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LET US PREY An impending papal visit is wreaking havoc in Detroit. Rumors run rampant that the pope comes bearing a pronouncement on birth control that will rock devout Catholics to the very foundations of their faith, and Father Koesler can't help but get caught up in the religious controversy. But soon he'll be swept into the secular--and dangerous--business of protecting the pontiff's life. For among the throng of pilgrims lurks a host of predators: a devout man hopelessly twisted by grief, a washed-up reporter desperate to make headlines, and a faceless assassin within the pope's inner circle--all hell-bent on silencing His Holiness. "GRIPPING, SUSPENSEFUL . . . Kienzle continues to provide a superior brand of mystery." --Booklist "CRAFTILY PLOTTED." --Publishers Weekly

A rabbi, a nun, a monk, and an Episcopal priest -- all mystery writers -- have been invited to Marygrove College to speak at a mystery writers' conference. Although different in denomination, they all have one thing in they loathe the featured speaker, sleazy televangelist Reverend Klaus Krieg. When murder smites the Reverend, the hateful faithful are the prime suspects. Father Koesler throws himself into the investigation and discovers that although being wrong isn't a sin, it could be murder . . .

"THE ROSARY MURDERS quickly established Father Koesler as among the most likable and authentic of all recent sleuths .... Since then, few mystery series have been more cozy and persuasive." CHICAGO TRIBUNE From their Spartan quarters in downtown Detroit four religious brothers and a priest peform miracles. As the throng comes to them, so do accusations of embezzlement and torture. Father Koesler is finally called to crack a case that mingles sacred and profane and murder....

Four rather clumsy assassins stalk the seminaries of Detroit. So far only luck stopped them from killing a priest. But time is running short, and murder lies within their vicious grasp. Who's behind this quarter of killers? An angry seminarian? A fanatical leader of an arch-conservative Catholic society? Another priest? Keen-witted Father Koesler, clerical sleuth extraordinaire, had better find the answer soon. Because he's next on the killers' list.