Dust To Dust
The minister of a struggling congregation in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan forms a friendship with the rabbi of a neighboring synagogue following an act of antisemitic vandalism in his congregation's sanctuary. Their friendship deepens as they explore the scourge of antisemitism and the long, complex and often fraught relationship between Judaism and Christianity, and one very suspicious death. A satisfying mystery offering twists and surprises even as it probes real-world issues.
Reviews
"Put together a minister, a rabbi, and a nosey church secretary and you get Dust to Dust, a well-plotted and supremely entertaining mystery, as the trio investigate an invaded synagogue and the death of one of its prominent congregants. This third novel in the Ludington-van der Berg series by a father-daughter writing team emphasizes character as well as plot and the warm relationship between a minister and a rabbi whose flocks share a neighborhood. Highly recommended!"
– Rabbi Meir Bargeron, Congregation Achduth Veshalom.
"M. M. Lindvall has once again presented readers with an enthralling tale exploring not only a crime, but the mysteries behind hate and greed, the pain they inflict, and the most faithful responses possible. In this third book in series, the characters have become literary friends who actually helped me understand life with and without grace."- M. Craig Barnes, author of Sacred Thirst and When God Interrupts.