Unholy Communion

Thomas Rumreich

Beaver's Pond Press, Apr 14, 2020 - Religion - 352 pages

When Washington County investigator Chris Majek is called to the scene of a retired priest's horrific murder, little does he know the emotional chasm it will open. And little does he know that this murder is a portend of more to come. As the investigation unfolds, it reveals terrible secrets--yet the killer's identity eludes and confounds Chris and the team. As an investigator, a husband, and a father, Chis is haunted by questions he does not want to face. How far would someone go to seek retribution for such depravity committed against the innocent? How far will the investigator go to follow his own suspicions, no matter where they may lead? As riveting as it is unsettling, Unholy Communion is ripped from the headlines exposing the scandalous epidemic rocking the Catholic Church today.

About the author

Thomas Rumreich is a survivor of sexual abuse. The abuse took place at a Minnesota Catholic college when he was a freshman in 1960. For years he's been haunted by the events that led him to write this novel. Writing this was a challenge because it necessitated revisiting events that severely sidetracked his early psychological development. Emotions arose that kept him awake nights, and he struggled to not let those emotions color the scenes portrayed in this novel.Rumreich earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Minnesota in 1973. He also holds a master's degree in psychology. For sixteen years, he served as the forensic odontologist for the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He is trial certified as an expert witness in forensic dentistry. He completed his training in death investigation at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. This expertise was used throughout the novel.Thomas lives with his wife, Ruth, in Scandia, Minnesota. Profits will be donated to Survivor's Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP).

Bibliographic information

• Title: Unholy Communion
• Author: Thomas Rumreich
• Publisher: Beaver's Pond Press, 2020
• ISBN: 164343926X, 9781643439266
• Length: 352 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Christian Church / History; Social Science / Criminology