{"product_id":"the-church-mothers-detective-agency","title":"The Church Mothers Detective Agency","description":"\u003cp\u003eOakland councilman Victor Hale is found dying in the pastor's office, and Pastor Elijah Grant is arrested holding the brass cross that appears to be the murder weapon. The scene looks simple enough for the evening news. Bernice Coleman knows simple stories are often the ones built fastest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBernice, a retired court clerk, joins salon owner Gloria King, former school cafeteria manager Ruthie Mayfield, and retired chemistry professor Dr. Maxine Porter to examine what the official story leaves out. Their search moves through church ledgers, untouched food, a missing epinephrine pen, altered camera records, and a secret fund created to protect a teenage witness. Each discovery brings them closer to Victor's killer and closer to a truth their pastor refuses to reveal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo clear Grant of murder, the women must distinguish mercy from secrecy, evidence from gossip, and innocence from exemption. The Pastor's Last Amen begins a mystery series about four older Black women whose knowledge, work, humor, and disagreements make them formidable—and whose community will not survive another convenient lie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darius Blackman Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51264734953508,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/9986\/5124\/files\/the-church-mothers-detective-agency-the-pastor-s-last-amen-cover.jpg?v=1786754456","url":"https:\/\/dariusblackmanpublishing.com\/products\/the-church-mothers-detective-agency","provider":"Darius Blackman Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}