Cleansed By Fire: A Father Frank Mystery

Arsonists have torched two churches in a small Texas town, plunging its residents into a state of fear. Father Frank DeLuca, pastor of Prince of Peace Church, is thrust into an impossible dilemma when he hears that another church will be burned. The disturbing information comes to him via the confessional, and church law forbids him from telling anyone-even the police.Still, he can't sit idly by, and no law prevents him from looking into the matter himself. The crimes have set the town's residents on edge, fraying the bonds of trust. Is the mysterious newcomer with ties to the local drug scene involved? What about the man who says maybe the churches deserved to burn? Or the school drop-out who threatens the priest with a knife. Father Frank digs deeper into the town's secrets when a man is murdered. His investigation leads him dangerously close to the drug scene and he discovers the danger has come to him. Can he save his own church? Can he save his own life?Cleansed by Fire is the first of the Father Frank Mysteries.

Author: James R. Callan
Publisher: Pennant Pub.
Published: 02/03/2012
Pages: 238
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780964685062

About the Author
After a successful career in mathematics and computer science, receiving grants from the National Science Foundation and NASA, and being listed in "Who's Who in Computer Science" and "Two Thousand Notable Americans," James R. Callan turned to his first love-writing. Having been published in both fiction and non-fiction, the award winning author now concentrates on his favorite area-mysteries.

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