Blood Sacrifice: A John Jordan Mystery

Lister%E2%80%99s strong fifth book featuring cop%E2%80%93turned%E2%80%93prison-chaplain John Jordan (after 2010%E2%80%99s The Body and the Blood) takes Jordan, whose marriage has failed for a second time, to the small Florida Panhandle town of Bridgeport, to undergo counseling at St. Ann%E2%80%99s Abbey. During a serenity-seeking walk along the bay Jordan witnesses the police recovery of a body from the water that he identifies as Tommy Boy%E2%80%94someone he%E2%80%99s seen a couple of times at the abbey chapel. One night soon after, the blood-splattered corpse of another St. Ann%E2%80%99s resident, troubled teen Tammy Taylor, is found in a clearing near the unconscious body of Fr. Thomas Scott, %E2%80%9Can earnest, devout middle-aged priest%E2%80%9D at St. Ann%E2%80%99s, who becomes the obvious murder suspect. That the primary investigating officer is related to Tammy further muddies the waters. Well-handled plot twists complement one of today%E2%80%99s more psychologically complex religious detectives. Agent: Amy Moore-Benson, AMB Literary Management. (Oct.)