Marked for Murder: The Father Koesler Mysteries: Book 10

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During his work at five Detroit parishes before leaving the priesthood in , he contributed articles to the Minneapolis magazine MPLS under the pseudonym Mark Boyle. More significant, from to he was editor in chief of the archdiocese's newspaper, Michigan Catholic, earning a Michigan Knights of Columbus award for general excellence in journalism and a Catholic Press Assn. Kienzle spent five years segueing from priesthood to novelist, moving from MPLS to teaching contemplative studies at Western Michigan University and then the University of Dallas.

But in , he published his first novel, patterning his kindly, liberal hero priest and Catholic journalist of Detroit--Father Robert Koesler--somewhat after himself. First novels rarely do so well.

But, as a Times reviewer noted, "heaven seems to have smiled" and Kienzle's "The Rosary Murders" landed on the top bestseller lists, was adopted by several book clubs, was reprinted in paperback and was quickly picked up for the movie. In "The Rosary Murders," Koesler, portrayed by Sutherland, hears the confession of a Detroit serial killer of priests and nuns and must contend with his inability to tell police because of a canon law promising confession-booth confidentiality.

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To tout the movie, the Hollywood ads teased: First novels rarely do so well. But, as a Times reviewer noted, "heaven seems to have smiled" and Kienzle's "The Rosary Murders" landed on the top bestseller lists, was adopted by several book clubs, was reprinted in paperback and was quickly picked up for the movie.

In "The Rosary Murders," Koesler, portrayed by Sutherland, hears the confession of a Detroit serial killer of priests and nuns and must contend with his inability to tell police because of a canon law promising confession-booth confidentiality. To tout the movie, the Hollywood ads teased: The plot established Kienzle's style, which a Times reviewer described as "a curious mixture of violence, humor and religious commentary.

Peter Gorner wrote for the Chicago Tribune that it "quickly established Father Koesler as among the most likable and authentic of all recent sleuths, and gave his wise and compassionate creator [Kienzle] a midlife career and a new pulpit.

Few mystery series have been more cozy and persuasive. Kienzle always insisted that his books were "first of all thrillers," but they did deal partly with theological controversies, and many critics saw deeper meanings behind the whodunits. Gorner, for example, called Kienzle's novels "more small morality plays than classic mysteries.