Enjoy this Small-Town Murder Mystery Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple The health problem Father Tom's been ignoring for months finally catches up to him when he collapses in the sacristy. The incident sends Helen into a downward spiral of guilt which leads her to make a decision she might not be able to take back. The Chief's Choice is the seventh novel in the Mercy and Justice Mystery series, a contemporary small town mystery series. The series is a sequel to the Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown, and his wife Helen Greer, female Chief of Police and detective in the tradition of Kinsey Millhone.