novel that #1 New York Times bestselling author Peter Straub calls “a guidebook to hell.” To serial slayer Andrew Compton, murder is an art, the most intimate art. After feigning his own death to escape from prison, Compton makes his way to the United States with the ambition of bringing his art to new heights. Tortured by his own perverse desires and drawn to possess and destroy young boys, Compton inadvertently joins forces with Jay Byrne, a dissolute playboy who has pushed his own art to limits even Compton hadn’t previously imagined. Together, Compton and Byrne set their sights on an exquisite young Vietnamese American runaway, Tran, whom they deem to be the perfect victim. Swiftly moving from the grimy streets of London’s Piccadilly Circus to the decadence of New Orleans’s French Quarter, Poppy Z. Brite dissects the landscape of torture and invites us into the mind of a killer. With “intelligence, sweep, nerve, knowledge, and deeply unsettling erotic power” (Dennis Cooper, author of Frisk), Exquisite Corpse is a novel for those who dare trespass where the sacred and profane become one.

Download or read book The Heavy Hearts written by J. R. Mathis and published by Mercy and Justice Mysteries. This book was released on 2023-02-04 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this Contemporary Small-Town Murder Mystery Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple There are few things worse than the loss of a child. When Sally Mayfield, Vincent Trent’s fiance, has a miscarriage, their grief is palpable. As a priest, it’s my job to comfort in times of loss like this. But Sally didn’t simply have a miscarriage. Blood tests find an abortion-inducing drug in her system. Vincent is hurt and angry. Sally swears she didn’t take anything, and claims someone must have given her the drug without her knowledge or consent. Not only that, she points the finger at the one person she can think of who hated her baby so much. Her own mother, Samantha. Under the fetal homicide law, the death of Sally’s unborn baby at fourteen weeks isn’t murder. But the stabbing death of her mother definitely is. Now, the grief-stricken father stands accused. Everyone who knows Vincent says he couldn’t possibly be guilty. I firmly believe that he’s innocent. But I’ve been wrong before . . . There are few things worse than the loss of a child. When she loses her baby and an abortion-inducing drug is found in her system, Sally points the finger at her mother, Samantha. After Sally secretly records her mom admitting to slipping her the drug without her knowledge or consent, I have no choice but to arrest her. In doing so, I ignite a controversy that threatens to divide our small community–a controversy fanned by Samantha herself, who twists the facts to her own advantage. It doesn’t help that the woman’s an old friend of my boss, the Mayor. The case against Samantha falls apart due to lack of evidence. Soon after, she’s found dead in her home, stabbed to death. Vincent Trent is identified as the young man seen running from the scene. I have no choice but to arrest him. The evidence is circumstantial, but damning. In my heart, I know he’s innocent. But proving that is another story . . . The Heavy Hearts is book ten in The Mercy and Justice Mysteries, a contemporary small town mystery series. The series is a sequel to The Father Tom Mysteries that begins with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown, and his wife Helen Greer, female Chief of Police and detective in the tradition of Kinsey Millhone. If you enjoy the works of Rhys Dylan, Andrew Mayne, and Mary Stone, you will enjoy this novel.

Download or read book The Rosary Revenge written by J.R. Mathis and published by The Mercy and Justice Mysteries. This book was released on with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this Small-Town Murder Mystery Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple To honor the town’s first responders, the Myerton Business Owner’s Association has decided to sponsor an all-expense paid trip to a Jamaican resort. Dan Conway is the lucky winner, and with Father Tom, Helen, and others taking charge of the Conway children, he and Miriam jet off to the Caribbean for one last vacation before their sixth child arrives. No sooner have the couple left than the body of a multilevel marketing representative is found in the backyard of the home of the host of the weekly meeting of Rosary Mom’s. Fortunately, Helen is on the scene, attending the meeting with Father Tom and the Conway children in tow. Unfortunately, Catherine Conway helps Helen find the body, bringing her the unfortunate woman’s red shoe. With the help of Father Tom, Junior Detective Conway, and two bored moms, Helen investigates who in the woman’s life would have wanted her dead . . . and why. The Rosary Revenge is the twelfth novel in the Mercy and Justice Mystery series, a contemporary small town mystery series. The series is a sequel to the Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown, and his wife Helen Greer, female Chief of Police and detective in the tradition of Kinsey Millhone.

Download or read book The Slain Saint written by J. R. Mathis and published by Mercy and Justice Mysteries. This book was released on 2021-07-22 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy This Contemporary Small Town Amateur Sleuth Murder Mystery When a beloved older priest is found murdered in the Rectory's guest room, Father Tom and Helen try to find the person who wanted him dead. But they find that even saints have secrets . . .and those secrets may have gotten him killed. The Slain Saint is the eighth book in The Father Tom Mysteries series, a contemporary small town mystery series. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown. If you enjoy the works of Rhys Dylan, Andrew Mayne, and Mary Stone, you will enjoy this novel.

Download or read book The Nightmare Nativity written by J. R. Mathis and published by Mercy and Justice Mysteries. This book was released on 2022-12-29 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this Contemporary Small Town Christmas Holiday Murder Mystery Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple Father Tom’s medical leave is over, and with the beginning of Advent, he's back at his rightful place back at the altar. Everyone is looking forward to the Living Nativity, complete with animals (including a camel) . . . but not Imperial Storm Troopers, if Miriam can keep her co-director Gladys under control. But other than that, the people of Saint Clare’s parish and Myerton can look forward to a joyful holiday season full of peace on earth and good will to men. But unfortunately for Father Tom and Helen, there’s not much peace when Miriam breaks her ankle and Helen has to step in to direct the Living Nativity. And the dead body in the barn at the Saint Francis Center has a few words to say about good will to men. The Nightmare Nativity is the ninth novel in the Mercy and Justice Mysteries, a contemporary small town mystery series. The series is a sequel to the Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown, and his wife Helen Greer, female Chief of Police and detective in the tradition of Kinsey Millhone.

Download or read book The Penitent Priest written by J. R. Mathis and published by James R. Mathis. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this Free Contemporary Small Town Amateur Sleuth Murder Mystery My wife died in my arms, the victim of a nameless killer's bullet. I should have died with her. But God had other plans for me. Fifteen years later, I'm back where it all happened. I just want to forget, but the past won't leave me alone. Now, I'm asking a woman who I left broken-hearted twenty years before to catch my wife's killer. I'm Father Tom Greer, a Catholic priest, and I'm playing with fire. The Penitent Priest is the first novel in The Father Tom Mysteries series, a contemporary small town mystery series. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown. If you enjoy the works of Rhys Dylan, Andrew Mayne, and Mary Stone, you will enjoy this novel.

Download or read book The Mountain Monster written by J. R. Mathis and published by James R. Mathis. This book was released on 2024-06-20 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this Contemporary Small Town Sleuthing Couple Murder Mystery Father Tom and Helen get to play Mulder and Scully when a legendary Bigfoot-type creature appears to be behind attempts to sabotage the construction of a new subdivision outside of Myerton. When the project foreman is murdered, Helen has to squelch rumors while looking for a very human killer. The Mountain Monster is the seventeenth novel in The Mercy and Justice Mysteries, a contemporary small town mystery series. The series is a sequel to The Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown, and his wife Helen Greer, female Chief of Police and detective in the tradition of Kinsey Millhone.

Download or read book The Chief s Choice written by J. R. Mathis and published by Mercy and Justice Mysteries. This book was released on 2022-10-17 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this Contemporary Small Town Murder Mystery Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple I, Father Tom Greer, have a confession to make . . . For the last six months or so, I’ve been hiding something from Helen. And from my friend and doctor Martin Maycord. And from my parish secretary Anna Luckgold. Well, if I’m honest, from my entire parish . . . There’s a pain in my stomach that’s been getting worse. I’m to the point now where antacids and over-the-counter pain meds don’t work anymore. Driven to desperation, I’ve done something I never thought I’d do. I thought I could manage the situation. I promised myself, I’d get through Nate and Gladys’s wedding and go see Martin. In fact, I have an appointment with him on Monday. But it’s Sunday morning, and my time’s run out . . . I, Helen Greer, have a confession to make . . . For the last six months, I had no idea how sick Tom was. I found out the same way everyone else did–when I saw him face down in a pool of his own blood just feet from the altar. I’m a trained detective. I put together clues to solve crimes and put bad guys in jail. Somehow, I completely missed the signs of his illness. It doesn’t matter that he didn’t tell me. I’m his wife. I should have known something was wrong. But I didn’t. And now he’s in the hospital because of me. Not only that, I just let a suspected abuser go. And now a woman is dead and her killer on the run because of me. I have to make a choice between the man I love and a job I’m not sure I can do–or even want to do–anymore. It’s a choice that could change our lives forever . . . The Chief’s Choice is the seventh novel in the Mercy and Justice Mystery series, a contemporary small town mystery series. The series is a sequel to the Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown, and his wife Helen Greer, female Chief of Police and detective in the tradition of Kinsey Millhone. If you enjoy the works of Rhys Dylan, Andrew Mayne, and Mary Stone, you will enjoy this novel.

Download or read book The Framed Father written by J. R. Mathis and published by James R. Mathis. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this Small-Town Amateur Sleuth Mystery Series My wife’s killer finally caught, I was content to leave Myerton to serve in the isolation of the same monastery where I found my call to the priesthood. The temptations of the past still occupy my mind, but behind these walls I’m safe from them. A call from the Archbishop sends me back to Saint Clare’s, to find out if a young priest has broken his vows.Confident I’ll find nothing wrong, I’m content to return. Then a young woman is murdered, and the priest stands accused. Helen is on the case, and I must work with her again to find the truth. But the feelings we left unspoken before are harder to avoid, and I find my heart struggling with my head. Can I save a young man’s life without risking my soul? The Framed Father is the second novel in The Father Tom Mysteries series, a contemporary small town mystery series. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown. If you enjoy the works of Rhys Dylan, Andrew Mayne, and Mary Stone, you will enjoy this novel. Keywords: Murder, Mystery, Contemporary, Small Town, Forbidden Romance, Taboo, Priest, Amateur Sleuth, Woman Detective, Prostitution, Catholic Church, Celibacy, Father Brown, Platonic Friendships, Second-Chance, Suicide, Family Secrets Authors: G.K. Chesterton, Louise Penny, Melissa Storm, Solomon Carter, Veronica Black, Levi Fuller, Christy Barritt, Dominika Best, Willow Rose, Clare Chase, Sage Parker,

Download or read book The Purloined Paintings written by J. R. Mathis and published by James R. Mathis. This book was released on 2021-06-14 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy This Contemporary Small Town Amateur Sleuth Murder Mystery Detective Helen Parr is recovering from being shot in Leslie Williams’ basement and is anxious to get back to work. With the police department in the hands of Acting Chief Detective Dan Conway, Father Tom Greer is determined that his fiance follows her doctor’s orders and rests. All that’s needed for this to happen is for life to be quiet and peaceful. But this is Myerton, and this town nestled in the mountains of Western Maryland is far from quiet and peaceful. First comes the murder of Bethany Grable, owner of The Painted Lotus art gallery and old friend of Father Tom. Dan’s convinced she was the victim of a robbery gone wrong. Father Tom, on the other hand, is not so sure. Then comes the wave of overdose deaths of young students at Myer College. Someone is selling fentanyl at prices college kids can afford. They’re all art majors, and all of them happen to have had pieces displayed in Bethany’s gallery. Coincidence? Or is there a connection between the ODs and Bethany Grable’s murder? And if so, what is the connection? Father Tom decides to try to find out for himself who killed his old friend and why. But doing so could put the life of a young man in danger, and irreparably harm his friendship with Dan. Along the way, Father Tom learns that Helen wasn’t the only person wounded in that basement . . . The Purloined Painting is the seventh book in The Father Tom Mysteries series, a contemporary small town mystery series. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown. If you enjoy the works of Rhys Dylan, Andrew Mayne, and Mary Stone, you will enjoy this novel.

Download or read book The Mercy and Justice Mysteries Books 4 6 written by J. R. Mathis and published by Mercy and Justice Mysteries. This book was released on 2023-08-25 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy These Contemporary Small Town Mysteries Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple. This is a collection of books 4-6 in The Mercy and Justice Mysteries. This series is a sequel to The Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer and his wife Chief of Police Helen Parr Greer, a sleuthing couple committed to the pursuit of justice tempered with mercy while solving mysteries old and new. The Cardinal’s Conscience (Book 4): When the body of Gwen Tolson's mother is found near Anna's house, a fifty year old secret may hold the key to finding her killer. The Conned Cougar (Book 5): Father Tom and Helen travel to Bellamy, Florida, when Tom’s mother Nola is accused of murdering her twenty-four year old lover, Trevor. While trying to find the real killer and clear his mother’s name, Tom and Helen discover that the dead man had a lot of secrets--and those secrets each had a motive for murder. Along the way, Helen comes face to face with a woman from Tom's past, and Tom once again has to face the demons from his childhood. The Sorrowful Son (Book 6): Abraham Asher drops dead of an apparent heart attack at the end of the Myerton Softball League's All-Star Game. When Helen receives evidence he was poisoned, she begins to hunt for a killer.

Download or read book The Cardinal s Clock written by J. R. Mathis and published by Mercy and Justice Mysteries. This book was released on 2023-12-06 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this Small-Town Murder Mystery Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple It’s an eventful October for Father Tom and Helen. It begins with the wedding of Father Tom’s mother Nola to her fiance, former strip club owner Stu Landry. The two septuagenarian newlyweds have no sooner embarked on their honeymoon than Saint Clare’s Parish plays host to the Cardinal Archbishop of Baltimore Walter Knowland, making his periodic visit. It should be a welcome homecoming for the Cardinal, who spent his high school years in Myerton. But there’s a cloud hovering over the visit. A special state grand jury issued a report, documenting decades of sexual abuse in the Archdiocese. While the report makes clear that the Archdiocese under Cardinal Knowland has mended its ways, he’s bearing the brunt of the criticism. He’s also received death threats. With this in mind, Helen assigns her newest officer Gwen Tolson–who also happens to be the Cardinal’s granddaughter–to his security detail. During a tour of the Unclaimed Blessings Thrift Store, a large urn falls from a loft, narrowly missing the Cardinal and injuring Gwen. That combined with the firebombing of the Archbishop’s Residence in Baltimore convinces Helen that he’s in danger. She begins to hunt for the person responsible. But then an elderly volunteer at the thrift store, Eliza Ross, is murdered. At first it looks like a robbery gone wrong. But it’s soon clear to Helen that someone staged the scene to make it look like a robbery. This raises two questions: who’d want to kill her, and why? In the midst of all this, Gladys goes into labor early . . . and one of the triplets may not make it . . . The Cardinal’s Clock is the fourteenth novel in the Mercy and Justice Mysteries, a contemporary small town mystery series. The series is a sequel to the Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown, and his wife Helen Greer, female Chief of Police and detective in the tradition of Kinsey Millhone.

Download or read book The Revealing Retreat written by J. R. Mathis and published by Mercy and Justice Mysteries. This book was released on 2022-11-16 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this Contemporary Mountain Lodge Murder Mystery Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple After almost two months away, I’m so glad to be back to work at Saint Clare’s. True, I’m not back to celebrating Mass on a regular basis. But I’m in the office and able to help the people of my parish. I was expecting them to come to me with their problems. But I wasn’t expecting them to come offering to help me. So when Martin Maycord proposes a weekend retreat at a mountain lodge owned by a friend of his as a way to help Steve and Bridget Austin get caught up with preparations to have their marriage sacramentalized in the Church, I’m more than eager to accept. Helen and I go off with our friends, expecting a nice weekend in the mountains. We don’t expect having to investigate a murder. What’s worse, one of our friends is the prime suspect. But what’s even worse, I know something about the whole thing, and I can’t tell Helen . . . After almost two months away, I’m so glad to be back to work as Chief of Police. It’s been rough being away from my people, and I know I have a long way to go to rebuild their trust, but I’m committed to doing just that. But when the opportunity comes up for me to accompany Tom on the retreat organized by Martin Maycord, I just can’t turn it down. Especially since it gives me the opportunity to help one of my favorite officers. So Tom and I go off with our friends, expecting to relax while Tom helps Steve and Bridget prepare for their marriage in the church. I didn’t expect to wind up investigating a murder. What’s worse, one of our friends is the prime suspect. But what’s even worse, Tom knows something about the whole thing, and can’t tell me . . . The Revealing Retreat is the eighth novel in the Mercy and Justice Mysteries, a contemporary small town mystery series. The series is a sequel to the Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown, and his wife Helen Greer, female Chief of Police and detective in the tradition of Kinsey Millhone.

Download or read book The Perfect Patsy written by J. R. Mathis and published by James R. Mathis. This book was released on 2021-08-12 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy This Contemporary Small Town Amateur Sleuth Mystery Series  I take his head in my hands and force him to look at me. “Nate,” I say again, this time more forcefully, “where did all this blood come from?” This seems to get through, and his unseeing eyes struggle to focus on mine as one whispered word escapes his lips. “Her.” When the body of Ashley Becket is found naked, tied up, and butchered in Nate Rodriguez’s bed, Father Tom can’t believe the young man’s responsible. Then, it’s discovered Ashley was a prostitute . . . and Nate was a frequent customer. As the rumors fly around Saint Clare’s and the gamer group fractures, Father Tom finds himself trying to keep his parish together and repair Nate’s relationship with Gladys. He soon discovers that Nate is keeping a huge secret from the woman he loves--a secret that led him to hire Ashley in the first place. Then, Gladys finds evidence that points away from Nate--and to someone who couldn’t possibly be responsible. Because, after all, Richard Davenport is safely behind bars . . . The Perfect Patsy is the ninth book in The Father Tom Mysteries series, a contemporary small town mystery series. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown. If you enjoy the works of Rhys Dylan, Andrew Mayne, and Mary Stone, you will enjoy this novel.

Download or read book The Honeymoon Homicide written by J. R. Mathis and published by Mercy and Justice Mysteries. This book was released on 2022-01-23 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this Free Contemporary Small Town Murder Mystery Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple I’m Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest in a small town parish who never expected this . . . When I came to Myerton to take over as pastor of Saint Clare’s Catholic Church, I never expected to run into a woman I loved in college twenty years ago . . . I never expected that woman to be the police detective who solved my first wife’s murder–and saved my life in the process . . . I never expected to fall in love with her all over again . . . Most of all, I never, ever expected to receive permission from the Holy Father to marry her . . . But that’s what happened to me. So after a wonderful wedding and a honeymoon cruise with my new wife, we’re looking forward to another week together, just the two of us. But instead, we have to go back home, to Myerton. You see, my deacon’s been murdered, and I have a hurting flock to tend to . . . I’m Helen Parr Greer, Chief of Police in a small town police department who never expected this . . . As a police detective in Myerton, I never expected to run into the man who broke my heart twenty years ago . . . I never expected him to be a Catholic Priest . . . I never expected him to ask me to solve the murder of his first wife . . . I never expected to fall in love with him all over again . . . Most of all, I never, ever expected him to receive permission from the Holy Father to marry me . . . But that’s what happened to me. So after a wonderful wedding and a honeymoon cruise with my new husband, we’re looking forward to another week together, just the two of us. But instead, we have to go back home, to Myerton. You see, a man’s been murdered, and I have a killer to find . . . The Honeymoon Homicide is the first novel in the Mercy and Justice Mystery series, a contemporary small town mystery series. The series is a sequel to the Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown, and his wife Helen Greer, female Chief of Police and detective in the tradition of Kinsey Millhone. If you enjoy the works of Rhys Dylan, Andrew Mayne, and Mary Stone, you will enjoy this novel.