The Last Suppers

Diane Mott Davidson

Goldy Bear is at the Episcopaleon church the Saturday before Palm Sunday. All her friends are there, as well as Arch and Julian. She is waiting for Tom Shulz and the priest, Father Olsen. It is her and Tom's wedding day. Less than half an hour before the ceremony Shulz calls her. He went up to pick up Father Olsen and has found the priest murdered. Their wedding will have to be delayed while he assumes his policeman's role instead.

When the on duty police arrive at the church a while later, further catastrophe has struck. When they arrived at the crime scene, the body was there, but no Tom Shulz. It appears there was a struggle and that Shulz was kidnapped, presumably by the murderer.

The police now put all their energies into finding Shulz. Goldy is caught between catering the different church functions in the next few days (Sunday brunch, prayer meetings, theological testing, funeral, etc...) or trying to find Tom Shulz on her own. In the meantime, she learns why church is for sinners, and just because someone is a church member and a believer, that does not mean they have purged themselves of sin. And Father Olsen was in the center of a number of controversies. If she could figure who murdered the priest, she should be able to find her fiance.

While I enjoy this series, I could not concentrate on this particular novel. The writing does not seem to be up to the quality of the others. While I was glad to see Goldy and Shulz are getting married (if he is found, of course), the mystery falls short. Don't start this series with this novel, but read it if you are reading the series, anyway. In other words, this is a fair book.

Catering to Nobody
Dying for Chocolate
The Cereal Murders
The Last Suppers
Killer Pancake
The Main Corpse
The Grilling Season
Prime Cut
Tough Cookie
Sticks and Scones
Chopping Spree
Double Shot
Dark Tort
Sweet Revenge
Fatally Flaky

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