Father Matthew Holland came back to the same church that
helped him as a child. He was determined to save the
church and the neighbourhood. Just as he was starting to
make a difference he was murdered in his beloved church,
at the alter.
Father Joe Sweeney discovered the body of Father Holland.
He mentored Father Holland and he also mentored Detective
Michael Cancini, the detective assigned to the case.
Though the complications are many, Detective Cancini
works hard to discover the truth, even though he knows
his friend Father Sweeney is holding back information.
When Detective Cancini realizes that Father Sweeney will not
violate the sanctity of the confessional, he uses good
police work and determination to discover a truth that
will shock you. Not only is the investigation well done,
but the interaction between the characters and the strain
it puts on their lives completes the story giving the
reader more to connect with.
THE LAST SIN by K.L. Murphy is a well done mystery. The
ending is not
predictable. It actually takes a little while to figure
out who did it. I always like a mystery that I don't
figure out in the first couple of chapters. K.L. Murphy
does a great job in THE LAST SIN of giving you numerous
twist and turns that make you think and rethink who the
killer could be.
Forgive me father, for I have sinned . . .
Detective Mike Cancini has seen dark days as a homicide
detective in Washington, D.C. But even he is shocked when
a charismatic young priest is found shot through the eye
on the altar of his own church. As Cancini investigates,
he uncovers long-buried secrets from the man’s past, and
it becomes clear that the church was not as holy as it
seemed.
When another priest is attacked, Cancini refuses to
believe it’s a coincidence, and his frustration grows as
his search is blocked at every turn by inflexible priests
and cagey church employees. The resolute detective must
unravel the web of lies before more people are hurt, but
how can he find a murderer when no one is innocent, and
everyone’s a sinner?
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