{"product_id":"9781449424763","title":"The Rosary Murders: The Father Koesler Mysteries: Book 1","description":"\"A sophisticated and baffling thriller . . . a real bone-freezer.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ingenious, witty, literate—at once irreverent and compassionate—an impressive tour indeed for a first-time novelist.\" —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Well-paced, tightly written, exciting as hell, and, quite possibly, the best mystery I've read in years.\" —\u003ci\u003eDallas Times-Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Rosary Murders \u003c\/i\u003ewas William X. Kienzle's first Father Koesler mystery, published in 1978. Twenty-three more books followed, creating a best-selling mystery series mostly set in Detroit and reflecting the personality of its hero, Father Robert Koesler, a diocesan priest with a penchant for sleuthing.\u003ci\u003e The Rosary Murders\u003c\/i\u003e was named one of the top twenty-five mysteries of the twentieth century in spring 2000 by the \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e. It was also made into a movie, with Donald Sutherland in the role of Father Koesler.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Rosary Murders\u003c\/i\u003e, Detroit priests and nuns are being methodically murdered; all are found with a plain black rosary entwined between  their fingers as a calling card. From Ash Wednesday, when the murderer first struck, the police seem helpless to solve the string of senseless murders. The weeks that follow become a nightmare for the crack homicide team headed by Lieutenant Walter Koznicki, until Father Koesler breaks the madmen's code.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere is a story with tension, excitement, intelligence, and a rare wit and humor. Kienzle painstakingly leads you through every step in an intensive police investigation of heinous series of murders. Police procedure  and Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper reporting are as much a part of the action as the crimes themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith superb control of the novel's movement, Kienzle can tantalize at a tortoise's pace and torment with a breakneck hare's pace.","brand":"Andrews McMeel Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128472191216,"sku":"9781449424763","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781449424763_p0.jpg?v=1763829130","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781449424763","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}