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My wife died in my arms, the victim of a nameless killer’s bullet. I should have died with her. But God had other plans for me.

Fifteen years later, I’m back where it all happened. I just want to forget, but the past won’t leave me alone.

Now, I’m asking a woman who I left broken-hearted twenty years before to catch my wife’s killer.

I’m Father...

My wife’s killer finally caught, I was content to leave Myerton to serve in the isolation of the same monastery where I found my call to the priesthood. The temptations of the past still occupy my mind, but behind these walls I’m safe from them.

A call from the Archbishop sends me back to Saint Clare’s, to find out if a young priest has broken...

My faith lies in tatters after the events of the summer. I’ve neglected my prayers. I’ve avoided my priestly duties.

I am questioning everything about myself--except my feelings for Helen.

When my estranged sister goes missing, I fly home to look for her--with Helen surprising me on the plane.

My sister’s dead when I arrive. I’m too late to save...

With the Archbishop’s blessing, Helen and I are spending Lent building a relationship built on love--but without physical intimacy.

And yes, it’s as hard as it sounds.

But this penitential season, I have other work to do. I need to rebuild my relationship with the families of St. Clare’s after neglecting my duties as their shepherd. I must...

After the astonishing news from the Archbishop, Helen and I are looking forward to possibly having a life together as husband and wife.

That is, if the Holy Father grants me permission.

While awaiting word from the Vatican, we’re getting to know each other more deeply. Going out on dates, spending time together, talking about what our life...

The Pope’s decision to allow Father Tom Greer and Detective Helen Parr to marry captures the imagination of the entire world. Finally, after having to hide their relationship from all but a few close friends (and one particular six year old girl), Tom and Helen can openly proclaim their love for each other, and celebrate with their parish family...

Detective Helen Parr is recovering from being shot in Leslie Williams’ basement and is anxious to get back to work. With the police department in the hands of Acting Chief Detective Dan Conway, Father Tom Greer is determined that his fiance follows her doctor’s orders and rests. All that’s needed for this to happen is for life to be quiet and...

When a beloved older priest is found murdered outside the Rectory, Father Tom and Helen try to find the person who wanted him dead.

But they find that even saints have secrets . . .and those secrets may have gotten him killed.

I take his head in my hands and force him to look at me. “Nate,” I say again, this time more forcefully, “where did all this blood come from?”

This seems to get through, and his unseeing eyes struggle to focus on mine as one whispered word escapes his lips.

“Her.”

When the body of Ashley Becket is found naked, tied up, and butchered in Nate...

Excitement is building as the opening of the Acutis Society’s Fairy Tales and Frights haunted house approaches. The members of Saint Clare’s gaming group have worked hard to transform the interior of the Myer Mansion into something both magical and scary to entertain the families of Myerton as Halloween approaches.

But does an actual ghost walk...

Is stolen money buried somewhere on the Myer College campus? Nate’s newspaper article making the claim triggers a frenzied search for the ill-gotten gain. But when a hundred year old skeleton is found, Father Tom and Helen try to solve a mystery hidden in the mists of time.

After months of waiting, the time has finally arrived.

The day after Christmas, Helen and I will marry.

We’ve survived temptation, gossip, and a bullet meant to end the life of the woman I love.

But are we going to survive the next four weeks?

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I’m Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest in a small-town parish who never expected this . . .

When I came to Myerton to take over as pastor of Saint Clare’s Catholic Church, I never expected to run into a woman I loved in college twenty years ago . . .

I never expected that...

The controversial Reverend Dexter Huckleberry begins to lead protests outside the Hoot-n-Holler, claiming that the bar is a hangout for homosexuals and other “undesirable elements.” When Huckleberry is found in his office beaten to death, suspicion falls on the last person to see him alive--an ex-Marine friend of Steve Austin who had a very...

A daring daylight robbery at a luncheon meeting of the Myerton Historical Society puts Helen the rest of the police department on the trail of a team of professional thieves. Meanwhile, Father Tom must deal with the fallout from Steve and Bridget’s relationship, getting ready for the first major event at the Saint Francis Education Center, and...

When the body of Gwen Tolson’s mother is found near Anna’s house, a fifty year old secret may hold the key to finding her killer.

Father Tom and Helen travel to Bellamy, Florida, when Tom’s mother Nola is accused of murdering her twenty-four year old lover, Trevor. While trying to find the real killer and clear his mother’s name, Tom and Helen discover that the dead man had a lot of secrets--and those secrets each had a motive for murder.

Along the way, Helen comes face to...

Abraham Asher drops dead of an apparent heart attack at the end of the Myerton Softball League’s All-Star Game. When Helen receives evidence he was poisoned, she begins to hunt for a killer.

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I, Father Tom Greer, have a confession to make . . .

For the last six months or so, I’ve been hiding something from Helen. And from my friend and doctor Martin Maycord. And from my parish secretary Anna Luckgold.

Well, if I’m honest, from my entire parish . . .

There’s a pain...

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After almost two months away, I’m so glad to be back to work at Saint Clare’s.

True, I’m not back to celebrating Mass on a regular basis. But I’m in the office and able to help the people of my parish. I was expecting them to come to me with their problems. But I wasn’t...

Father Tom’s medical leave is over, and with the beginning of Advent, he’s back at his rightful place back at the altar. Everyone is looking forward to the Living Nativity, complete with animals (including a camel) . . . but not Imperial Storm Troopers, if Miriam can keep her co-director Gladys under control. But other than that, the people of...

There are few things worse than the loss of a child.

When Sally Mayfield, Vincent Trent’s fiance, has a miscarriage, their grief is palpable. As a priest, it’s my job to comfort in times of loss like this.

But Sally didn’t simply have a miscarriage. Blood tests find an abortion-inducing drug in her system. Vincent is hurt and angry. Sally swears...

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After months of looking, Helen and I think we’ve finally found our cabin hideaway.

It has everything we’ve been looking for. There’s a wrap-around porch complete with swing. The view from the back is, in a word, breathtaking. The master suite is huge, complete with a bathroom...

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To honor the town’s first responders, the Myerton Business Owner’s Association has decided to sponsor an all-expense paid trip to a Jamaican resort. Dan Conway is the lucky winner, and with Father Tom, Helen, and others taking charge of the Conway children, he and Miriam...

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The Myerton High School Mules football team are coming off their first winning season in years and looking forward to an even better one. The team is in great shape, and under their second year coach they’re really coming together as a team.

But all is not well with some of...

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It’s an eventful October for Father Tom and Helen. It begins with the wedding of Father Tom’s mother Nola to her fiance, former strip club owner Stu Landry. The two septuagenarian newlyweds have no sooner embarked on their honeymoon than Saint Clare’s Parish plays host to...

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A multivehicle crash on the interstate near Myerton leaves several people dead, including the man who caused the accident and a friend of Dominic Trent. The authorities quickly determine that the now-dead driver was both a minor and drunk at the time. Dan and Helen arrest...

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Gina Sprague is a popular member of Saint Clare’s Carlo Acutis Society. She’s bright, funny, kind, generous, and takes her faith seriously.

She’s also been very unlucky in love . . .

Out of desperation, she joins a dating app for Catholic young men and women. There, after years of...

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Father Tom and Helen get to play Mulder and Scully when a legendary Bigfoot-type creature appears to be behind attempts to sabotage the construction of a new subdivision outside of Myerton. When the project foreman is murdered, Helen has to squelch rumors while looking for a very...

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When Miriam Conway is assaulted by a man she knows from the gym, Helen and the entire Myerton police force go in search of her attacker. Meanwhile Father Tom helps her deal with the emotional and spiritual fallout.

The Misled Mom is the eighteenth novel in the Mercy and Justice...

Enjoy this Contemporary Small Town Sleuthing Couple Holiday Mystery

Mayor Shelby almost falls out of the Fire Department’s bucket truck during the annual Myerton Holiday Tree Lighting celebration. What first looks like an accident takes a sinister turn when it becomes clear that someone sabotaged the latch. While Mayor Shelby is convinced...

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On a stormy night in Myerton, a desperate woman in the throes of labor collapses on Doris Trent’s doorstep. Finding no pulse, Doris calls 911 and then takes desperate measures to save the unborn child.

When the autopsy casts doubt on Doris’ version of events, the respected midwife...

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In his limited spare time, Father Tom has been working on transcribing the diary and letters of Father Liam O’Connor, who served as Saint Clare’s pastor in the late 1920s and early 1930s, preparatory to writing a biography of his predecessor. At Anna’s not-so-gentle...

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Who is trying to sabotage the marriage of Dominic Trent and Heather Crawford? When photos of the groom in a compromising position are sent to the bride, Father Tom and Helen have to find the truth before it’s too late.

The Batchelor’s Bachelorette is the twenty-second novel in The Mercy...

The Reluctant Rector is a boxset of the first three books in The Father Tom Mysteries. Meet Father Tom Greer and Detective Helen Parr, former lovers reunited after twenty years, as they solve crimes old and new--and explore the profound mysteries of the human heart.

The Penitent Priest (Book 1)--My wife died in my arms, the victim of a nameless...

This is a boxset of the first three books in The Father Tom Mysteries. Meet Father Tom Greer and Detective Helen Parr, former lovers reunited after twenty years, as they solve crimes old and new--and explore the profound mysteries of the human heart.

The Buried Bride (Book 4)--With the Archbishop’s blessing, Helen and I are spending Lent...

This is a boxset of books 7-9 in The Father Tom Mysteries. Meet Father Tom Greer and Detective Helen Parr, former lovers reunited after twenty years, as they solve crimes old and new--and explore the profound mysteries of the human heart.

The Purloined Paintings (Book 7)--Detective Helen Parr is recovering from being shot in Leslie Williams’...

This is a collection of the final three books in The Father Tom Mysteries.

The Haunted Heritage (Book 10)--Excitement is building as the opening of the Acutis Society’s Fairy Tales and Frights haunted house approaches. The members of Saint Clare’s gaming group have worked hard to transform the interior of the Myer Mansion into something both...

Enjoy These Contemporary Small Town Mysteries Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple.

This is a collection of books 1-3 in The Mercy and Justice Mysteries. This series is a sequel to The Father Tom Mysteries Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer and his wife...

Enjoy These Contemporary Small Town Mysteries Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple.

This is a collection of books 4-6 in The Mercy and Justice Mysteries. This series is a sequel to The Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer and his wife Chief of Police Helen...

Enjoy These Contemporary Small Town Mysteries Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple.

This is a collection of books 7-9 in The Mercy and Justice Mysteries. This series is a sequel to The Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer and his wife Chief of Police Helen...

Enjoy These Contemporary Small Town Mysteries Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple.

This is a collection of books 10-12 in The Mercy and Justice Mysteries. This series is a sequel to The Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer and his wife Chief of Police...

Enjoy These Contemporary Small Town Mysteries Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple.

This is a collection of books 13-15 in The Mercy and Justice Mysteries. This series is a sequel to The Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters.

The Detective’s Dilemma: The Myerton High School Mules football...