Burnt Books

Division 24

The man looked confused.

"The deaths? It has been peaceful in this area."

Beatrice frowned.

"How so." She mumbled to see a figure leave the church through the other door close to a burner.

"Ha! Something is burning." She said, and the father turned to have his eyes widened.

They both walked to the pulpit of the church and behold a book was on the burner while the fiery fire burned.

Father Jude had gone to bring water to quench the fire and when the fire that had been burning was quenched, Beatrice squinted her eyes to see that three of the books in the burner had burnt to ashes but one had not burned..not a single scratch on its body.

"Is it your father?" She asked, to have the father shake his head.

"We have never had such a book in the church before. It is said to be a way itches' book that is not supposed to be held. A woman was burnt to death last month for possessing such books." The father said to have Beatrice nod.

Then how come was it in the church?

Turning to the d