Posts Tagged ‘church’
Death on Sacred Ground, by Kathie Deviny
Death on Sacred Ground, by Kathie Deviny Seattle’s Grace Parish church, perched above the I-5 freeway in a historic neighborhood,faces a financial crisis. Its once-tottering bell tower has been repaired, and its MemorialGarden, the site of violent death, is once again a resting place for the ashes of the deceased of the parish. The Old…
Read MoreTravellin’ Shoes, by V.M. Burns
Travellin’ Shoes, by V.M. Burns A house fire is extinguished to reveal the body of a choir director. The smell of gasoline points to murder. Thomas Warrendale was employed by First Baptist Church, where Detective RJ Franklin Jr. is a parishioner. Recovering from a car accident, RJ is on leave from the police force in…
Read MoreDeath in the Old Rectory, by Kathie Deviny
Death in the Old Rectory, by Kathie Deviny For many years Father Robert has called the old rectory at Seattle’s Grace Church home. No longer. An enterprising volunteer has come up with a scheme to convert it into a thrift store. With great reluctance, the priest moves to a condo, realizing that the struggling Episcopal…
Read MoreDeath in the Memorial Garden, by Kathie Deviny
Death in the Memorial Garden, by Kathie Deviny Just as the sexton is about to inter the ashes of one of Grace Church’s last wealthy patronesses in the Memorial Garden, he unearths a wine crate containing the ashes of an unknown. Next to the ashes is a distinctive pair of shoes. Not only are the…
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