Playing Saint by Zachary Bartels

Author:Zachary Bartels
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: ebook
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2014-07-31T16:00:00+00:00

Parker slumped on the settee while the priests arranged their visual aids, adding with Sharpies what little new information they’d acquired during the day. The next thing he knew, Ignatius was shaking him awake and thrusting a plate of perfectly cooked salmon at him.

Michael made the sign of the cross and recited, “Bless us, O Lord, and these thy gifts, which we are about to receive from thy bounty, through Christ, Our Lord. Amen.”

They wordlessly wolfed down their dinners, all of them ravenous, but none more than Parker. He finished his food before the others and went looking for a vending machine, which he didn’t find. The Holiday Inns and Howard Johnsons where his family used to stay on road trips always had vending machines. A candy bar always tasted better in a hotel room, while enjoying cable television, another rare treat.

When he returned to the room, the empty dishes were stacked on a cart in the hall. Michael let Parker in and invited him to have a seat. The furniture had been rearranged into an arc, completing the circle begun by the photos and charts.

“We were just discussing you, Parker,” Xavier said. “We were wondering if you could fill in some missing information about Hope Presbyterian. Of all the congregations I researched for this investigation, that church was one of the most elusive.”

“What do you want to know?”

“First and foremost, did your father or your grandfather ever tell you anything about the history of the church, its origins in the late nineteenth century or anything about interchurch relationships with other congregations?”

Parker suddenly came to an overdue conclusion. “That’s why you dragged me into this whole thing! You thought that maybe my grandfather told me something about the Crown of Marbella.” He laughed, astonished.

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