<h1>Pregnancy, Abortion, and the Catholic Church Make for a Great Mystery</h1>
Michael W. Sherer has
written several novels to date, but is most well known for his highly
acclaimed Emerson Ward Mystery Series. The latest episode, and fifth in
the series, "Death is No Bargain" (Five Star Publishing, 2006, ISBN
1594143684), witnesses a maturing Emerson as he struggles with a
personal crisis that coincidently begins to parallel the latest murder
he is compelled to solve. <br>
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Chivalrous by nature and always willing to stand up for the underdog,
Emerson didn't think twice about helping a disoriented girl he
discovered on the beach. Taking her to his house to recover, he
eventually convinces her to make her way home. Fast forward a year and
the young girl's raging father appears on Emerson's doorstep, accusing
him of seducing his daughter and helping her run away. Emerson barely
makes it out of the conversation with this life. <br>
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Already grappling with news of his own girlfriend's unexpected
pregnancy, Emerson reluctantly finds himself drawn into the unfolding
dilemma as the young girl's mother pleads with him to help find her
daughter Ellen. When reports of a body found in a rural area north of
the city fitting Ellen's description turn up, Emerson does a little
investigating. He learns that Ellen was pregnant, and with a convent
that takes in unwed mothers-to-be located near the death scene,
suspicion sets in. <br>
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Driven by a huge amount of internal conflict with the impending
decision regarding his own baby, Emerson feels a deepening need to
discover what happened to Ellen. He recognizes the quickly paralleling
circumstances, and sets off to uncover the mystery, and possibly find
what is in his own heart. Going undercover at the convent, Emerson is
soon embroiled in a twisting and turning mystery that eventually leads
to a violent encounter at an abortion clinic and a strange web of
deception with roots in the Catholic Church.<br>
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Sherer has possibly written his most controversial installment to date.
With his signature blend of intelligent storytelling that reveals the
evolution of his recurring characters with an unfolding "whodunit,"
lovers of the more soft-boiled murder/mystery novel will be thrilled
with "Death is no Bargain."<br><br><a href="http://www.divineimpact.com/">http://www.divineimpact.com/</a><br><br>