Death of a Deacon: A Meg Ryan Novel

The day after an important parish council meeting, two mothers volunteering St. Brendan’s Parish school smell gas. The school is evacuated and the Fire Department called. After the gas is shut off and the school ventilated, Deacon Tom’s body is found in the boiler room, with a dent in the back of his head. Death is ruled to be homicide.

Meg Ryan, a young (single) police officer, is also a member of the parish council. She is on duty and responds to the call when gas is discovered in the sch...