DIVINE INSPIRATION

N.Y.: Viking, 1993. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Langton is a WINNER OF THE GRAND MASTER AWARD from the Mystery Writers of America. Illustration by Langton. "Homer Kelly may not be one of the better-known cop heroes, but he's certainly one of the most pleasant and endearing. In Langton's latest, Kelly investigates a puzzling set of events involving the First Church of the Commonwealth in Boston. A fire has destroyed the church's organ and left its sexton dead. Now that the glorious new organ is being installed, strange things are happening: an apparently abandoned baby crawls into the church, inexplicable accidents keep delaying the organ's installation, a former musical genius reappears in a homeless shelter, and the church is literally coming apart at the seams. Langton has a knack for weaving dozens of seemingly unrelated plot threads together to form a satisfying and entertaining mystery. She's done her homework on Boston and its topography; on sacred music, the musicians who wrote it, and the instruments on which it's played; and on religious history and personalities, all of which add color, charm, and credibility to her story. There's plenty of humor and suspense, a wealth of eccentric characters..." --- BOOKLIST. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Illus. by Langton, Jane. Book.