Baptism for the Dead, Robert R. Irvine
Baptism for the Dead, Robert R. Irvine
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Baptism for the Dead
A Moroni Traveler Novel

Author: Robert R. Irvine

Narrator: Jeffrey Kafer

Unabridged: 4 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/22/2014

Synopsis

Moroni Traveler finds it a blessing and a curse to be named for the angel that graces the top of the temple looming over Brigham Young's city. The ex–football star–turned–private detective has returned to Salt Lake City, a town he once called home.During a spring blizzard, Moroni meets Penny Varney, the ungodly daughter of a powerful high churchman. She retains him to find her mother—whom she fears is dead. His boyhood friend, Willis Tanner, also solicits his services on the same day. Moroni can't believe his luck, but there's a catch: Willis is acting for the church and wants Moroni to keep an eye on Penny. Moroni is soon on the trail of a far-out religious sect whose self-appointed savior calls for sanctified murder. Moroni must act fast to close the case and discover the truth. The next victim could be him.

About Robert R. Irvine

R. R. Irvine is the author of the Moroni Traveler and Robert Christopher series, among others. He studied anthropology and archaeology at the University of California at Berkeley and now lives in Northern California.

About Jeffrey Kafer

Jeffrey Kafer is an avid performer on the stage and in voice-overs. He has narrated over one hundred books spanning all genres, and he won the 2008 Voicey Award for Best New Voice.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ben on April 21, 2020

An enjoyable private eye novel set in Salt Lake City, Utah in the late-1980s. There is murder, craziness, missing-persons, and pretty much everything else that makes a mystery novel fun.......more

Goodreads review by Susan on January 18, 2020

I chose this audiobook on a whim because I like the narrator and I wanted a murder mystery. And I picked well. I was quite pleased with this story. Great mix of action and mystery. Moroni is an intriguing character too. He's got a past that I look forward to learning about in bits and pieces as I wo......more

Goodreads review by Eugene on February 13, 2013

Bob is the husband of an old great boss of mine. What Bob and my family (not members of 'the' Church) share is that he and the older parts of my family (some who worked for 'the' Church) grew up in the valley of the Great Salt Lake where some of the family still reside. Baptism for the dead came up......more

Goodreads review by Terry on October 26, 2012

How odd not to find anyone who has read this book say anything about it. This book was chosen this month for our book club who wanted to read something about Mormons. I am not one to read mysteries so it is not a genre with which I am very familiar. Two people from my book club had already told me th......more

Quotes

“Irvine takes Salt Lake City and, just like Hammett did with Frisco and Chandler with LA, whomps it, stomps it, and puts it in his pocket. Baptism’s as good as they get.” Robert Campbell, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist

“Irvine has a sure hand at interweaving plot and subplot, and a deft feel for characterization. His new protagonist is a likable addition to the long line of tough yet tender gumshoes.” Publishers Weekly

“He’s got the touch.” Wallace Stegner, praise for the author

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