The Treble Wore Trouble

The Treble Wore Trouble: A Liturgical Mystery
Mark Schweizer
St. James Music Press Books
June 20, 2012
ISBN: 978-0984484669
$12.95
208 pages

Most churches are not crime scenes. It's just that most of us are not
comfortable with our church being the center of an investigation, especially a
suspicious death. Something just seems wrong about any crime in a place of
holiness, sanctity and forgiveness.

For organist, Hayden Konig, being a part of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church is
part of his life, just like having a gun in the organ bench. Hayden has always
idolized the legendary writing style of Raymond Chandler and even actually using
Chandler's Underwood typewriter in the hopes of replicating that definitive
style of the hard-boiled detective embraced in similes. Hayden is also the
police chief in this quiet village of St. Germaine, North Carolina

However, this quiet, secluded, town's church seems to be a place that is related
to numerous crimes. Why else would he need the gun?

In towns like St. Germaine, everyone knows everyone and everything. There are
no secrets in this town. When there is a crime, someone will know something
that will assist in solving the crime. All you need to do is to ask the
right questions and give some time for the right people to respond.

With the The Treble Wore Trouble, the eleventh book in The Liturgical Mystery
series by Mark Schweizer, refreshes many of the characters and relationships
from his previous ten novels. This is a great way to allow new readers to
jump into this series without having read the previous books while refreshing
those who loyally read these books.

The Treble Wore Trouble is entertaining reading. The story is easy to follow
with nothing inappropriate but still having crimes that need to be solved. The
characters are well-described and logical in their actions. Even with a
hard-boiled detective mystery novel embedded with an abundance of similes
within the story, this is still an enjoyable, down-home, Sheriff Andy Griffith
type of life in the South.

The Treble Wore Trouble is a laughable diversion from the heat this summer and
is delightful to read.