Familiar Friend - Divine Mystery, Bk 3 Author:Cristina Sumners Everyone agrees that Mason Blaine had a lot of enemies. But one of them hated the chairman of the university’s Spanish Department enough to kill him -- and then stick a knife in his back. The Reverend Kathryn Koerney is no stranger to the sins of man, but this shocking example of overkill in small-town New Jersey has even her puzzled. — Now... more », with Harton police chief Tom Holder, she finds herself hunting a killer through the cloistered world of academia -- an unexpected hotbed of adultery, betrayal, ambition, and revenge. For Blaine’s murder is only the bait in a carefully disguised trap set for the real victim. And with their personal and professional lives on the line, Kathryn and Tom can only pray they aren’t looking the other way when death strikes again.« less
Who would want to kill the Spanish Department head - and then stick a knife in his back? No lack of suspects, it turns out, and the charming Reverend Kathryn Koerney is soon thick in the case. Delightful characters and great description.