{"product_id":"a-gentle-murderer-paperback","title":"A Gentle Murderer - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDorothy Salisbury Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLeslie S. Klinger\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe came to confess a murder. Then he vanished. Now a priest and a detective must race to stop him--one seeking redemption, the other justice.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the quiet of a New York church, a shaken young man steps into the confessional. His voice is raw. He's killed someone--he says he didn't mean to--and he's still holding the hammer. Before Father Duffy can act, the man disappears into the night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe next morning, a woman is found bludgeoned to death. For Father Duffy, the confessor becomes a moral burden he cannot ignore. For NYPD Sergeant Ben Goldsmith, it's a case of motive and madness. Neither man knows the other is searching for the same tormented soul--one trying to save him, the other to stop him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith unforgettable psychological intensity and dual protagonists navigating justice from opposite moral grounds, \u003cem\u003eA Gentle Murderer\u003c\/em\u003e delivers a soul-deep confessional arc that lingers long after the final page. Grand Master Dorothy Salisbury Davis's classic noir combines elegant prose with haunting emotional depth, earning comparisons to Patricia Highsmith and Graham Greene.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eA Gentle Murderer\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A simmering tour de force of detection from both ends of the trail...\" -- \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53464260641075,"sku":"9781728271958","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/CoQ9aKFdyE9781728271958.webp?v=1781531082","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/a-gentle-murderer-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}