The Conned Cougar

Enjoy this Contemporary Small Town Sleuthing Couple Murder Mystery Father Tom and Helen travel to Bellamy, Florida, when Tom’s mother Nola is accused of murdering her twenty-four year old lover, Trevor. While trying to find the real killer and clear his mother’s name, Tom and Helen discover that the dead man had a lot of secrets--and those secrets each had a motive for murder. Along the way, Helen comes face to face with a woman from Tom's past, and Tom once again has to face the demons from his childhood. The Conned Cougar is the fifth novel in the Mercy and Justice Mystery series, a contemporary small town mystery series. The series is a sequel to the Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown, and his wife Helen Greer, female Chief of Police and detective in the tradition of Kinsey Millhone. If you enjoy the works of Rhys Dylan, Andrew Mayne, and Mary Stone, you will enjoy this novel.

Father Tom and Helen travel to Bellamy, Florida, when Tom's mother Nola is accused of murdering her twenty-four year old lover, Trevor. While trying to find the real killer and clear his mother's name, Tom and Helen discover that the dead man had a lot of secrets--and those secrets each had a motive for murder. Along the way, Helen comes face to face with a woman from Tom's past, and Tom once again has to face the demons from his childhood.

Enjoy this Small Town Heist Mystery Featuring a Unique Sleuthing Couple A daring daylight robbery at a luncheon meeting of the Myerton Historical Society puts Helen the rest of the police department on the trail of a team of professional thieves. Meanwhile, Father Tom must deal with the fallout from Steve and Bridget’s relationship, getting ready for the first major event at the Saint Francis Education Center, and keep up with the demands of being a parish priest. But why is Sister Maria acting so strange? The Sister's Secret is the third book in the Mercy and Justice Mysteries series, a contemporary small town mystery series. The series is a sequel to The Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown, and his wife Helen Greer, female Chief of Police and detective in the tradition of Kinsey Millhone. If you enjoy the works of Rhys Dylan, Andrew Mayne, and Mary Stone, you will enjoy this novel.

Enjoy this Small-Town Murder Mystery Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple To honor the town’s first responders, the Myerton Business Owner’s Association has decided to sponsor an all-expense paid trip to a Jamaican resort. Dan Conway is the lucky winner, and with Father Tom, Helen, and others taking charge of the Conway children, he and Miriam jet off to the Caribbean for one last vacation before their sixth child arrives. No sooner have the couple left than the body of a multilevel marketing representative is found in the backyard of the home of the host of the weekly meeting of Rosary Mom’s. Fortunately, Helen is on the scene, attending the meeting with Father Tom and the Conway children in tow. Unfortunately, Catherine Conway helps Helen find the body, bringing her the unfortunate woman’s red shoe. With the help of Father Tom, Junior Detective Conway, and two bored moms, Helen investigates who in the woman’s life would have wanted her dead . . . and why. The Rosary Revenge is the twelfth novel in the Mercy and Justice Mystery series, a contemporary small town mystery series. The series is a sequel to the Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown, and his wife Helen Greer, female Chief of Police and detective in the tradition of Kinsey Millhone.

Enjoy this Contemporary Small Town Murder Mystery Featuring a Unique Sleuthing Couple. Abraham Asher dies of an apparent heart attack after the end of the Myerton Softball League All-Star Game. When presented with evidence that foul play was involved, Helen goes on the hunt for a killer. The Sorrowful Son is the sixth novel in the Mercy and Justice Mystery series, a contemporary small town mystery series. The series is a sequel to the Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown, and his wife Helen Greer, female Chief of Police and detective in the tradition of Kinsey Millhone. If you enjoy the works of Rhys Dylan, Andrew Mayne, and Mary Stone, you will enjoy this novel.

Enjoy this Contemporary Small Town Christmas Holiday Murder Mystery Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple Father Tom’s medical leave is over, and with the beginning of Advent, he's back at his rightful place back at the altar. Everyone is looking forward to the Living Nativity, complete with animals (including a camel) . . . but not Imperial Storm Troopers, if Miriam can keep her co-director Gladys under control. But other than that, the people of Saint Clare’s parish and Myerton can look forward to a joyful holiday season full of peace on earth and good will to men. But unfortunately for Father Tom and Helen, there’s not much peace when Miriam breaks her ankle and Helen has to step in to direct the Living Nativity. And the dead body in the barn at the Saint Francis Center has a few words to say about good will to men. The Nightmare Nativity is the ninth novel in the Mercy and Justice Mysteries, a contemporary small town mystery series. The series is a sequel to the Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown, and his wife Helen Greer, female Chief of Police and detective in the tradition of Kinsey Millhone.

Enjoy this Contemporary Small Town Family Secrets Murder Mystery Featuring a Unique Sleuthing Couple. When the body of Gwen Tolson's mother is found near Anna's house, a fifty year old secret may hold the key to finding her killer. The Honeymoon Homicide is the fourth novel in the Mercy and Justice Mystery series, a contemporary small town mystery series. The series is a sequel to the Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown, and his wife Helen Greer, female Chief of Police and detective in the tradition of Kinsey Millhone. If you enjoy the works of Rhys Dylan, Andrew Mayne, and Mary Stone, you will enjoy this novel.

Enjoy this Contemporary Small Town Murder Mystery Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple I, Father Tom Greer, have a confession to make . . . For the last six months or so, I’ve been hiding something from Helen. And from my friend and doctor Martin Maycord. And from my parish secretary Anna Luckgold. Well, if I’m honest, from my entire parish . . . There’s a pain in my stomach that’s been getting worse. I’m to the point now where antacids and over-the-counter pain meds don’t work anymore. Driven to desperation, I’ve done something I never thought I’d do. I thought I could manage the situation. I promised myself, I’d get through Nate and Gladys’s wedding and go see Martin. In fact, I have an appointment with him on Monday. But it’s Sunday morning, and my time’s run out . . . I, Helen Greer, have a confession to make . . . For the last six months, I had no idea how sick Tom was. I found out the same way everyone else did–when I saw him face down in a pool of his own blood just feet from the altar. I’m a trained detective. I put together clues to solve crimes and put bad guys in jail. Somehow, I completely missed the signs of his illness. It doesn’t matter that he didn’t tell me. I’m his wife. I should have known something was wrong. But I didn’t. And now he’s in the hospital because of me. Not only that, I just let a suspected abuser go. And now a woman is dead and her killer on the run because of me. I have to make a choice between the man I love and a job I’m not sure I can do–or even want to do–anymore. It’s a choice that could change our lives forever . . . The Chief’s Choice is the seventh novel in the Mercy and Justice Mystery series, a contemporary small town mystery series. The series is a sequel to the Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown, and his wife Helen Greer, female Chief of Police and detective in the tradition of Kinsey Millhone. If you enjoy the works of Rhys Dylan, Andrew Mayne, and Mary Stone, you will enjoy this novel.