{"product_id":"vested-interest-a-david-elliott-mystery-9781662956959","title":"Vested Interest: A David Elliott Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003eVested interest: \"a special concern or stake in maintaining or influencing a condition, arrangement, or action especially for selfish ends.\" -Merriam Webster Dictionary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eVested Interest: A David Elliott Mystery\u003c\/em\u003e, an attractive, intelligent young member of David Elliott's congregation disappears; fear and ugly rumors spread throughout the community and the congregation. After her strangled body is found, the autopsy reveals startling details. The investigation, hampered by a lack of solid evidence, proceeds slowly. When another member of David Elliott's congregation dies mysteriously, the increasing anxiety rips the church apart and intensifies David's doubt of his ability and self-worth. David finds evidence that appears to incriminate members of his congregation as killers. His daring plan to confront the killers erupts in violence and death before the killers can be brought to justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerrington, Bailey:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBailey Herrington hails from western Pennsylvania. After completing studies at The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, he served congregations for twenty-four years. In addition to writing weekly sermons, Bailey created his \"altar\" ego, Pious Pete the Protestant Pope. In congregational newsletters, he used humor and satire to poke fun at the foibles of the organized church and, most frequently, at himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e His books, \u003cem\u003eWhat the Barber Knew\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDead to Rights\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePack of Scoundrels, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Girl in the Orange Maillot, \u003c\/em\u003e are fictional accounts of actual crimes. In 2023, Book Trib named \u003cem\u003eDead to Rights\u003c\/em\u003e one of the twenty-five best books of the year. Herrington has presented book talks at book stores, libraries, book clubs and a winery in North Carolina and New Mexico. In addition to writing murder mysteries, Herrington writes an occasional blog for his website, www.baileyherrington.com and for a WordPress feature he named \u003cem\u003eTales from the Skip \u003c\/em\u003e(Skip being his lifelong nickname).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bailey lives with his wife in Las Cruces, New Mexico where they enjoy the company of wonderful friends, traveling to museums and archaeological sites, and learning more about the history and culture of Southwest Indigenous peoples. Bailey enjoys watching baseball, playing golf, and cooking. He loves to talk with and listen to strangers in supermarkets, bars, restaurants, a car dealership, and bookstores, and he invites folks to contact him via his email address: herringtonbd@gmail.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gatekeeper Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51324599992594,"sku":"9781662956959","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3aa1824c-1ac0-488b-8ea5-2ebf262665a2.jpg?v=1748687051","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/vested-interest-a-david-elliott-mystery-9781662956959","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}