Blood on a Saint |
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| Author:
| Emery, Anne |
| Series title: | Collins-Burke Mystery Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-77041-269-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2015 |
| Publisher: | ECW Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $27.99 |
Book Description:
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"Emery skillfully blends homicide with wit,music, theology, quirky characters ..." -- Kirkuson Blood on a Saint
Father Brennan Burke's patience is tested to thelimit when a young woman announces to the world that theVirgin Mary has appeared to her in his churchyard, and hordesof pilgrims, souvenir hawkers, and reporters converge on thescene. But, as unwelcome as these guests may be, they pale incomparison to yet another aggravation in Father Burke's life,...
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"Emery skillfully blends homicide with wit,music, theology, quirky characters ..." -- Kirkuson Blood on a Saint
Father Brennan Burke's patience is tested to thelimit when a young woman announces to the world that theVirgin Mary has appeared to her in his churchyard, and hordesof pilgrims, souvenir hawkers, and reporters converge on thescene. But, as unwelcome as these guests may be, they pale incomparison to yet another aggravation in Father Burke's life, acontroversial talk show host who clashes with Burke the minutehe arrives in town.Events take a darker turn when a body is found at theapparition site, and the talk show host is picked up for themurder. There is enough aggravation to go around, as lawyerMonty Collins learns when he takes on the loud-mouthedTV man as a client. Monty and Brennan both have a stake inuncovering the truth about the murder, and learn disturbingthings about the accused and other suspects in the case.Problem is, Monty and Brennan cannot talk to each other aboutwhat they find out, because one is bound by solicitor-clientconfidentiality and the other by the seal of the confessional.