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The Rosary Murders

by William X. Kienzle · 1979

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IT BEGINS ON ASH WEDNESDAY ...

Priests and nuns are his targets. A plain black rosary entwined between the fingers of each victim is his calling card.

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The police don't have a clue, but Father Koesler sees a pattern — a consuming religious obsession that can drive one man to serial murder. And to an unexpected and terrifying encounter inside Koesler's own confessional ...

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1970s1970sMore like thisLess of thisDetroitDetroitMore like thisLess of thisMichiganMichiganMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 296 pages

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