15 yo Charlie was left an orphan and placed in foster care. Sophie’s mother collapsed and died and her father committed suicide. The two families that took the church to court were belittled and ostracized.and lost the case. The church elders paid off most of the families. She and several other kids accused a prominent church member of molestation. Twenty years ago, 12 yo Sophie Fields jumped off the roof of her home. This will absolutely be a perfect read!īlind revenge can blacken the heart & soul The narrator is fantastic, and I would gladly listen to him read other books! I absolutely recommend this book if you're into suspense, thriller, or horror novels. If you're easily squeamish or don't enjoy true horror books, this is not the book for you. What I will warn you about: the book is can be quite morbid, and it covers several uncomfortable topics.
What I love most about this book is that it presses you to think about the greater damage that our corrupt Justice system plays into. The story unfolds from the perspective of more than one character, including the murderer. Her older brother doesn't do well after the incident, and comes back 20 years later with revenge on the mind. Justice was never served at the time, and the young girl commits suicide. Wow! "A Murder of Saints" is absolutely one of the most thought provoking thrillers I've read in a while! The story follows a man whose younger sister was molested as a preteen by local church leaders. In this chilling tale of suspense, revenge, and evil, a police detective wrestles with his moral conscience while attempting to stop a serial killer avenging his sister's death. As Fletcher and his new partner battle each other in a test of ideology and limits of the law, the real demons show up and change everything.
Although he sees justice in Charlie's crusade, the killer seems to be taking out others not responsible for his family's destruction.
It is Fletcher's job to track and stop the crazed killer.īut as it becomes clear who the main targets are, Fletcher finds himself in the midst of a moral quagmire.
After losing his faith, his wife, and now his partner, Fletcher learns that Charlie Fields has come back to town with one mission: to kill everyone responsible for his sister's death. After his misdeeds are covered up by church leaders, she climbs to the roof of her house and jumps to her death, right in front of her shocked brother, Charlie.Ģ0 years later, detective Harry Fletcher is still haunted by the personal demons associated with the church cover-up. Sophie Fields is a little girl tortured by her memories of Damien Smith, a much-loved and respected church elder with a secret lust for the unmentionable.
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