Monday, September 20, 2021

A Deadly Confession

Title: A Deadly Confession
Author: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
Published: August 28th 2014 by Bastei Entertainment
Format: Kindle Edition, 112 pages
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Series: Cherringham #10

First Sentence: Eamon Byrne zigzagged through the ticket, his expensive new running shoes gripping hard on the muddy trail, his arms fending off stray branches, which threatened to flip back into his face.

From the Publisher: On the edge of Cherringham lies St. Francis' Convent, home of the Sisters of St. Francis, a small Catholic teaching order. Here a handful of nuns worship, contemplate, and pray. And here one Easter the beloved local priest Father Byrne meets his unexpected demise. The circumstances of the death are suspicious, and soon Jack and Sarah are on the case: what secrets did Father Byrne take to the grave? Who wanted him dead? And is religious faith ever a guarantee of innocence? (Goodreads)

My Opinion: Just when I thought the relationship between Jack and Sarah was taking off, A Deadly Confession arrives and I am not so sure about the two of them as a couple anymore.

This isn’t a straightforward story in that you must leave your personal beliefs at the door. People that should be telling the truth of the Flying Father are keeping secrets, bookies and horse racers are keeping tight-lipped, then add in those on retreat, and a shuttered hospice all of which leaves Jack and Sarah turning in circles when it comes to the latest Cherringham murder. A death that leaves as many believing that maybe not all murders should be solved.

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