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Bibliographic Details

Title

Pious Deception

Publisher

Villard

Publication Date

1989

Language

English

ISBN 10

0394571681

ISBN 13

9780394571683

Binding

HARDCOVER

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

Weight

10 ounces

Seller catalogs

Mystery/Thriller

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Synopsis

Kiernan O'Shaughnessy, a female medical examiner, applies her forensic talents to an investigation into the bizarre death of a beloved parish priest, who had been found hanged from the altar of his church, a case that embroils Kiernan in scandal, religious politics, and murder

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At the promising start to a new detective series by the author of the Jill Smith mysteries, a young priest is found hanged in particularly compromising circumstances in his parish church in Phoenix, Ariz. To determine whether the death was suicide or murder, the diocese's bishop calls upon Kiernan O'Shaughnessy, a young medical examiner turned private eye. Kiernan runs into obstacles at every turn, not the least of which are the cremation of the priest's body before an autopsy could be performed and her name forged on his false death certificate. While struggling with her own painful memories dredged up by the case, Kiernan uncovers a clan of hostile mountain villagers, a bizarre castle, a hidden shelter for abused women, and the diocese's plan to build an elegant retreat-resort in the nearby White Bone Mountains. Feisty Kiernan has appeal, but her debut is overburdened with subplots, complaints about the weather and hard-to-credit emotional conflicts regarding Kiernan's sister.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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