Costly grace
Subtitle: a mystery
By: James Allaire
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781440147012; 9781440145537
Subjects: Murder; Fiction; Investigation; College teachers; Authors; Priests; Librarians
Description: When his former mentor, Father Michael McCoy, is murdered, Brian Kane uses the pretext of being the biographer of the fallen priest to catch a killer. A vortex of powerful forces confronts Kane and his sleuthing partner, librarian Maria Valencia. Church officials deny Father McCoy had any involvement in the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church and try to stymie Kane's probing. Resort developers quarrel with environmental activists over McCoy's valuable property along the Mississippi River. Generations of bad blood and family secrets split the McCoy clan's loyalties. The shocking truth propels Kane to risk everything--career, love, dignity--to catch a killer who would risk even more.--From publisher's description.