{"product_id":"the-countertenor-wore-garlic","title":"The Countertenor Wore Garlic","description":"\u003cp\u003e(No. 9 in the Liturgical Mystery series) St. Germaine  North Carolina might be the most eccentric little town in the Appalachian Mountains at least thats what Hayden Konig  the Chief of Police thinks. Hayden has been the chief for nineteen years. As a detective  hes first rate. As the organist at St. Barnabas Church  hes one of the best ivory jockeys in the county. Hes fabulously rich  has a beautiful wife  a cabin in the woods  a dog  a gun  and a pick-up truck. What more could any red-blooded American male want? Thats easy! What he wants is to be a hard-boiled  noir  crime writer. Undeterred by what his audience calls a \"conspicuous lack of talent \" Hayden Konig has purchased Raymond Chandlers typewriter in a desperate bid to channel some of the masters wordcraft. It doesnt help. Vicar Fearghus McTavish is a Calvinist Anglican priest with strict Scottish Presbyterian leanings not exactly the perfect interim priest for St. Barnabas. So when the church participates in the town Halloween carnival  its only a matter of time before something goes terribly wrong. Suddenly theres a dead body  and Hayden Konig has his hands full with a Congregational Enlivener  the Zombies of Easter Walk  and a town packed with adolescent vampires. \"Hey \" says Hayden  \"what s the worst that can happen...?\" Hayden Konigs 9th mystery -- The Countertenor Wore Garlic Its not what you expect... its even funnier!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946422431797,"sku":"ByrdShop_0984484620","price":27.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780984484621.jpg?v=1769947969","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-countertenor-wore-garlic","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}