Here is the first of the Redmond and Haze Mystery series by Irina Shapiro: Murder in the Crypt. I started well into the series due to a box of books Wandering Reader sent. It was good enough where I wanted to start at the beginning! A body has been found stuffed into a partially open tomb of a medieval knight. Who, and why there? This is the first murder case for Detective Haze (in a small town there's usually not much murder after all). There is someone new in town, so suspicion falls on him, yes? This is Jason Redmond, a surgeon. Not only did he not kill anyone, he is more than happy to help Daniel . It was fun getting to know these characters from when they first met.

I have to wonder just where Mark Schweizer gets some of his ideas, there's always some sort of fun twist. :-) It will come as no surprise that it has to do with tap dancing in this, the third Liturgical Mystery: the Tenor Wore Tapshoes. There is a character who is, well, easy to recognize, because he always wears tap shoes and often is tap dancing, even when sitting. Something ... slimy ... is going on. A new comer is much too eager to take on, mmm, certain responsibilities at the church. Is there a secret history somewhere? "Real life" mimics the hard boiled detective story our main character is writing here (still just as bad as in earlier books) as he tries to track down a killer, and prepare for All Saints Day.

Reading Hermit With Dog