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Carrie Stuart Parks - A Cry From the Dust (Thomas Nelson/HarperCollins Christian) August 12, 2014
http://www.carriestuartparks.com
In the shadow of the Mormon church, a
19th-century conspiracy is about to be shattered by a 21st-century forensic
artist.
In 1857, a wagon train in Utah was assaulted by a group of militant Mormons calling themselves the Avenging
Angels. One hundred and forty people were murdered, including unarmed men, women, and children. The Mountain Meadows Massacre remains controversial to this day—but the truth may be written on the skulls of the victims.
When renowned forensic artist Gwen Marcey is recruited to reconstruct the faces of recently unearthed victims at Mountain Meadows, she isn’t expecting more than an interesting gig . . . and a break from her own hectic life. But when Gwen stumbles on the ritualized murder of a young college student, her work on the massacre takes on a terrifying new aspect, and research quickly becomes a race against modern-day fundamentalist terror.
When renowned forensic artist Gwen Marcey is recruited to reconstruct the faces of recently unearthed victims at Mountain Meadows, she isn’t expecting more than an interesting gig . . . and a break from her own hectic life. But when Gwen stumbles on the ritualized murder of a young college student, her work on the massacre takes on a terrifying new aspect, and research quickly becomes a race against modern-day fundamentalist terror.
As evidence of a cover-up mounts—a
cover-up spanning the entire history of the Mormon church—Gwen finds herself in
the crosshairs of a secret society bent on fulfilling prophecy and revenging
old wrongs.
Can a forensic artist reconstruct two
centuries of suppressed history . . . before it repeats itself?
In A Cry from the Dust, Carrie
Stuart Parks utilizes her own background as a celebrated, FBI-trained forensic
artist to blend fact and fiction into a stunning mystery.
Luke Stark, a Special
Forces veteran, returns home from his second tour in Afghanistan to learn that
his wife has been mysteriously murdered and his son has disappeared. These
tragedies, in addition to suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, push
him over the edge. He has also been diagnosed with an incipient form of cancer,
but he forgoes treatment, a decision that is akin to a slow suicide. Although
he languishes in a shelter, he wears an impeccable suit, an eccentric
characteristic that sets him apart from his fellow down-and-outers and just
about everybody else. He is nicknamed, somewhat ironically, The Suited Hero.
Revenge and the search
for his son spark a kind of rebirth in him that is as cathartic as it is
brutal. This leads him into the dangerous world of illegal prescription drug
distribution, where nobody in this gripping mystery crime thriller- not even
some family members-is who they appear to be.
And a special announcement for an alumni Debut Author:
Cara Wainwright thinks life can’t get tougher when her mother's
cancer becomes terminal—until she returns home from the hospital and finds a
courtyard full of police officers and her houseguests dead.
Greenville, SC Detective David Morris, is unsure if Cara is the
suspect or the intended murder victim. As he searches for insight into her
family, their mounting secrets, and the conflicting evidence from multiple
crimes, his attraction to Cara complicates his investigation. Is the lure need,
manipulation—or real?
While David pursues forensic evidence, Cara pushes for answers
about her father's possible involvement, for at the center of the mystery
stands Cypher—the company her father built and will take any measures to defend.
When the assassin strikes at the heart of the family, Cara and David have to trust each other and work together to stop the killer before he eliminates the entire Wainwright dynasty.
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