The Deadly Delivery

Enjoy this Contemporary Small Town Sleuthing Couple Murder Mystery

On a stormy night in Myerton, a desperate woman in the throes of labor collapses on Doris Trent's doorstep. Finding no pulse, Doris calls 911 and then takes desperate measures to save the unborn child. 

When the autopsy casts doubt on Doris' version of events, the respected midwife finds herself under a cloud of suspicion.

The Deadly Delivery is the twentieth novel in The Mercy and Justice Mysteries, a contemporary small town mystery series. The series is a sequel to The Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown, and his wife Helen Greer, female Chief of Police and detective in the tradition of Kinsey Millhone.