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New Father Shrader Mystery

Two professors at Rockhurst University have created a mystery-solving clergyman named Father Dietrich Shrader. The second Father Shrader adventure is about to hit local bookstores. By Michael Fabrizio

Kansas City, Missouri – Two professors at Rockhurst University have created a mystery-solving clergyman named Father Dietrich Shrader. Father Shrader is in the Philosophy Department at the fictional St. Swithun's College and investigates murders committed on the campus. The second Father Shrader adventure, titled "The Case of the Muse of Madness," is about to hit local bookstores.

"The Case of Ockham's Razor" and "The Case of the Muse of Madness" are written by Rockhurst University faculty members Charles M. Kovich, professor of English and department chairperson, and Curtis L. Hancock, professor of philosophy and holder of the Joseph M. Freeman chair of philosophy.

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