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William X. Kienzle (September 11, 1928 - December 28, 2001) was born in Detroit, Michigan. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1954 and spent twenty years as a Roman Catholic parish priest. Kienzle left the priesthood in 1974, partly because of his disagreement with its refusal to remarry divorcees, but perhaps more importantly to marry his wife, Javan. He became an editor of MPLS magazine in Minneapolis, later moving to Texas where he was director of the Center for Contemplative Studies at the University of Dallas.

He was married to Javan Herman Andrews, a journalist from the Detroit Free Press, from 1974 until his sudden death from a heart attack on December 28, 2001. William X. Kienzle

Kienzle was the author of twenty-four crime fiction/mystery novels featuring Father Robert Koesler, a Catholic priest who doubles as a detective. One of his best known novels is his first, The Rosary Murders (1978), which was made into a 1987 movie starring Donald Sutherland as Father Koesler. Kienzle's books are set mostly in Detroit, Michigan.

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Total Books: 106
The Gathering
2003 - The Gathering [Father Koesler, Bk 24] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780345457943
ISBN-10: 0345457943
Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Religion & Spirituality
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 10

The Sacrifice
2002 - The Sacrifice (Paperback)Hardcover, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9780345482983
ISBN-10: 0345482980
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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The Sacrifice
2002 - The Sacrifice [Father Koesler, Bk 23] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780449007129
ISBN-10: 044900712X
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 6

Masquerade
2001 - Masquerade (Audio Cassette)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780736671736
ISBN-10: 0736671730
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 1

Till Death
2001 - Till Death [Father Koesler, Bk 22] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780449007136
ISBN-10: 0449007138
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 9

Marked for Murder
2001 - Marked for Murder (Audio Cassette)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780736663571
ISBN-10: 0736663576
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 1

Bishop As Pawn
2001 - Bishop As Pawn (Audio Cassette)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780736661072
ISBN-10: 0736661077
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Deadline For A Critic
2000 - Deadline for a Critic (Audio Cassette)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780736660198
ISBN-10: 0736660194
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Call No Man Father
2000 - Call No Man Father (Audio Cassette)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780736656375
ISBN-10: 0736656375
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Camaleon
2000 - Camaleon (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788466200585
ISBN-10: 8466200584
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Chameleon
2000 - Chameleon (Audio Cassette)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780736655859
ISBN-10: 0736655859
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The Man Who Loved God
2000 - The Man Who Loved God (Hardcover)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780708942956
ISBN-10: 0708942954
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Body Count
2000 - Body Count (Audio Cassette)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780736655309
ISBN-10: 0736655301
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Sudden Death
2000 - Sudden Death (Audio Cassette)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780736654616
ISBN-10: 0736654615
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 1

Kill And Tell
2000 - Kill and Tell (Audio Cassette)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780736649919
ISBN-10: 0736649913
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No Greater Love
2000 - No Greater Love [Father Koesler, Bk 21] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780345426390
ISBN-10: 0345426398
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 8

Deathbed
1999 - Deathbed (Audio Cassette)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780736646178
ISBN-10: 0736646175
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 1

No Greater Love
1999 - No Greater Love (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780836278651
ISBN-10: 0836278658
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 1

The Greatest Evil
1999 - The Greatest Evil [Father Koesler, Bk 20] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780345426383
ISBN-10: 034542638X
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 9

Shadow Of Death
1998 - Shadow of Death (Audio Cassette)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780736643306
ISBN-10: 0736643303
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Man Who Loved God
1998 - Man Who Loved God [Father Koesler Series , No 19] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780345402905
ISBN-10: 0345402901
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 6

1997 - Requiem for Moses [Father Koesler, Bk 18] (Paperback)Hardcover
1996 - Call No Man Father [Father Koesler, Bk 17] (Paperback)
1996 - Requiem for Moses [Father Koesler, Bk 18] (Hardcover)Paperback
1995 - Bishop As Pawn [Father Koesler, Bk 16] (Paperback)
1994 - Dead Wrong [Father Koesler, Bk 15] (Paperback)
1993 - Body Count [Father Koesler, Bk 14] (Paperback)
1992 - Chameleon [Father Koesler, Bk 13] (Paperback)
1991 - Masquerade [Father Koesler, Bk 12] (Paperback)
1990 - Eminence [Father Koesler, Bk 11] (Paperback)
1989 - Death Wears a Red Hat [Father Koesler, Bk 2] (Paperback)
1989 - Marked for Murder [Father Koesler, Bk 10] (Paperback)Hardcover, Audio Cassette
1987 - Death Bed [Father Koesler Mystery] (Paperback)
1982 - Mind Over Murder [Father Koesler, Bk 3] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
1979 - The Rosary Murders [Father Koesler, Bk 1] (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette