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The Father Bredder Mysteries, Books 1-3 Kindle Edition

by Leonard Holton (Author), Leonard Wibberley (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.3 17 ratings

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When Father Bredder gets involved with murder--Heaven only knows what will happen next...

Named "A Red Badge Novel of Suspense" alongside Agatha Christie, Michael Innes, and Hugh Pentecost, The Father Bredder Mysteries, written by Leonard Wibberley under the pen name Leonard Holton, inspired a television show starring George Kennedy.

“All the reader could ask… adventure, warm humor, and provocative nuggets of wisdom.”—The Los Angeles Times

★★★★★ “If you enjoy Agatha Christie and Murder She Wrote, you will love this cozy mystery series!”—Goodreads Review

This boxed set includes the first three books in the series.

BOOK 1: The Saint Maker

Father Joseph Bredder makes a most ungodly discovery--a woman's decapitated head has been left in a pew in the back of his church.

BOOK 2: A Pact with Satan

Father Bredder thought Mrs. Wentworth must be deranged. How could a sane woman expect him to believe that her dead husband was trying to burn her to death? Dr. Wentworth had died in a road accident when his car had crashed into a pylon and burst into flames. Now his widow heard his voice at night, threatening her with the same fate...

BOOK 3: Secret of the Doubting Saint

Father Bredder must turn for help to a saint who has been dead for nearly 2,000 years to solve two murders and find a missing diamond.

The complete series is also available in an 11-book boxed set.

THE FATHER BREDDER MYSTERIES: The Complete Series

Book 1: The Saint Maker
Book 2: A Pact with Satan
Book 3: Secret of the Doubting Saint
Book 4: Deliver Us from Wolves
Book 5: Flowers by Request
Book 6: Out of the Depths
Book 7: A Touch of Jonah
Book 8: A Problem in Angels
Book 9: The Mirror of Hell
Book 10: The Devil to Play
Book 11: A Corner of Paradise

Editorial Reviews

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"Father Joseph Bredder is one of the most satisfactory of religious detectives, with commendably greater interest in saving a soul than in solving a case." -- The New York Times

"Father Joseph Bredder is a fascinating investigator; full of suspense and good humour." -- John O'London's

"The priest-sleuth is a warm, human figure and a welcome newcomer to the amateur detective ranks." -- Manchester Evening News

"A rattling good yarn... the type of mystery the reader will find himself most reluctant to put down." -- Lewiston Journal

"If you enjoy Agatha Christie and Murder She Wrote, you will love this cozy mystery series!" -- Goodreads Reviewer

About the Author

Leonard Holton is the pen name for Leonard Wibberley, author of The Mouse That Roared. Leonard was born in Dublin Ireland, in 1915. He was the sixth child of a schoolteacher and an agricultural scientist. When he was nine, his family moved to London. Seven years later, when his father died, he went to work as a stockroom apprentice for a publisher and later became a reporter. After various jobs, he came to the United States in 1943 and engaged in newspaper work for ten years. While working for the Los Angeles Times, he published his first work, The King's Beard. Three years later he published his most successful book, The Mouse That Roared, which was serialized in The Saturday Evening Post, and later made into a classic film starring Peter Sellers.

Wibberley lived in Hermosa Beach from 1949 until his death in 1983. He wrote over 100 books and 100's of newspaper articles. He was also an adventurer, who enjoyed traveling, scuba diving, ocean sailing, and road racing.

Sign up for his monthly newsletter at bit.ly/LeonardNews to receive columns written by Leonard Wibberley that were syndicated by newspapers nationally over his lifetime. You will also receive news of the upcoming releases of the ebook and new paperback editions of his many novels.

To read more about Leonard and his life, check out his biography on Amazon:

A MOUSE THAT ROARED: The Life and Writings of Leonard Wibberley by Dennis M. Duffy.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01GKXW1PC
Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Duchy of Grand Fenwick (June 3, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 3, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 6466 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 502 pages

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- #8,791 in Private Investigator Mysteries (Kindle Store)
- #13,162 in Private Investigator Mysteries (Books)
- #24,497 in Cozy Mystery

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Leonard Holton is the pen name for Leonard Wibberley, author of The Mouse That Roared.

Wibberley was an adventurer. He enjoyed traveling, scuba diving, ocean sailing, an road racing. He also enjoyed playing the violin, painting and shouting at his six kids.

As Leonard Holton, Wibberley wrote the "Father Joseph Bredder" mystery series which were named A Red Badge Novel of Suspense alongside Agatha Christie, Michael Innes, and Hugh Pentecost.

There are eleven books in The Father Bredder Mystery Series available exclusively on Kindle:

The Saint Maker

A Pact with Satan

Secret of the Doubting Saint

Deliver Us from Wolves

Flowers by Request

Out of the Depths

A Touch of Jonah

A Problem in Angels

The Mirror of Hell

The Devil to Play

A Corner of Paradise

Sign up for his monthly newsletter at http://bit.ly/LeonardNews to receive columns written by Leonard Wibberley that were syndicated by newspapers nationally over his lifetime. You will also receive news of the upcoming releases of the ebook editions of his many novels.

To read more about Leonard and his life, check out his biography on Amazon:

A MOUSE THAT ROARED: The Life and Writings of Leonard Wibberley by Dennis M. Duffy.

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Thoroughly enjoyable

Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2018

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Father Bredder is a good, traditional Catholic priest with a wide acquaintanceship of all sorts of characters living in his parish. The novels here take place in the late 50's through the early 60's. Despite having a natural flair for detection, Father Bredder is a highly compassionate, humble priest who is more concerned with saving a man's soul than solving a puzzling crime. He and his police sidekick just plug along until the mystery is solved.

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2018

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I really like this series. The characters are great. The stories are really interesting. I like that Father Breeder isn't made out to be unbelievable. He makes mistakes too.

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jan hicks

A series of "feel good" mysteries

Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2017

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I have become a fan of Father Bredder mysteries. He not only solves mysteries, he cares about all the people involved. No sex or gratuitous violence or bad language

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Khirul

Entertaining, offbeat

Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2017

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The blending of strong but humble religious convictions (as in Fr. Brown) and disciplined curiosity (as in Cadfael) play well in these three novels. Plots and detection are satisfyingly twisty.

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Ruthless

A great deal to have them all bundled together.

Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2017

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I purchased them separately but am re-reading them and it's good to have all three of these bundled together.

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