Dead Wrong [Hardcover]

William X. Kienzle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1993

While looking into the affairs of family members, Father Robert Koesler stumbles upon the thirty-year-old unsolved murder of Agnes Ventimiglia. By the author of Body Count. 35,000 first printing.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In the 15th Father Koesler mystery, Kienzle ( Body Count ) sets the sleuthing prelate treading timeworn plot paths in unwilling investigation of an unsolved 33-year-old murder case. Aging millionaire Charles Nash asks Koesler to intervene in the adulterous affair between his married son Ted, an ostentatiously pious land developer, and Koesler's foster cousin Brenda Monahan. Brenda's job in the archdiocese chancery gives her access to information profitable to the Nash empire; if the affair goes public, the company will suffer significantly. Koesler's questions lead him to the middle of everybody's family secrets, including those of his own family. The predictable solution rests on unwanted pregnancy/foundling/surprise-parentage devices, complete with altered birth certificates and incriminating baptismal papers. Even those readers snared by ecclesiastical details and bureaucratic tangles will unravel the twists well before the characters do.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Inside Flap

"Kienzle surely ranks among the top talents working today." Detroit Free Press
From the bestselling author of "Body Count," another Father Koesler mystery.
Three decades ago young Agnes Ventimiglia fell wildly in love with a gentle, handsome young man. Finally, the exhilarating night came when Agnes just knew he would pop the question. Agnes was wrong . . . dead wrong.
Now, Father Koesler is stalking a thirty-year-old murder mystery, following a trail of long-repressed anger and explosive vengeance. Each step brings him closer to a desperate killer -- a killer who will go to any lengths to stop him from uncovering the truth, including killing again. Because to a murderer, two dead wrongs can make it all right . . . --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 269 pages
• Publisher: Andrews Mcmeel Pub; 1St Edition edition (March 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0836261291
• ISBN-13: 978-0836261295
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,130,320 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Riddled with twists and hidden motivations, June 8, 2002

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This review is from: Dead Wrong (Mass Market Paperback)

William X. Kienzle is one of the most talented and popular authors working in the mystery genre today. Dead Wrong: A Father Koesler Mystery is a classic Kienzle tale and centers on Father Robert Koesler's investigation into the 30-year-old murder of a young woman awaiting a marriage proposal. Scandal between family, business, and the Church loom in this dark tale, riddled with twists and hidden motivations.