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Charles Merrill Smith

Born

in Shidler, Indiana, The United States

January 01, 1916

Died

January 01, 1986

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Nonfiction

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United Methodist minister. Father of Terrence Lore Smith

American Charles Merrill Smith, a United Methodist minister, who used his own first hand experience of the church bureaucracy, as well as his own personal beliefs, to provide his entertaining crime stories with a really fascinating and convincing church background.

His first non-fiction book, How to Become a Bishop Without Being Religious (published in 1965), had revealed the humorous style (religious but never pious) that he was to develop further in his detection fiction. His irreverent humor won him many admirers among fellow clergy and others, and made the book a best-seller - even if it may not have appealed quite so much to his local bishop! ...more

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Charles Merrill Smith’s books

Average rating: 3.79 · 367 ratings · 70 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors

	How the Bible was Built 3.63 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reverend Randollph and the Wages of Sin (Reverend Randollph, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 1974 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reverend Randollph and the Avenging Angel (Reverend Randollph, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1977 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reverend Randollph and the Fall from Grace, Inc. (Reverend Randollph, #3) 3.87 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1978 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Become a Bishop Without Being Religious 3.52 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1965 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reverend Randollph and the Holy Terror (Reverend Randollph, #4) 4.04 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1980 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reverend Randollph and the Unholy Bible (Reverend Randollph, #5) 3.88 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1983 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reverend Randollph and the Splendid Samaritan (Reverend Randollph, #6) 3.84 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1986 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pearly Gates Syndicate, or How to Sell Real Estate in Heaven 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1971 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When the Saints Go Marching Out liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1969 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars