
All of the elements which are to become the unique hallmarks
of the Lupa Schwartz series are birthed in this story: Schwartz’s compulsion to
flatten the tires of parking rule scofflaws, Cattleya’s frustration with
Schwartz’s refusal to carry a credit card or cell phone, their unspoken
agreement to never discuss their shared history, and Schwartz’s fondness for
comedy movies. We also meet the supporting cast who populate each of the
stories: Mia, the feisty mechanic who lives in Schwartz’s large Victorian
during the week to work on his car collection, but who visits her grandmother
on weekends; Beverly, the cook and housekeeper who may or may not be in love
with Schwartz; and Trevor Johns, the Pittsburgh police homicide detective by
day, and Jazz/Blues clarinet player by night.
We also meet most of the revolving cast of bit-players who appear in
stories as needed: Jana, Cat’s friend at Gamut Magazine HQ; the Five Seekers,
members of a discussion group Schwartz belongs to; and Victor Jenkins, a
newspaper reporter.
The Catholic Church officially opposes euthanasia, although
there have always been those within the Church who disagree with this position.
Father Coneely is one such outspoken advocate who makes the mistake of telling
the family of one of his parishioners that, hypothetically, if he coats his
finger in candle wax, he can safely apply poison-laden oil to their suffering
father during last rites, and nobody need be the wiser. When an autopsy finds
traces of the banned insecticide Chlordane in the anointing oil on the corpse
of the Hanson family patriarch, suspicion falls on Coneely, but was a lapsing
insurance policy the real motive for one of Hanson’s five children to taint the
oil?
Extreme Unction is available in trade paperback,
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