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Baptism by Murder
When church treasurer Leroy Boyd is found murdered the morning after his fight with Reverend Eldon Littlejohn, the young pastor must divine the truth in order to keep from being named the chief suspect. Original.
214 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1995
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Jan Maxwell
47 books2 followersJan Maxwell (born November 20, 1956) is an American stage and television actress. She is a five-time Tony Award nominee and two-time Drama Desk Award winner.
Maxwell made her Broadway debut in 1989, as an understudy in the musical City of Angels. She received her first Tony nomination in 2005 for the musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Her other nominations were for Coram Boy in 2007, Lend Me a Tenor and The Royal Family both in 2010, and Follies in 2012. Her nominations in two separate categories in 2010, made her only the fourth actress to achieve two nominations in a single year. Her 2012 nomination for "Follies" made her only the second actress to receive a Tony nomination in all four acting categories. Her other Broadway credits include, Dancing at Lughnasa (1992), A Doll's House (1997), The Sound of Music (1998) and The Dinner Party (2001).
On screen, she has appeared in the soap operas All My Children (2007) and One Life to Live (2009) and had a recurring role in the drama series Gossip Girl (2009-2011). From 1994-2003, she appeared in four episodes of the NBC drama Law & Order, each time as a different character.
Maxwell made her Broadway debut in 1989, as an understudy in the musical City of Angels. She received her first Tony nomination in 2005 for the musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Her other nominations were for Coram Boy in 2007, Lend Me a Tenor and The Royal Family both in 2010, and Follies in 2012. Her nominations in two separate categories in 2010, made her only the fourth actress to achieve two nominations in a single year. Her 2012 nomination for "Follies" made her only the second actress to receive a Tony nomination in all four acting categories. Her other Broadway credits include, Dancing at Lughnasa (1992), A Doll's House (1997), The Sound of Music (1998) and The Dinner Party (2001).
On screen, she has appeared in the soap operas All My Children (2007) and One Life to Live (2009) and had a recurring role in the drama series Gossip Girl (2009-2011). From 1994-2003, she appeared in four episodes of the NBC drama Law & Order, each time as a different character.
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March 25, 2017
A formulaic if not quite entirely predictable mystery centered around a church. The best news is... I could finish it.
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