Levi Soucy

7 booksMysteryCozy MysteryCrime Fiction

A retired U. S. Navy veteran. Dr. Soucy holds degrees in ministry, theology, and psychology. He has served local churches as a pastor for almost 50 years in both the eastern U.S. and Canada. He currently lives in northern Maine, with his wife, Etta.

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The End of the Trail

The finish line of the Appalachian Trail holds a secret that never lets go

Mystery

The Appalachian Trail ends at the majestic peak of Mt. Katahdin, but for some, the journey concludes in total silence. Rosalind 'Roz' Merryweather sought a peaceful life running a B&B in Millinocket, Maine. But when Daniel, a seasoned hiker on the verge of completing his 2,000-mile trek, vanishes into the thin mountain air, Roz's quiet retirement evaporates. The local rangers insist he simply wandered off, yet Roz knows the wilderness doesn't just swallow people whole without a trace. Two weeks later, the mystery deepens when a vibrant young couple disappears from a pristine campsite, leaving their gear behind like ghosts. Joined by a tech-savvy influencer and a reluctant park ranger, Roz begins to peel back the layers of a conspiracy that stretches from the rugged Maine woods to the highest levels of corporate greed. As the local tourism board tries to silence the rumors to protect their profits, Roz realizes the missing hikers weren't unlucky—they were chosen. Now, she must summit the dangerous peak to uncover a high-tech secret hidden in the granite shadows. On the jagged edge of the world, Roz must find the truth before she becomes the next hiker to reach the end of the trail... forever.

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The St. Jude Mysteries

Faith and foul play collide when a tragic fall reveals a town's darkest secrets

Mystery
Crime Fiction

A quiet coastal parish holds more than just prayers. Father Quentin Miller sought peace when he accepted the position as rector of St. Jude’s. But the tranquility of his new home is shattered when Leo Gable, a devoted young parishioner, is found dead at the base of the treacherous Sentinel Cliff. While Sheriff Boyd Sterling is quick to dismiss the tragedy as a hiking accident, Quentin’s keen eyes see a different story written in the coastal dust. Driven by a moral compass that won't let him look away, Quentin teams up with local librarian Jules Vance to investigate the inconsistencies the police ignored. Their search leads them from the pews of St. Jude’s to the opulent estate of the Thornes, a powerful family whose influence over the town is as cold as the Atlantic waters. Behind the family’s polished facade lies a web of financial fraud and desperation that Leo was about to expose. Now, as Quentin digs into the secrets of his own flock, he realizes the killer isn't finished. With the town council and the sheriff pressuring him to stay in the pulpit and out of the investigation, Quentin must risk everything to uncover the truth before the shadow on the cliff claims its next victim.

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The St. Jude Mysteries

Buried secrets and skeletal remains threaten to tear a coastal parish apart

Mystery
Thriller

Faith and history collide in the quiet coastal town of St. Jude when a local fisherman pulls a rusted, salt-encrusted crate from the Atlantic depths. Inside lie treasures of liturgical silver and the skeletal remains of a secret that was never meant to reach the surface. Rector Caleb Hargrove and psychological expert Nathaniel Sterling are thrust into a labyrinth of deception as the discovery unearths a dark legacy of the 'Fugitive Trade'—a clandestine network that once smuggled political exiles through the church’s hidden tunnels. But the past isn't the only threat. A sophisticated stranger named Arthur Sterling arrives, brandishing legal documents that claim the church’s land as his own, threatening to bankrupt the congregation. As targeted thefts and acts of sabotage plague the parish, it becomes clear that someone is desperate to erase the evidence of a century-old crime. From the shadow-drenched rectory to the treacherous cliffs of the coast, Caleb must race to validate the church's history before the truth is buried forever. In a town where every revelation brings a new danger, can faith survive the weight of the past?

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The St. Jude Mysteries

Unearthing centuries of blood feuds and buried secrets in a quiet coastal village

Mystery
Crime Fiction

Faith and history collide in the fog-drenched village of St. Jude. When Reverend Caleb Hargrove begins renovating the historic rectory, he expects to find dust and old beams—not a 17th-century land charter that threatens to dismantle the town's foundation. As the artifact’s discovery ignites a dormant war between the town’s founding families, the stakes turn deadly. A visiting scholar is left for dead in the bell tower, and anonymous threats begin appearing on the altar. Someone is desperate to keep the past buried, and they believe the church is the perfect place to hide a secret. Alongside his partner, Lydia Beaumont, Caleb must navigate a labyrinth of ancestral lies and modern greed. From the rocky Maine coast to the hidden compartments of the rectory, they hunt for a truth that the powerful elite will do anything to suppress. But as the shadows of a century-old blood feud lengthen, Caleb realizes that protecting his congregation might mean exposing the rot beneath his own floorboards. In a town where silence is tradition, the truth might be the most dangerous sin of all.

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The St. Jude Mystery

A festive celebration turns fatal when a poisoned glass of wassail unmasks a killer

Mystery
Crime Fiction

In the quiet village of St. John’s Creek, the annual church Christmas party is the social event of the year. But the holiday spirit is shattered when a local woman collapses, dead from a single poisoned glass of wassail. For Dr. Nathaniel Sterling, the town’s pastor with a Ph.D. in Psychology, the tragedy is more than a spiritual crisis—it is a puzzle that only a student of the human mind can solve. While a blizzard seals the Maine border town off from the world, Nathaniel and his sharp-witted fiancée, Isolde Vance, must navigate a labyrinth of small-town secrets. With the county sheriff looking on, Nathaniel uses his expertise in behavioral patterns to sift through a crowd of suspects, from a cold pharmaceutical chemist to a bitter local mechanic. Was the victim the intended target, or did she sip a drink meant for the town’s wealthiest benefactor? As the clues point toward a decades-old secret buried along the riverbanks, Nathaniel realizes the killer is still among them, hidden behind a mask of neighborly cheer. In a race against time and the elements, he must use every ounce of his psychological training to find the culprit before the song of the season ends in another funeral. Faith and science collide in this gripping winter mystery where every neighbor is a suspect.

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Murder Atop the Steeple

A pastor uncovers poison and deadly secrets in his coastal Maine flock

Mystery
Crime Fiction

In the rocky coastal village of Haven's End, Maine, Reverend Caleb Hargrove ministers to a tight-knit congregation. But when elderly widow Edith Winslow insists her husband Arthur was poisoned at the church's Harvest Moon supper—not felled by a heart attack—Caleb's peaceful life unravels. Edith's tale of a bitter, metallic taste sends Caleb and his fiancée, organist Lydia Beaumont, on a perilous quest for truth. They unearth a web of greed: developer Wesley Brackett covets the Winslow land for a massive mall, while Sheriff Harlan Fisk buries any suspicion of foul play. Hidden in the church's own supplies, a rare toxin mimics cardiac arrest. Suspects lurk among the faithful—the defensive head cook Mabel Kearney, the evasive retired Dr. Pembroke, and more. As Edith's health fades, Caleb grapples with betrayal in his flock. Faith collides with fear in this atmospheric small-town mystery, where the killer watches from the shadows of the steeple.

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Bones in the Basement

Faith and justice collide when a decades-old secret is unearthed beneath the sanctuary

Mystery

Some secrets are better left buried. Others are hidden in the house of God. Pastor Thomas Whitby expected the renovation of his historic church to bring his community closer together. Instead, it unearths a nightmare: a skeleton hidden beneath the basement floorboards for thirty years. The remains belong to Julian Miller, a man whose disappearance once rocked the town and whose presence now threatens to destroy it. Alongside his fiancée, Elara Vance, Thomas trades his sermons for sleuthing. But as they peel back layers of local history, they find a web of corruption that leads directly to the church’s most powerful benefactor, Sterling Montgomery. From suppressed records to a mysterious ledger, every clue suggests that Julian was murdered to protect a fortune built on lies. With his career on the line and an anonymous killer closing in, Thomas must decide how much he is willing to sacrifice for the truth. In a town where silence is a virtue, the Pastor and Elara are about to learn that the most dangerous sins are the ones committed in the dark. Levi Soucy delivers a gripping mystery where the search for justice is a test of faith.

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