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  <title><![CDATA[The Sacrifice]]></title>
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  <default_description>He knew his celbrity status, evidenced by his newspaper column and radio show, as a beloved Anglican priest would be in jeopardy.  He understood the strain the change would put on his wife and children and the challenges he would face to be accepted as a married Roman Catholic priest.  He even acknowledged that reactionaries in both religious camps would oppose such a spiritual changeover.  But he never dreamed that his decision would breed such waves of ambition, jealousy, and hatred that the ultimate human sacrifice - murder - would be the result.  Nor did he appreciate how much of a sacrifice would be asked of him.  In his 23rd appearance, Father Robert Koesler, a Detroit parish priest with a penchant for being involved in murder, accompanies his friend Father Wheatley through his torturous path to conversion and helps him seek resolution of a crime.  With his compassion, knowledge of human nature, and experience, Father Koesler is able to not only resolve a murder mystery, but also to give true understanding to the concept of sacrifice.</default_description>
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      <name><![CDATA[William X. Kienzle]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[This Father Koestler mystery has all the elements found in most of Kienzle's books...murder, the Catholic Church, Detroit and a Catholic aspect to the crime. Father Koestler is aging just as the author has, but the topics are as current as ever.  This one involves a married Anglican priest who wants...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76336311">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Really 3.5 stars byt what the heck.  Just for laughs and giggles, I began reading this Father Koesler mystery, written by Father William X. Kienzle. Not knowing what to expect, I was very pleasantly surprised to find a decent mystery along with a sensible elucidation of some of the myriad issues fac...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52373834">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am surprised to be the first to read this latest mystery by the very popular writer. I was first drawn to Kienzle's Father Koestler decades ago when the first one appeared. I had lived in the environs of Detroit in the late 1960s and early 1970s and so &quot;knew&quot; the mysteries' venue; Kienzl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17389313">more...</a>]]></body>
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