The Place: Big City, U.S.A . . . The date: A hot and balmy August in 1941. . . The Case-file: A highly popular and well-respected Irish-American priest--Father Joseph O'Connor is found brutally murdered in front of the high altar in St. Bridget's Roman Catholic Church. Jake Blades, Private Investigator has been assigned by the Metro Police Department to help investigate his murder and try to find out the reasons why this priest met his final fate. . . Come, read along, and try to match your sleuth-solving skills with one of the newest hard-boiled detectives from a once bygone era. . .