Shadow of death
By: by William X. Kienzle
Series: Father Koesler mystery; Father Koesler mystery
Publisher: Ballantine
Published: 1984
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
ISBN-13: 9780345312518; 9780345331106
Subjects: Robert Koesler (Fictitious character); Fiction; Catholics; Clergy
Description: A cardinal is murdered in his own church. Another is slain in the Vatican. The only clue is an imprint of a clenched fist which is left at both locations. What is behind the murders and could the ultimate target be the Pope himself? Sleuthing priest, Father Koesler, plunges into his own dark past and becomes an unlikely candidate for assassination.