Death in the Shadows by Paul McCusker Review

Death in the Shadows

Paul McCusker

When Father Gilbert traded in his detective's badge for an Anglican priest's collar, he never expected he would be pulled into a different kind of mystery--the mystery of the spiritual world.

Attending a conference in a seaside town, he has yet another supernatural encounter, this time with a murdered girl who worked at a local massage parlor. Details of the murder lead Father Gilbert to approach the police with clues in common with other cases, bringing him into contact with a detective from his days with Scotland Yard.

Meanwhile, a local monastery has been vandalized, with grotesque images and profane graffiti defacing the altar and walls. The head of the monastery accuses the local sex-trade industry of retaliating against his outspoken stand against it. Then, one of the brothers at the monastery is found dead in the local red-light district. All evidence points to his having been a regular at a massage parlor--the same one where the murdered girl had worked.

My review:
This is a really good story. I love a few things about it. The time period, Scotland Yard, spirits, and the religious world are all woven into one great mystery. I am a fairly religious person and I believe in angels and I love a story that mentions spirits and the other side. Ones with unfinished business make for a great read. It is not your normal Christian Fiction that is all flowers and rainbows. It has the true issues that cities in trouble face every day. I am giving this book a 4/5. I was given a copy, all opinions are my own.