The Pilgrim Soul

Wally Snyder carries baggage to his high school class’s 15-year reunion. You see, Wally wasn’t just a nerd, he was the nerd. “Why would you even want to go?” Wally’s mother snaps. Because Wally wants to see the golden boy, Frank Stanton. Wally needs to show that he has changed — even though he hasn’t quite convinced himself. Wally, however, finds Stanton to be as arrogant as ever. Out of spite, Wally, who has a gift for mimicry, calls Stanton’s former wife, the Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader Bridget McNally, and pretends to be Stanton. That’s as far as the prank goes. He thinks. Then, Stanton dies that very night. Wally does a little digging to find out that the golden boy wasn’t so golden. When Wally nearly “accidentally” dies, he realizes that somebody knows what he knows. Now, if only Wally knew what he knows. So begins The Pilgrim Soul, a mystery by Philadelphia Bulletin columnist Frank Diamond that will keep you on the edge of your seat.