Sinner’s Prayer (A Dan Randolph/Greg Zhu Mystery), Dwain Lee

Description

A body beneath a church. A past that refuses to stay buried.

In Sinner’s Prayer, Dwain Lee delivers a gripping, emotionally layered mystery where faith, memory, and truth collide in dangerous ways. When the remains of a long-missing and deeply respected church member are discovered in the basement of Parkvale Presbyterian Church in Louisville, the quiet order of the congregation shatters overnight.

Then, before anyone can make sense of it, another beloved former member dies by suicide.

These are not isolated tragedies.

And the past is not finished speaking.

Reverend Dan Randolph, nearing retirement, finds himself at the center of a storm that threatens everything he’s built. As accusations of misconduct, institutional failure, and buried abuse begin to surface, Dan must navigate not only a murder investigation—but a reckoning with his own role in the church’s history.

At his side is his husband, Greg Zhu, a violin maker whose sharp insight and grounded perspective provide both contrast and clarity. Together, they follow a trail that stretches from Louisville to Philadelphia, New York, and Boston—uncovering decades of secrets tied to homophobia, sexual abuse, and the quiet compromises made in the name of faith.

Told through a shifting timeline that reaches back to 1985, Sinner’s Prayer is as much about relationships as it is about mystery—offering a moving, sometimes wry, and deeply human portrait of a couple navigating truth, loyalty, and the cost of living authentically.

This is not just a whodunit.

It’s a reckoning with what we choose to believe—and what we choose to ignore.

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Book Details

Author: Dwain Lee
Format: Paperback
Publication Date: March 25, 2026
ISBN: 9798218702953