In book two of this suspenseful mystery series, it's Christmas time in picture-postcard perfect Guilford, Connecticut, but someone's taking the joy out of the season--with murder.

Psychologist and advice columnist Dr. Rebecca Butterman is drawn into a deadly mystery after receiving a midnight plea from the minister at her church. He's in custody after going to a fellow parishioner's home and finding her dead. The minister begs Rebecca to fill in for the murdered woman, the leader of a search committee charged with finding a new assistant pastor after the previous assistant left in a rush. Rebecca learns that the committee was divided--has someone tried to eliminate the competition? She puts her analytical skills to work to do her own search--for a killer--all while resisting the urge to break the seventh commandment with a very married detective, and praying she's not the next victim.

Fans of female sleuth series such as Diane Mott Davidson's Goldy Schultz culinary mysteries, Cleo Coyle's coffee shop mysteries, and Susan Wittig Alpert's China Bayles mysteries will also love Rebecca Butterman.


REVIEWS

"I most appreciate the top-notch writing, meticulous plotting ­and a heroine who is perfectly imperfect ­teetering between her feminist leanings and the desire for a big lug to take care of her." - Diana Vickery, Cozy Library

"Roberta Isleib has written another delightful cozy mystery novel; Rebecca is so human and so likable with all her flaws and attempts to do the best she can. I find it quite refreshing that Rebecca is aware that writing a solution to a problem in her advice column is far easier than dealing with that same problem in real life. People just aren't as amenable in person as they are on paper. Isleib is also very good at playing fair with the reader; the clues are there if one is astute and pays attention. PREACHING TO THE CORPSE is a cozy reader's delight." - PJ Coldren, Reviewing the Evidence

"Isleib hits her stride with Dr. Butterman in this book as she fleshes out Rebecca¹s personal life. Recently divorced, infatuated with a married man, and combating her own personal demons from her childhood, Rebecca is herself a good candidate for both her advice column and her psychology practice as she tries to maintain some balance in her life and chart a new course for herself. While this might sound like a good formula for a deeply psychological book, Isleib keeps the style and plot firmly in cozy territory while giving the reader a very human and modern sleuth." - ReviewedbyLiz

"Church politics have never seemed so deadly. Pressed by her editor for a seasonal slant to her advice colums, Rebecca works out some of her own problems as she answers her readers' letters. This would make a good choice for a book club!" - Mary Helen Becker, Mystery News

"Roberta Isleib has written a fully satisfying mystery. It contains the right amount of suspense and wit to keep the reader intrigued and glued to the pages. Rebecca Butterman is a lovable heroine who is interested in Detective Meigs, a married man. Her friends and family are amusing, and there is another possible love interest thrown in the mix. Add to that the church members and the possible ministerial candidates, and that makes the perfect recipe for murder. PREACHING TO THE CORPSE is a fun and exciting mystery that will take you for a ride." - Melissa Kammer, Fresh Fiction

"This book has everything I love about traditional mysteries. Good, tight writing. A strong but far-from-perfect heroine. More secrets than sprinkles on Christmas cookies. A plot that flows smoothly from "What can all this possibly mean?" to "I think I know who did it" to "No, don't go there, all alone, without telling someone, this close to the end of the book!" - Sharon Wildwind, Story Circle Book Reviews

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• Publication Date: September 11, 2019
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• Print Length: 258 Pages
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