THE LAST SIN by K.L. Murphy

"When a priest is murdered the suspect list is long"

The Last Sin

Genres: Thriller Police Procedural | Suspense

Posted: February 15, 2018

Father Matthew Holland came back to the same church that helped him as a child. He was determined to save the church and the neighbourhood. Just as he was starting to make a difference he was murdered in his beloved church, at the alter.

Father Joe Sweeney discovered the body of Father Holland. He mentored Father Holland and he also mentored Detective Michael Cancini, the detective assigned to the case. Though the complications are many, Detective Cancini works hard to discover the truth, even though he knows his friend Father Sweeney is holding back information. When Detective Cancini realizes that Father Sweeney will not violate the sanctity of the confessional, he uses good police work and determination to discover a truth that will shock you. Not only is the investigation well done, but the interaction between the characters and the strain it puts on their lives completes the story giving the reader more to connect with.

THE LAST SIN by K.L. Murphy is a well done mystery. The ending is not predictable. It actually takes a little while to figure out who did it. I always like a mystery that I don't figure out in the first couple of chapters. K.L. Murphy does a great job in THE LAST SIN of giving you numerous twist and turns that make you think and rethink who the killer could be.

Book Summary

Forgive me father, for I have sinned . . .

Detective Mike Cancini has seen dark days as a homicide detective in Washington, D.C. But even he is shocked when a charismatic young priest is found shot through the eye on the altar of his own church. As Cancini investigates, he uncovers long-buried secrets from the man’s past, and it becomes clear that the church was not as holy as it seemed.

When another priest is attacked, Cancini refuses to believe it’s a coincidence, and his frustration grows as his search is blocked at every turn by inflexible priests and cagey church employees. The resolute detective must unravel the web of lies before more people are hurt, but how can he find a murderer when no one is innocent, and everyone’s a sinner?