A Mysterious Review of …
Death in the Memorial Garden by Kathie Deviny.
Review summary: There are many elements of this mystery that are quite appealing, including a narrative that is written with an appropriately light touch with a good amount of humor. And yet it all doesn't seem to gel together well, in part due to too many points of view and a lack of focus on the titular crime. (Click here for text of full review.)
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Death in the Memorial Garden
Kathie Deviny
Camel Press (October 2012)
Publisher synopsis: Just as the sexton is about to inter the ashes of one of Grace Church's last wealthy patronesses in the Memorial Garden, he unearths a wine crate containing the ashes of an unknown. Next to the ashes is a distinctive pair of shoes. Not only are the woman's relatives furious at the interruption, but they soon have grounds for a lawsuit: yet another piece of the church's tower comes crashing to the ground.
With their congregation dwindling and their world literally falling in around them, Father Robert Vickers and his colorful staff members and volunteers put their heads together to solve the mystery of the anonymous ashes and find the means to save Grace Church from the developers … all in time for the Bishop's visit.
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