This decidedly adult tale adds twists aplenty to an insider’s look at a religion replete with its own mysteries.Īnother sweltering month in Charlotte, another boatload of mysteries past and present for overworked, overstressed forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan.Ī week after the night she chases but fails to catch a mysterious trespasser outside her town house, some unknown party texts Tempe four images of a corpse that looks as if it’s been chewed by wild hogs, because it has been. Harrison, herself a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is known for her children’s fantasy books (The Rose Throne, 2013, etc.). The discovery of two bodies produces devastating revelations for Linda and the close-knit community, but she never thinks of giving up her search for the painful truth. Despite Kurt’s entreaties to leave these problems alone, Linda is driven to investigate out of concern for Kelly. Now that Tobias is dying, he rambles on about visiting his first wife’s grave even though nobody knows where it is. Although she has no children, Anna has raised the two boys from Tobias’ first marriage as her own. Anna, who has a graduate degree and worked in banking before marrying Tobias, is just the sort of independent woman Linda would like to be. As the police begin an investigation, Linda, who’d like to do more with her life, strikes up a friendship with Anna Torstensen, whose husband, Tobias, is gravely ill. Carrie’s wealthy, angry parents are equally skeptical. When the girl tells Linda that her father dropped her mother off somewhere during the night, Linda wonders whether Carrie really ran away. Linda has 5 grown sons, but she can’t forget the loss of her stillborn daughter, and little Kelly captures her heart. When they’re awakened early one morning by Jared Helm and his 5-year-old daughter, Kelly, Linda has no inkling how profoundly their lives will be changed by Jared’s claim that his wife, Carrie, has left him. But Linda Wallheim strives to help her husband, Kurt, cope with the many calls on his time. A questioning Mormon woman becomes involved in two mysteries.Ī Mormon bishop is called to serve part-time, not lifetime, and his wife has no official standing.
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