Yes my friends we finally have another Father Gilbert Mystery and we only had to ask a million times. The mystery, that wonderful McCusker British humor, those eerily supernatural themes woven into the tangible logic of the mystery are all back and hopefully strong as ever. Paul McCusker is naturally the writer, having developed, written and directed the series. It also featured the work of beloved aio sound designers Tod Busteed and Bob Luttrel as well as haunting scores by the singular John Campbell.
This will be the first Father Gilbert book and the first FotFRT tie in book as well as Paul McCusker's first work relevant to radio drama loving world since his departure. According to the AIO Update, this will be the first of a trilogy. "The second book will be titled All Desires Known and is currently scheduled to be released on August 19th, 2016."
Blessed Cheesemaker said in on the ToO, "According to Paul McCusker's facebook page this book is just as creepy as the audio dramas." But then it's called
The Body Under the Bridge. Are there any non-creepy bodies under bridges?
The Amazon summary follows. Spoiler warning, as it gives quite a bit away about the setup.
This should be great fun. When an American writer decides to play British mystery writer, it's reliably painful. McCusker, no doubt due in part to his years in the land of tea and toast, not to mention his love of mystery dating back to his earliest fascinations with radio drama with
Sam Spade, somehow manages to write British mysteries that are actually somewhat British. The settings of the radio dramas capture something of the British atmosphere and the quirky yet dignified people. Most importantly, the mysteries have a suspense and a delicate craftsmanship rarely found in American mysteries. So here's anticipating seeing all that in book form!
Alright. If you too are a fan of a good cup of tea, a good book and a good corpse, talk it up.