The Serpent's Tongue — Dorien Grey

When Dick Hardesty is hired to look into threats against former priest Dan Stabile, possibly from someone whose confession Dan heard while still in the priesthood, it's just another case. Then, on a stormy Sunday, on a rain-slick road, Dan is killed, Dick's partner Jonathan is severely injured, and suddenly, it's personal. Was the accident really an accident…or murder? Dick learns Dan's secret could involve a child murderer, and now it seems the man is stalking Joshua and tormenting Jonathan. The objectivity so vital to Dick's role as a private investigator goes out the window as he pursues one lead after another, and it begins to look like Dan wasn't the target after all.