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The Easter Confession
On Easter Eve 1955, young Connecticut priest Father Hugh Osgood gets a disturbing visit to his confessional and soon finds himself plunging into a world of high-end art thievery and murders - as well as a mystery that only he can solve. He sets out to piece together the deadly puzzle, but just as he begins, the strangest thing happens - the stolen paintings, a Manet, then a Monet, then a Degas, start coming back. From there, it becomes a fast-paced race to the finish as Father Osgood balances his priestly responsibilities against his instinctual urge for justice. "The Easter Confession" will draw you back to the simpler days of the mid-20th century, but reminds you with fresh, sharp storytelling that times may change but evil is always with us.
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On Easter eve 1955, a stranger enters the confession booth of Fr. Hugh Osgood, the protagonist of this superior whodunit from Monagan (Carrie Welton), and confides that he believes he has committed a crime that may be both “too big” for forgiveness and “too dangerous” for the priest to know about, but leaves without saying more. A few days later, the self-described criminal approaches Osgood on the street and adds that he’s connected with the spectacular theft of four paintings by major Impressionist artists from a mansion belonging to a leading Waterbury, Conn., family. After Osgood tells the man that a confession has to be done at the proper time and in the proper place, the thief promises to visit the rectory, but dies, apparently of natural causes, before keeping that appointment. Ethical questions arise as Osgood wonders what information, if any, he can share with the authorities. The puzzle deepens when the stolen paintings start to be returned. This intelligent character study will please fans of Julia Spencer-Fleming. (Self-published)
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