Detective Paige McGraw is waiting for something to go her way for once. After letting a suspect slip through her fingers, her career is now in shambles. Stuck working in the shadow of the brash new homicide inspector on the force, Clarissa Wright, she hopes to redeem herself by catching a good case or bringing her slippery fugitive to heel.
When a defrocked priest is found horribly murdered and mutilated, it may be just the right investigation Paige needs to prove she's still a capable cop. When she and the inspector go off on a quest to find the killer, they uncover a multitude of other crimes including child sexual abuse. While in pursuit of the devilish predator, the inspector falls victim to one of these horrendous misdeeds. With her partner sidelined, can Paige still find the killer and prove she is capable or will more suffer at the hands of the mysterious murderer?
James W Bennetts is an author, consultant, and native of Minnesota, where he lives with his partner. CATECHISMS is his second novel, following up his internationally published first novel, THE NAME GAME, about a thief who mistakenly assumes the identity of a wanted man.
A true to life story. The kind of sickness that needs to be told about to all. Awareness of this should help in its removal from society. Ending was a surprise.
This book weaves a story of murder, child sexual abuse, and secrets. The secrets held for years come to a head and fall to the responsiblity of a detective whose career is in jeopardy; the detective finds herself searching for a person capable of murder, of cover ups, of lies and methods of retribution. Life and death chases and more make this book a compelling read. The characters sometimes felt like protagonists and sometimes antognists at the same time; I was left wondering where their paths would lead.