Murder in the Holy City

Archibald Sims, Charleston’s premier detective, has a mansion on The Battery and a $1-a-year job as a homicide detective. What starts as a routine investigation quickly sends him on the trail of a series of bizarre murders in the Lowcountry. At the heart of the case is a cunning, perverse loner who will stop at nothing in his quest for the ultimate revenge. The bodies are piling up fast, and this investigation will test Sims like no other. As he races to stop the killer, he discovers a horrible truth—his girlfriend and his young son are targets too.

Comments on Greer’s first four novels:

Slammer: "The best first novel to come out of the South since Deliverance."—The New Republic

Halloween: "Lush and sinister . . . truly fine."—Los Angeles Herald Examiner

Time Loves a Hero: "Finally, Greer produces some of the finest writing this side of John Updike."—New Woman

The Loss of Heaven: "A fascinating drama from a wonderful writer."—Library Journal