Stained Glass

the long version

<DIV><DIV><DIV><DIV><P>Tough times and the unsolved murders of anyone with ties to the Deveres---a family of wealthy parish patrons---back Father Dowling up against a wall in his struggle to save his church from the chopping block.<BR><BR>With too many churches and not enough people to fill them, the Archdiocese has to make some cuts, and many of them, including the proposed closing of St. Hilary&#8217;s, are dangerously close to the bone. Father Dowling rushes to drum up support from church officials and parishioners, including the Deveres, who don&#8217;t want to see the stained glass windows&nbsp;they donated go anywhere other than the church they were meant for, but they can hardly be of help when those closest to them start turning up dead.<BR><BR>Church politics, long-kept family secrets, and a determined killer come together to put St. Hilary&#8217;s---a church that countless characters and devoted readers have come to love---and its parishioners in peril in <I>Stained Glass</I>, the latest in Ralph McInerny&#8217;s treasured mystery series.</P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>