Marked for Murder

The Father Koesler Mysteries: Book 10

"Readers will be turning the pages into the wee hours of the night, trying to solve the mystery along with Tully and Koesler." —West Coast Review of Books

Has the Detroit Police Department found the perpetrator of one of the most gruesome serial murders in Detroit’s history—the brutal mutilation of prostitutes? Father Robert Koesler has a special interest in solving one of the most challenging cases in his career.

In this tenth Kienzle mystery, Koesler—Detroit’s most famous Catholic priest—may be facing his toughest test yet. On Sunday afternoons, in Detroit’s inner city, older prostitutes are being picked up by someone described by witnesses as a man dressed in clerical garb. By the time that Detroit’s Homicide Division enters the picture, the victims have been strangled, mutilated, and finally, branded—in a strange place—with a strange marking.


About the Author

William X. Kienzle died in December 2001. He was a Detroit parish priest for twenty years before leaving the priesthood. He began writing his popular mystery series after serving as an editor and director at the Center for Contemplative Studies at the University of Dallas.

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