The Man Who Loved God [Hardcover]

William X. Kienzle (Author)

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Publication Date: March 1997

After the husband of a woman who is having an affair with four different men is murdered in one of worst neighborhoods in Detroit, Father Zachary Tully and his half-brother, Police Lieutenant Alonzo (Zoo) Tully must solve the murder. 15,000 first printing.

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BANK ON MURDER

Long overdue for a vacation, Father Koesler turns over Old St. Joe's parish to Father Zachary Tully, the half-brother of Koesler's partner in crime-solving, Lt. Alonzo "Zoo" Tully. But no sooner has Father Zack settled in than he finds himself following in Koesler's gumshoe footsteps--straight into the heart of intrigue involving the deeply devout president of a Detroit bank and a stunning woman with a tragic past and a vengeful heart. When the manager of the bank's newest branch is murdered, the brothers Tully team up to untangle a chain of dark secrets, broken laws, and shattered commandments. . . . --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 274 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Pub; 1st edition (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0836227549
• ISBN-13: 978-0836227543
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,589,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully written story of murder, lust, and religion., January 10, 1998

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This review is from: The Man Who Loved God (Hardcover)

"The Man Who Loved God" was a nonstop thrill ride. This story of adultery and its consequences was beautifuuly written. A woman like Barbara had great obstacles to overcome throughout her life: her abortion, her realization with her being a lesbian, her marriage, her pregnancy. It was not a story book life. The secondary story of Father Tully finding his brother added quite a twist to the book. There was going to be some involvement with Father Tully, but you didn't know where. The bonding of the two stories, Barbara's pregnancy and Father Tully's finding of his brother, was beautifully intricated. The mystery of who inpregnated Barbara and her murder, as well as the murder of her husband, was not clearly revealed until the end, though there were clues throughout the book. An excellent book for excitement and suspense.

4.0 out of 5 stars Another good entry in an excellent series, September 25, 2001

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Naomi Young "chronic over-reader" (Gainesville, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Man Who Loved God (Hardcover)

I enjoyed this a great deal. Although I saw some of the plot twists coming, I really groaned when I got to the end and saw the clues I had been missing put together in such a way!

Like all of Kienzle's books, the more you know about Scripture and Catholic Tradition, the more likely you are to enjoy the book.

My only complaint (and again, the whole series is like this) -- once again, anyone who is in any way a traditionalist is either a villain, a legalist, or a hypocrite -- just once, I wish Kienzle would create a sympathetic "conservative" Catholic. And the asides about church marriage law lose a little originality when they appear in every story... but these are secondary concerns to a good story with two interwoven plots, and lots of well-hidden (but NOT unfairly hidden) clues and twists.