Father Death

By Stefon Mears

The man they call Father Death kneels in prayer at the foot of a statue of Saint George.

 

No longer a priest, but still a shepherd. He hunts the two-legged wolves who stalk the city. Those who prey and kill with impunity.

 

But now someone holds a gun on him…

 

"Father Death" – a dark modern mystery about a man who's had enough. From Stefon Mears, author of Sudden Death and Caught Between Monsters.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thousand Faces Publishing
• Release date: Aug 23, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393057635

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Father Death

Father Death

Stefon Mears

Thousand Faces Publishing

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I always knew a bullet would take my life. But I never expected it to happen in church.

That was all I could think of when I heard the pistol cock. That telltale click of a hammer being pulled back. Ninety-nine times out of a hundred, that sound is a prelude. Like the overture before a symphony of violence.

It’s a statement, too. Pistols don’t need their hammers cocked these days. Everything’s double-action. Kills just as fast with a quick pull of the trigger.

I was in Saint Mark’s, which is just about the biggest cathedral in Portland, Oregon. All the glory of Rome packed into a single sprawling city block east of the river. So big it’s got its own soup kitchen and homeless shelter.

I was in the nave, off to one side from the pews, kneeling at the feet of the statue of Saint George. Patron of soldiers, farmers and so