In the Name of the Father
Hunter • Book 2
by Gerri Hill
Why You'll Love This
A murdered priest found naked in Dallas forces a detective partnership to navigate faith, secrets, and the city's darkest corners.
- Great if you want: a gritty police procedural with compelling queer leads
- The experience: fast-paced and propulsive — plot moves, rarely lingers
- The writing: Hill keeps character dynamics sharp without slowing the investigation
- Skip if: you haven't read Hunters Way — context matters here
About This Book
When a Catholic priest turns up naked and strangled in Dallas, Homicide Detective Tori Hunter and Samantha Kennedy step into a case that cuts through layers of institutional silence, moral contradiction, and dangerous secrets. Gerri Hill builds the investigation around more than just catching a killer — she forces her characters to reckon with truth in environments designed to obscure it. The stakes are personal as much as procedural, and that tension is what keeps the pages turning.
Hill's real strength here is balance. She handles the mechanics of a police procedural with enough authenticity to satisfy genre fans while keeping the emotional lives of her characters front and center. The partnership between Hunter and Kennedy deepens in ways that feel earned rather than convenient, and Hill trusts her readers enough to let complexity breathe without over-explaining it. For those who read Hunter's Way first, this second installment rewards that investment. For newcomers, it stands on its own as a tightly constructed thriller with characters who linger after the final page.
