A Priestly Affair

A Priestly Affair is a lively and offbeat thriller set in Maine. Monsignor Francis O’Reilly has a three-year-old daughter, conceived during a one-time sexual encounter with a seductive parishioner, Nicole Levesque. A DNA paternity test confirms that he is the father of the child, but Nicole has never allowed him to see “Evelyn.” Father O’Reilly hires private investigator, Jesse Thorpe, to find her. In short order, Jesse uncovers an organized “family” of con artists, willing to use threats, and even deadly force, to keep their operation running without a hitch.

This second novel in the Jesse Thorpe Mystery Series is an intricate and riveting tale, percolating with oddball characters and tongue-in-cheek humor, as Jesse works his way through a collection of grifters and victims from Maine to Florida. A Priestly Affair is a can’t-put-it-down book for connoisseurs of both detective mysteries and dark comedy.