Bill Crider - Dan Rhodes 09 - Death By Accident - Plot & Excerpts
Rhodes said.“The Lord has blessed us,” Brother Alton said. “To a certain extent.”The preacher was lean and lanky and, unlike his church, hadn’t changed a bit since his last encounter with Rhodes. He was wearing what appeared to be the very same black suit, the same wide black tie, and the same white shirt. He sat rigid and unsmiling behind his desk, and his rimless glasses reflected the light from the ceiling fixture.“Fresh paint,” Rhodes said. “Electricity in the office. A new roof. It all looks good.”“It is good,” Brother Alton said. “Except for the roof.”“What’s wrong with the roof?”“It is a sham and a fraud. It mocks the Lord.”Rhodes wasn’t sure how a roof could mock the Lord, but Brother Alton was glad to enlighten him.“It leaks,” the preacher said. “In ten places.”“That’s not good,” Rhodes agreed.“It’s a crime,” Brother Alton said. “And I want the culprit arrested at once.”Rhodes was confused. “I thought you called about the Indian dancers.”Brother Alton sighed the sigh of a man who had to confront so much evil that it was hard to know where to begin describing it.“I did call about that,”
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