Bless Me Father FOR YOU Have Sinned

By Bruce Lewis

A Literary Psychological Thriller (inspired by a real event)

A priest's view: "Father Luke is a complex character who will evoke your anger and irritation as well as empathy and forgiveness, tapping into your deepest emotions. And because of him, each time you read the words, "Bless me, Father, for you have sinned," it will make you think, and you will wonder."-Michael J. Barrington, retired Catholic priest.

A cop's view: "There is an implicit tug-of-war between the officer's badge and the holy Eucharist. Father Luke and his nemesis, Chuck Grayson, each struggle with inner moral and physical chaos as they seek redemption. It is a thriller that will

drive you in a desperate search for answers."-Mark R. Clifford, former U.S. Marine and police officer.

Twelve-year-old Chuck Grayson lost his father to what the police called a tragic accident-a fall in jail after his arrest for public drunkenness. But he always believed there was more to the story.

Now, decades later, Chuck is suffering from end-stage liver cancer when two revelations shake him to his core: a letter from a retired cop claims his father's death was no accident, and the killer is a Catholic priest.

Consumed by rage and with nothing left to lose, Chuck seeks vengeance. His battleground? The sacred confessional. His weapon? The truth.

As the two men face off in that darkened booth-one a dying son, the other a priest hiding from justice-the line between penance and punishment blurs. What unfolds is a taut psychological thriller steeped in trauma, faith and moral ambiguity.

Set within a haunting atmosphere of guilt, secrecy and spiritual decay, Bless Me Father FOR YOU Have Sinned is a gripping tale where justice must choose between forgiveness...or death.

Will the sanctity of the confessional hold, or will it become the scene of a final, bloody reckoning?

The moral dilemma:

If you discovered who murdered your father 50 years after the fact, what would you do? Would you forgive and forget? Would you expose their crime? Or would you follow a more treacherous path?

The Bible says: "God tells us it is Mine to avenge..."

Confucius says: "He who seeks revenge digs two graves."

A man with a wounded heart says: "I'll see them in Hell."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FJHMTHCX
• ISBN13: 9798992296907
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: 2 Pirates Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"