The Body Under the Bridge (A Father Gilbert Mystery)

Product Description

First in a series of modern whodunits from an accomplished author with a worldwide following
A former Scotland Yard detective, Father Gilbert knows about death. But, now a priest of a modest Anglican church in the small town of Stonebridge, he didn’t expect it to show up like this–in the suicide of a man who threw himself off the church tower, and in the discovery of a two-hundred-year-old body beneath an ancient bridge.
The deaths are linked. The mummified corpse under the bridge, a murder victim, reignites a centuries-old battle between two local families–the Todds and the aristocratic Hayshams. Then both David Todd and Lord Haysham begin to act strangely. They are fearful for reasons they won’t explain.
When Lord Haysham is murdered, David Todd is the prime suspect. But Todd is maniacal, claiming great forces of evil are at work. An entire history of violence and depravity begins to emerge, interweaving the history of several local families with a secret occult society that engages in Black Masses. Has the Society emerged again?

Review

“Body Under the Bridge is wonderful development of lively characters in the midst of a chilling tale.” (T. Glenn Stanton, author, speaker and researcher for Focus on the Family. 2016-01-27)

“Beautifully written… Paul McCusker joins the likes of G. K. Chesterton and Dorothy L. Sayers with his wise and witty creation, Father Gilbert.” (Philip Glassborow, playwright and composer 2016-01-27)

“An incredible mixture of chills and thoughtfulness.” (Rob Parsons, Care for the Family 2016-01-27)

“Paul McCusker weaves threads of the natural, unnatural and supernatural into a darkly tangled mystery for his detective-turned-priest Father Louis Gilbert, to unravel.” (Brian Sibley, author of Shadowlands 2016-01-27)

“Paul is a truly accomplished writer. His plot construction is masterly… Father Gilbert is a great creation.” (Adrian Plass, writer and speaker 2016-01-27)

About the Author

Paul McCusker is a Peabody Award-winning audio dramatist, playwright, novelist, screenwriter and lyricist.