Murder Most Divine: Ecclesiastical Tales of Unholy Crimes
Author:
Ralph M. McInerny (Editor)
ISBN:
0517221632
Format:
Handover
Publish Date:
June, 2005
Book Review
Book Description From medieval torture in a bishop's basement to slain angels, MURDER MOST DIVINE is a creepy collection of murder mysteries set in the dark shadows of the holy church. Within these 18 suspenseful tales are characters that range from wholesome priests to immoral clerics to sleepwalking nuns—and of course there are plenty of murderers mixed in too. You will soon be thanking heaven that these tales are just fiction. Stories include: "The Second Commandment" by Charlotte Armstrong "Holy Living and Holy Dying" by Robert Barnard "The Wrong Shape" by G.K. Chesterton "Brother Orchid" by Richard Connell "The Monk's Tale" by P.C. Doherty "When Your Breath Freezes" by Kathleen Dougherty "State of Grace" by Loren D. Estleman "Jemima Shore's First Case" by Antonia Fraser "The Witch's Tale" by Margaret Frazer "Murder Mysteries" by Neil Gaiman "The Bishop and the Hit Man" by Andrew Greeley "The Sweating Statue" by Edward D. Hotch "The Stripper" by H.H. Holmes "The Base of the Triangle" by Ralph McInerny "Conventional Spirit" by Sharan Newman "Miss Butterfingers" by Monica Quill "In the Confessional" by Alice Scanlan Reach
From the Inside Flap From medieval torture in a bishop's basement to slain angels, MURDER MOST DIVINE is a creepy collection of murder mysteries set in the dark shadows of the holy church. Within these 18 suspenseful tales are characters that range from wholesome priests to immoral clerics to sleepwalking nuns—and of course there are plenty of murderers mixed in too. You will soon be thanking heaven that these tales are just fiction. Stories include: "The Second Commandment" by Charlotte Armstrong "Holy Living and Holy Dying" by Robert Barnard "The Wrong Shape" by G.K. Chesterton "Brother Orchid" by Richard Connell "The Monk's Tale" by P.C. Doherty "When Your Breath Freezes" by Kathleen Dougherty "State of Grace" by Loren D. Estleman "Jemima Shore's First Case" by Antonia Fraser "The Witch's Tale" by Margaret Frazer "Murder Mysteries" by Neil Gaiman "The Bishop and the Hit Man" by Andrew Greeley "The Sweating Statue" by Edward D. Hotch "The Stripper" by H.H. Holmes "The Base of the Triangle" by Ralph McInerny "Conventional Spirit" by Sharan Newman "Miss Butterfingers" by Monica Quill "In the Confessional" by Alice Scanlan Reach
Murder Most Divine: Ecclesiastical Tales of Unholy Crimes
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From medieval torture in a bishop's basement to slain angels, MURDER MOST DIVINE is a creepy collection of murder mysteries set in the dark shadows of the holy church. Within these 18 suspenseful tales are characters that range from wholesome priests to immoral clerics to sleepwalking nuns—and of course there are plenty of murderers mixed in too. You will soon be thanking heaven that these tales are just fiction. Stories include: "The Second Commandment" by Charlotte Armstrong "Holy Living and Holy Dying" by Robert Barnard "The Wrong Shape" by G.K. Chesterton "Brother Orchid" by Richard Connell "The Monk's Tale" by P.C. Doherty "When Your Breath Freezes" by Kathleen Dougherty "State of Grace" by Loren D. Estleman "Jemima Shore's First Case" by Antonia Fraser "The Witch's Tale" by Margaret Frazer "Murder Mysteries" by Neil Gaiman "The Bishop and the Hit Man" by Andrew Greeley "The Sweating Statue" by Edward D. Hotch "The Stripper" by H.H. Holmes "The Base of the Triangle" by Ralph McInerny "Conventional Spirit" by Sharan Newman "Miss Butterfingers" by Monica Quill "In the Confessional" by Alice Scanlan Reach
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