Enjoy this Small-Town Murder Mystery Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple.
After almost two months away, I'm so glad to be back to work at Saint Clare's.
True, I'm not back to celebrating Mass on a regular basis. But I'm in the office and able to help the people of my parish. I was expecting them to come to me with their problems. But I wasn't expecting them to come offering to help me.
So when Martin Maycord proposes a weekend retreat at a mountain lodge owned by a friend of his as a way to help Steve and Bridget Austin get caught up with preparations to have their marriage sacramentalized in the Church, I'm more than eager to accept.
Helen and I go off with our friends, expecting a nice weekend in the mountains.
We don't expect having to investigate a murder.
What's worse, one of our friends is the prime suspect.
But what's even worse, I know something about the whole thing, and I can't tell Helen . . .
After almost two months away, I'm so glad to be back to work as Chief of Police.
It's been rough being away from my people, and I know I have a long way to go to rebuild their trust, but I'm committed to doing just that.
But when the opportunity comes up for me to accompany Tom on the retreat organized by Martin Maycord, I just can't turn it down. Especially since it gives me the opportunity to help one of my favorite officers.
So Tom and I go off with our friends, expecting to relax while Tom helps Steve and Bridget prepare for their marriage in the church.
I didn't expect to wind up investigating a murder.
What's worse, one of our friends is the prime suspect.
But what's even worse, Tom knows something about the whole thing, and can't tell me . . .
The Revealing Retreat is the eighth novel in the Mercy and Justice Mysteries, a contemporary small town mystery series. The series is a sequel to the Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown, and his wife Helen Greer, female Chief of Police and detective in the tradition of Kinsey Millhone.
