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The Mercy and Justice Mysteries #22
The Bachelor’s Bachelorette: A Contemporary Small Town Sleuthing Couple Mystery
Enjoy this Contemporary Small Town Sleuthing Couple Mystery
Who is trying to sabotage the marriage of Dominic Trent and Heather Crawford? When photos of the groom in a compromising position are sent to the bride, Father Tom and Helen have to find the truth before it’s too late.
The Batchelor’s Bachelorette is the twenty-third novel in The Mercy and Justice Mysteries, a contemporary small town mystery series. The series is a sequel to The Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown, and his wife Helen Greer, female Chief of Police and detective in the tradition of Kinsey Millhone.
Who is trying to sabotage the marriage of Dominic Trent and Heather Crawford? When photos of the groom in a compromising position are sent to the bride, Father Tom and Helen have to find the truth before it’s too late.
The Batchelor’s Bachelorette is the twenty-third novel in The Mercy and Justice Mysteries, a contemporary small town mystery series. The series is a sequel to The Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown, and his wife Helen Greer, female Chief of Police and detective in the tradition of Kinsey Millhone.
261 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 18, 2025
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December 2, 2025
J.R. and Susan Mathis never disappoint and the latest installment in their series is proof of this. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it.
An impending wedding should be a happy time for the soon-to-be bride and groom. Unfortunately, this isn't the case for Dominic and Heather. Heather's mother is adamantly opposed to the wedding but how far would she go to stop it?
Martin and Mae surprise the bride, groom, their families, and of course, Father Tom and Helen Greer with an invitation to a week-long bachelor and bachelorette parties in Charleston and Hilton Head, South Carolina with the hopes that the families will be able to bond. Father Tom and Helen will function as ambassadors between the two families and will hopefully help the discover the best in the others well as the union. When a young man from Heather's past shows up and makes provoctive statements about Heather to Dominic, the scene becomes heated and becomes worse when he is found murdered the next morning. Will Father Tom and Helen be able to solve this mystery before Heather and Dominic's future is derailed?
I received an ARC of this book, and the opinion expressed is strictly my own.
An impending wedding should be a happy time for the soon-to-be bride and groom. Unfortunately, this isn't the case for Dominic and Heather. Heather's mother is adamantly opposed to the wedding but how far would she go to stop it?
Martin and Mae surprise the bride, groom, their families, and of course, Father Tom and Helen Greer with an invitation to a week-long bachelor and bachelorette parties in Charleston and Hilton Head, South Carolina with the hopes that the families will be able to bond. Father Tom and Helen will function as ambassadors between the two families and will hopefully help the discover the best in the others well as the union. When a young man from Heather's past shows up and makes provoctive statements about Heather to Dominic, the scene becomes heated and becomes worse when he is found murdered the next morning. Will Father Tom and Helen be able to solve this mystery before Heather and Dominic's future is derailed?
I received an ARC of this book, and the opinion expressed is strictly my own.
November 16, 2025
This was an unputdownable Father Tom mystery. Father Tom Greer and his wife, Helen, join soon to be bride and groom, Heather and Dominic, along with their families, at a retreat in South Carolina. From the start, Heather's mother, Celia, makes it clear that she dislikes the idea of her daughter marrying Dominic, who, among her other objections, is a Catholic. Things take another bad turn when one of the resort's employees, Bruce, (who Heather and her family happen to know), is found beaten to death on the course at the golf club. Can Father Tom help determine who killed Bruce and why? Find out the answers to these questions by reading this intriguing book, which I highly recommend to other mystery readers. I received an ARC of this book, and the opinion expressed is strictly my own.
April 25, 2026
Wasn’t expecting the religious/traditionalist undertones in this book. 2 stars because I was still able to finish it and the writing was still quite consistent
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