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William X. Kienzle
Full Series List in Order
A Father Koesler Mystery
1 - The Rosary Murders (1979)2 - Death Wears a Red Hat (Apr-1980)
3 - Mind Over Murder (Apr-1981)
4 - Assault With Intent (1982)
5 - Shadow of Death (Mar-1983)
6 - Kill and Tell (Feb-1985)
7 - Sudden Death (1985)
8 - Deathbed (1986)
9 - Deadline for a Critic (Mar-1988)
10 - Marked for Murder (Apr-1988)
11 - Eminence (1989)
12 - Masquerade (Mar-1991)
13 - Chameleon (May-1992)
14 - Body Count (Aug-1993)
15 - Dead Wrong (Jul-1994)
16 - Bishop As Pawn (1994)
17 - Call No Man Father (Jun-1996)
18 - Requiem for Moses (Mar-1996)
19 - The Man Who Loved God (1997)
20 - The Greatest Evil (1998)
21 - No Greater Love (Jun-1999)
22 - Till Death (Mar-2000)
23 - The Sacrifice (Feb-2002)
24 - The Gathering (Mar-2002)
Book List in Order: 24 titles
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The Rosary Murders
- 1979
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"A sophisticated and baffling thriller . . . a real bone-freezer." -- Publishers Weekly"Ingenious, witty, literate -- at once irreverent and compassionate -- an impressive tour indeed for a first-time novelist." -- Los Angeles Times"Well-paced, tig...
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Death Wears a Red Hat
- Apr-1980
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A self-appointed executioner is stopping crime dead ...and leaving the heads of Detroit's kingpins of crime in Catholic churches. One head is found swinging from the rafters, inside a Cardinal's hat. Another tops a statue of St. Cecilia. FATHER BOB K...
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Mind Over Murder
- Apr-1981
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Monsignor Thomas Thompson has vanished. All that remains are his abandoned luxury car, a spent .32 caliber bullet, an offering of blood, an absence of fingerprints--and a list of the faithful with motives for murder, meticulously recorded in Monsigno...
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Assault With Intent
- 1982
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SEND A PRIEST TO HEAVEN Four rather clumsy assassins stalk the seminaries of Detroit. Only luck has so far stopped them from killing a priest. But time runs short, and murder lies within their vicious grasp. Who's behind this quartet of killers...
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Shadow of Death
- Mar-1983
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"Another Kienzle top seller. Excellent in style and story. Original and timely." -- Lucy Freeman, Mystery Writers of AmericaFrom William X. Kienzle, author of the classic mystery, The Rosary Murders.A bizarre plot to destroy the papacy seems to be t...
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Sudden Death
- 1985
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WHO HUSHED "THE HUN"? Hard-hitting, hard-running, and, most of all, hard-hearted, Hank "The Hun" Hunsinger, superstar tight end for the Pontiac Cougars, is murdered by ingenious and macabre means in his own shower. There's no shortage of suspects-...
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Kill and Tell
- Feb-1985
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"This is the good old Dorothy Sayers/John Dickson Carr school of homicide with civilized people doing what civilized people do best: dispatching each other." -- Los Angeles Times"Bill Kienzle does have a way with a tale. And a nifty way of mixing Ch...
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Deadline for a Critic
- Mar-1988
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"Kienzle's ninth may be hailed as his most complex and finest mystery." -- Publishers Weekly"... good character analysis and a tantalizing story make this one of Kienzle's best." -- Library Journal"As Kienzle addresses serious modern issues, he sto...
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Marked for Murder
- Apr-1988
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"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 BooksHas the Detroit Police Department found the perpetrator of one of the most gruesome serial mu...
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Masquerade
- Mar-1991
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"A nice, tidy mystery . . . with characters who are plausible, intelligent, about whom we can care and with whom we might even empathize." -- West Coast Review of Books"This tale should once again entertain the many fans of Kienzle's sleuth, Father R...
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Body Count
- Aug-1993
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"As regular as the solstice, Kienzle annually provides a new Catholic whodunit, inviting the readers to shut out the rest of the world and spend a few absorbing hours watching his venerable alter ego, Koesler, peel back the layers of a puzzle to plum...
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Bishop As Pawn
- 1994
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WHO BUMPED OFF THE BISHOP? When a seemingly innocent game of chess turns lethal, the serene St. Anne's Parish becomes a devilish murder scene. Most of the Detroit clergymen agree that the victim, Bishop Ramon Diego, abused his power by treating the ...
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Dead Wrong
- Jul-1994
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MARRIAGE OR MURDER? Three decades ago young Agnes Ventimiglia fell wildly in love with a gentle, handsome young man. Finally, the exhilarating night came when Agnes just knew he would pop the question. Agnes was wrong . . . dead wrong. Now, Fathe...
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Requiem for Moses
- Mar-1996
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BACK FROM THE DEAD Father Koesler knows he might be on shaky ground when he agrees to hold an unofficial wake for a Jewish man in old St. Joseph's Church. First the "small" ceremony draws a huge and strangely festive crowd, with those closest to t...
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Call No Man Father
- Jun-1996
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"Kienzle has written another supremely intelligent puzzler featuring his perceptive priest, Father Robert Koesler, and bolstered by a strong cast of engaging supporting characters." -- Booklist"Father Koesler is on the case, thank God." -- Baltimor...
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The Man Who Loved God
- 1997
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"This nineteenth Father Koesler mystery is packed with Kienzle's signature twists and turns, but is different from the previous mysteries. In this story, Father Koesler takes a vacation from his parish and the sleuthing is carried on by his replaceme...
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The Greatest Evil
- 1998
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"Thank heavens. Father Koesler is back!" -- Cedar Rapids Gazette"In the solving of the mystery, Koesler is challenged by a wealth of thought-provoking issues. With the familiar Kienzle twists and turns, the reader is forced to examine personal thoug...
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No Greater Love
- Jun-1999
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"Kienzle's twenty-first Father Koesler novel is distinguished by a unique twist that will appeal to seasoned mystery fans tired of prefabricated formulas and timeworn plots." -- Booklist"Kienzle's grasp and detailing of church problems is impressive...
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Till Death
- Mar-2000
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UNHOLY DEATH For years, a little group of priests and nuns has struggled together to recover from the rule of virtual slavery imposed upon them by tyrannical Father Angelico, now thankfully gone to his reward. But for some of them the group is no ...
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The Sacrifice
- Feb-2002
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EXPLOSIVE OFFERINGS Precisely when the solemn ceremony receiving renegade Episcopal priest Father George Wheatley into the Roman Catholic priesthood is set to begin, a bomb explodes under the altar. Fortunately Father Wheatley arrives late, but po...
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The Gathering
- Mar-2002
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FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH Way back in the 1940s, they had all been young together. Inseparable pals Mike and Manny, both preparing for the priesthood...Mike’s beautiful twin sister, Rose, and her best friend Alice, sharing a dream of becoming nuns...shy...
