Until Judgment Day [Paperback]

Kathryn Mackay is on the hunt for a serial killer who targets Catholic priests in this thoroughly modern thriller byNew York Timesbestselling author and veteran prosecutor Christine McGuire.

Kathryn Mackay has had her share of triumphs and tragedies throughout her career in the California District Attorney's office.

In and out of the courtroom, she's seen the best of times—such as her marriage to Santa Rita County Sheriff Dave Granz—and the worst of crimes, including the ones she's currently investigating: the serial murders of three local priests during the Christmas holiday season.

Now it's up to Kathryn to stop the killer before he makes his final judgment.... But with the specter of sexual abuse and money laundering hanging high above the Church's spire, few individuals are willing to offer their confessions. So it's up to Kathryn and Dave to break the silence and learn some impossible truths -- including a devastating one of their own.Christine McGuire prosecutes murder cases in a California district attorney's office. She has taught at the academy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Quantico, Virginia. Her first book,Perfect Victim,a nonfiction account of a sexual enslavement case, was a #1New York Timesbestseller. She is also the author of the acclaimed Kathryn Mackay series.Chapter One

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 5:30 P.M.

Everybody on the floor! Close your eyes and cover your heads with your hands.

Silhouetted by a bright neon light in the parking lot that read bay liquor emporium, a gunman dashed into the store and slammed the door behind him. Get down, now!

He quickly checked out the situation. Stuffed with unopened cases of beer, wine, liquor, and food, along with Thanksgiving decorations, the store had barely enough room to walk through the aisles, much less hide someone from view.

Except for a lone customer -- a pudgy bald man in a business lã0