Holy Ghost, Sandford - C-

                                                Notwithstanding the author's superb and prolific record as a writer, this story did not work for me. It just felt dragged out. Three friends in a dying small Minnesota town create a Marian apparition at the local RC church that propels Wheatfield  onto the national stage. The tourists restore the town's economy until someone starts shooting at them. There are some fun insights into rural life in southern Minnesota, but not enough to sustain an entire book.