As familiar as this plot is, it can all the same be done with intelligence and tension.
I hadn't read it when it first came out in 1978, but I did recall that Donald Sutherland had starred in the movie of the same name. !I have a special interest the topic of ethics and religion. In The Rosary Murders, Detroit priests and nuns are being methodically murdered; all are found with a plain black rosary entwined between their fingers as a calling card. I tried, but there were several stumbling blocks.Two and a half stars. He's called by the murderer and told, there'll be 4 more. I have the original book club edition that was published in 1979 and something about reading an older book and seeing what was important during the late 70's was like walking down memory lane. There is also a little inadvertent humor in the scene that has Father Koesler interrogating a nun who has taken a vow of silence, as she passes notes to him in the confessional. A slow-going thriller. A LARGE segment of Detroit's Roman Catholic clergy has been attacked and murdered by a crazed killer, yet there's only one sneaker-wearing priest on the trail. This book is one of some twenty-four crime novels featuring Father Robert Koesler.The Rosary Murders, first published in 1978, is coming to readers again. It was little seen when it came out and sadly its profile has not substantially changed since then, although it is eminently deservous of much greater recognition.
The ending was horrendous, but a lot of reality is horrendous. I truly enjoyed the whole plot to the story.
--"Publishers WeeklyThe Rosary Murders was one of the first real adult suspense thrillers I ever read. This cozy mystery is fun, easily followed, and easily read.
The book was written over 20 years ago. The Rosary Murders is an extraordinarily good thriller. This is a gripping murder mystery that I think will engage the reader regardless of one's religious persuasion (or lack thereof).This is the first in the Father Koesler series by the late William X. Kienzle.
My dad's response to the librarian? Cinemark Neither he nor anyone else in the film seems capable of that much ingenuity.In ''The Rosary Murders,'' which opens today at Loews New York Twin and other theaters, Donald Sutherland plays the affable and iconoclastic Father Koesler, a priest with some decidedly modern ideas about his calling. This was a very interesting book about Father Koesler in Detroit. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist.Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Just below that it reads "Ticket Confirmation#:" followed by a 10-digit number. The book was written over 20 years agI finally finished this book, but it was a little difficult for me. Sadly, I never found that. As much as I enjoyed this book I don't think reading book after book about the Catholic religion and the people that work amI came across this book at my mother-in-laws. The intertwined lives of two kindred souls with ambition begins when Captain Whip Hoxworth discovers that Nyuk Tsin has been smuggled aboard as part of cargo on The Carthaginian, which he ...
I wonder how many people can actually identify with this book? The police don't have a clue, but Father Koesler sees a pattern.The Rosary Murders, first published in 1978, is coming to readers again. The first book in the series was written in the 1970s and has a 1970s view on women and people of color, so that is irksome. It was quite good. In The Rosary Murders, Detroit priests and nuns are being methodically murdered; all are found with a plain black rosary entwined between their fingers as a calling card.
The great surprise about the film is some of the names behind it. We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.Theater box office or somewhere else I had remembered enjoying them so decided to pick up the series at the beginning again now.
I think I remember now those things that had bothered me then. It was quite good.
I wanted to enjoy this more than I did. This is a gripping murder mystery that I think will engage the reader regardless of one's religious persuasion (or lack thereof).I just finished a reissue of William X. Kienzle's first mystery novel, The Rosary Murders. I am not a Catholic, so some of the things were new to me, but I did enjoy this book. I realized later that this was the first book to a series of many books. I had trouble in two areas. Horror, It was also made into a movie, with Donald Sutherland in the role of Father Koesler.
Very interesting how the priests live and work. August 27, 2004 We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.Regal A little dated, but a watchable film, however if you're looking for gore, there's none to see He became an editor of MPLS Magazine in Minneapolis, later moving to Texas where he was director of the Center for Contemplative Studies at the University of Dallas. I had trouble in two areas.
Welcome back. I've got a stack of Kienzle's books on my shelf to read, borrowed from a friend, and I'm looking forward to reading them in-between the heavier sThis was an interesting read.
They are funny and remind me of a precursor to Stephanie Plum. It read well, kept my interest and was pretty well written.