This was an okay book. I think part of the issue for me was that it is 4th in a series. It was an interesting take on the falsely accused trope that shows up in some thriller books. I enjoyed the fact that the main characters weren't just another officer pairing, and it did take me a bit to figure out who the murderer was. If you want to read these books definitely start with the first book.

This is the forth book by William F. Love featuring former police detective Davey Godlman who now serves as the right hand man and investigator for Roman Catholic Bishop Regan who lives in a New York brownstone.

What is fun about this book is that it goes into the detail about the events that put the good Bishop into his wheelchair, and what brought Davey to his service. The reason we go back a bit, is the hook for the reader is that the person who needs help in this story, is the man who got away with shooting the Bishop.

That plot takes the reader through another mystery where two wealthy family members have been killed and it clearly looks as if the guilty party is this man who is also supposedly guilty of shooting the Bishop years ago,

Unfortunately after such a great opening, and engaging characters with relationships that will positively remind the reader of the Nero Wolfe series, the story becomes less engaging. As Davey interviews this person, and that, and has conundrums stack up, I became less interested in the story. This is one where the characters are key, and if the characters are no longer interesting then the book just does not flow for me.

Thus, I will say that this is "okay" - some may love it, some may not. It is worth giving it a try, but I will say that this was one of those novels that I could have easily given up reading about half way through.

4 Stars

Bishop Regan and Davy Goldman are back!

David Baker, an attorney wants Davy, a sometimes private investigator (when he’s not helping the Bishop), to help him clear a man called Eddie Goode.

The problem is that Eddie Goode is the man who shot Bishop Regan eight years earlier and put him in the wheelchair in which he gets about.

Over Davy’s objections, the Bishop tells Baker that they will take the case. Delving into Goode’s friends, family and associates, they track the killer and our story reaches a satisfying conclusion.

This book is not only about the search for a murderer and freeing an innocent man, it is about forgiveness and redemption.

I await the next book in the Regan/Goldman series.

I want to thank Netgalley and Endeavour Press for forwarding me to copy of this book to read.