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Enjoy These Contemporary Small Town Mysteries Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple. This is a collection of books 7-9 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 Chief's Choice (Book 7): When Father Tom has a serious health crisis and she makes a mistake on the job that has tragic consequences, Helen takes a drastic step that could change their lives forever.. The Revealing Retreat (Book 8): When a man is found murdered at the mountain lodge where Father Tom is running a marriage retreat for Steve and Bridget, suspicion falls on the former Army Ranger.The Nightmare Nativity (Book 9): The discovery of a dead body the night of the dress rehersal threatens to derail the Saint Francis Center's living nativity.

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.

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.

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.

Enjoy These Contemporary Small Town Mysteries Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple. This is a collection of books 1-3 in The Mercy and Justice Mysteries. This series is a sequel to The Father Tom Mysteries 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 Honeymoon Homicide (Book 1): The murder of the deacon of Saint Clare's Catholic Church interrupts the honeymoon plans of Father Tom Greer and his new wife, Chief of Police Helen Parr Greer. The Maligned Marine (Book 2): When a controversial minister is found beaten to death in his office, suspicion falls on an ex-Marine friend of Steve Austin who had a run-in with him days before.The Sister's Secret (Book 3): A daring daylight robbery at the annual luncheon of the Myerton Historical Society puts Helen and her chief detective Dan Conway on the trail of a gang of thieves. Meanwhile, Father Tom's concerned about the odd behavior of Sister Maria.

Father Tom and Helen are in the market for a small mountain getaway outside of Myerton. When the body of a prominent Christian speaker is found in one of the properties they're viewing, Father Tom and Helen begin to hunt for her killer.

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.

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.

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.

A daring daylight robbery at a luncheon meeting of the Myerton Historical Society puts Helen the rest of the police department on the trail of a team of professional thieves. Meanwhile, Father Tom must deal with the fallout from Steve and Bridget's relationship, getting ready for the first major event at the Saint Francis Education Center, and keep up with the demands of being a parish priest. But why is Sister Maria acting so strange?

The controversial Reverend Dexter Huckleberry begins to lead protests outside the Hoot-n-Holler, claiming that the bar is a hangout for homosexuals and other "undesirable elements." When Huckleberry is found in his office beaten to death, suspicion falls on the last person to see him alive--an ex-Marine friend of Steve Austin who had a very public confrontation with the victim days before.

After months of waiting, the time has finally arrived. The day after Christmas, Helen and I will marry. We've survived temptation, gossip, and a bullet meant to end the life of the woman I love. But are we going to survive the next four weeks?

Is stolen money buried somewhere on the Myer College campus? Nate's newspaper article making the claim triggers a frenzied search for the ill-gotten gain. But when a hundred year old skeleton is found, Father Tom and Helen try to solve a mystery hidden in the mists of time.

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. Don't miss this first book in a new murder mystery thriller series in the tradition of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, introducing Father Tom Greer, a 21st Century Father Brown

My faith lies in tatters after the events of the summer. I've neglected my prayers. I've avoided my priestly duties. I am questioning everything about myself--except my feelings for Helen. When my estranged sister goes missing, I fly home to look for her--with Helen surprising me on the plane. My sister's dead when I arrive. I'm too late to save her. But I swear to find her killer. But emotions are fragile things, and in the depths of my despair, my love for Helen bursts forth in a grief fueled frenzy of passion and longing. In coming home, what have I found--my damnation, or my redemption?

With the Archbishop's blessing, Helen and I are spending Lent building a relationship built on love--but without physical intimacy. And yes, it's as hard as it sounds. But this penitential season, I have other work to do. I need to rebuild my relationship with the families of St. Clare's after neglecting my duties as their shepherd. I must confess my sins to them, and ask their forgiveness. With these two tasks, I expected this Lent to be the longest of my life. But I didn't expect to be fighting to stay out of prison.

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 Pope's decision to allow Father Tom Greer and Detective Helen Parr to marry captures the imagination of the entire world. Finally, after having to hide their relationship from all but a few close friends (and one particular six year old girl), Tom and Helen can openly proclaim their love for each other, and celebrate with their parish family their future lives together. But not everyone, it seems, is happy with their plans. First come the letters, threatening Helen with divine justice if she persists in her plans. Then, on live television, someone takes a shot at Tom and Helen. It soon becomes apparent that someone's decided to stop them at any cost. But Helen already knows who wants her dead. It's someone from her past as a Detective in Washington, D.C. A serial killer who sees himself acting as God's instrument to kill impure women. With little to go on besides the letters of a lunatic and a possible connection between the killer and a fanatic priest with his own agenda, Tom and Helen are in a race against time to find a killer . . . before the killer finds them first. And then, without warning, Tom and Helen face a crisis worse than any they've experienced before, one that could end their future before it even begins. Book six in The Father Tom Mysteries. Includes a sneak preview of The Purloined Paintings, book seven in The Father Tom Mysteries.