Short cosy mysteries featuring a young Catholic priest in a Sicilian parish—perfect for fans of Father Brown, the Grantchester mysteries and the Mitford series.
Available as ebook, paperback and Large Print paperback.
The Holiday Heist
When young Sicilian Catholic priest Father Roberto finds an envelope full of cash lying on the floor by the church’s nativity scene, he assumes it’s a Christmas donation for his cash-strapped parish.
But it turns out that the unexpected windfall isn’t for keeping, and it lands the inexperienced priest in a heap of trouble just at the parish’s busiest time of year—the run-up to Christmas. Only by finding the real culprits can Father Roberto rid himself of the suspicion of robbery and get back to doing the job he loves.
The Missing Money
In the seminary, nobody taught Father Roberto how to take a large group of children safely across a busy Palermo road. But as the young priest learns the ropes of being a children’s summer camp leader for the parish, an unexpected problem emerges: the money put aside for the children’s activities keeps disappearing.
Just as Roberto believes he’s found the culprit, he discovers that the innocent are guilty and the guilty are innocent.
“The Missing Money” was first published in The People’s Friend magazine. “The Holiday Heist” has never been published before.
The Runaway Ring
When well-to-do parishioner, Signora Albi, asks Father Roberto to recommend a trustworthy housekeeper, he puts forward Tano. The teenage boy knows how to keep house and he badly needs a job to keep himself out of trouble.
But when Signora Albi’s precious engagement ring goes missing, she has no doubt that Tano is the culprit and that the young priest is his unwitting accomplice.
Now Roberto must find the missing ring before Signora Albi’s deadline if he is to get himself and his young friend off the hook.
The Elopers’ Escapade
There’s nothing Father Roberto likes more than praying in the empty church at night, when nobody can interrupt him. But an eloping couple has other ideas. Seeking refuge from their rival criminal families, the star-crossed lovers demand that Roberto marries them then and there. Roberto would normally turn to his superior, Father Pietro, but he’s mysteriously missing.
Can Roberto find Father Pietro and keep the Sicilian Romeo and Juliet safe from their families?