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When Father Bredder gets involved with murder -- Heaven only knows what will happen next...
Named "A Red Badge Novel of Suspense" alongside Agatha Christie, Michael Innes, and Hugh Pentecost, The Father Bredder Mysteries, written by Leonard Wibberley under the pen name Leonard Holton, inspired a television show.
"Father Joseph Bredder is one of the most satisfactory of religious detectives, with commendably greater interest in saving a soul than in solving a case." -- The New York Times
THE COMPLETE FATHER BREDDER MYSTERIES
THE SAINT MAKER (BOOK 1)
Father Bredder makes a most ungodly discovery -- a woman's decapitated head has been left in a pew in the back of his church.
A PACT WITH SATAN (BOOK 2)
Father Bredder thought Mrs. Wentworth must be deranged. How could a sane woman expect him to believe that her dead husband was trying to burn her to death? Dr. Wentworth had died in a road accident when his car had crashed into a pylon and burst into flames. Now his widow heard his voice at night, threatening her with the same fate...
SECRET OF THE DOUBTING SAINT (BOOK 3)
Father Bredder must turn for help to a saint who has been dead for nearly 2,000 years to solve two murders and find a missing diamond.
DELIVER US FROM WOLVES (BOOK 4)
Father Bredder leaves his California parish for a visit to the shrine of Fatima in Portugal, where he gets asked by the local bishop to investigate a murder blamed on werewolves by the superstitious locals in a remote village, complete with medieval castle and an elegant countess with a passion for racing cars.
FLOWERS BY REQUEST (BOOK 5)
When Father Bredder sets out looking for bass section to add to his convent choir, he becomes embroiled in a cold case investigation of the murder of a wealthy financier found with a hunting arrow in his back, lying in a bed of white gladioli in the garden of his Beverly Hills home.
OUT OF THE DEPTHS (BOOK 6)
The catch was supposed to be halibut, but what Father Bredder reeled in was a corpse in a scuba suit. When Father Bredder decided to unravel the mystery on his own, he suddenly finds himself the prime suspect...
A TOUCH OF JONAH (BOOK 7)
Father Bredder finds himself embroiled in a mystery reminiscent of Murder on the Orient Express set on a boat during the Transpac Yacht Race to Honolulu. Father Bredder joins the crew of the Fair Maid to determine if the captain of the boat is cursed or if someone is trying to kill him.
A PROBLEM IN ANGELS (BOOK 8)
When Father Bredder was persuaded to attend a concert by a string quartet, he expected an evening without much excitement. But when the first violinist dies of an apparent heart attack, Father Bredder can't help but take note. As he conducts his investigation, he uncovers a history of murder and revenge dating back to World War II, all intermeshed with the story of an old and valuable violin.
THE MIRROR OF HELL (BOOK 9)
Lt. Minardi's teenage daughter attends a summer cheerleading program at a local college, where students begin turning up dead. While investigating the case, Minardi and Father Bredder uncover a conspiracy of drug-dealing and murder.
THE DEVIL TO PLAY (BOOK 10)
When a baseball player is shot during a big game, Father Bredder is hired by the team to solve the case. Before he is done, he has to clear the name of a murdered priest accused of dealing drugs and save the soul of a young girl -- all before the opening pitch of the World Series.
A CORNER OF PARADISE (BOOK 11)
Pierce Pearson, a condescending art collector and playwright is robbed by King Diamond, who has a long police record, who's searching for "A Corner of Paradise."
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