"Linda Wallheim finds herself once again ruffling feathers in Draper, Utah, as she assists a murder investigation that is being derailed by transphobia within the LDS community"--Publisher marketing. The tight-knit Mormon community in Draper, Utah is thrown into upheaval when their ward's second counselor-- one of the bishop's right-hand men-- is found dead in an elaborately staged murder on church property. Linda Wallheim, the wife of the ward's bishop, is worried about Carl's grieving family. When the autopsy report reveals Carl Ashby was a biological female, Church officials and more concerned with hushing up the story than solving the crime. What else was he hiding-- and can Linda ferret out the key to his death before the rumors tear her community apart?
Mette Ivie Harrison Bücher
Diese Autorin verfasst Geschichten, die sie selbst gerne liest, und ist ebenso gespannt wie ihre Leser auf die Ereignisse, die als Nächstes geschehen. Ihre Schreibweise ist von einer aufrichtigen Neugier auf die sich entwickelnde Erzählung geprägt und spiegelt die Erwartungen der Leser wider. Abseits ihrer literarischen Bestrebungen steckt sie ihre Energie in den anspruchsvollen Sport des Triathlons. Sie vereint Kreativität und Dynamik auf lebendige Weise in ihrer Arbeit.
The Bishop's Wife
- 384 Seiten
- 14 Lesestunden
In the predominantly mormon city of Draper, Utah, some seemingly perfect families have deadly secrets. Linda Wallheim is a devout Mormon, mother of five boys and wife of a bishop. But Linda’s daily routine of church-going, Relief Society meetings, and visiting church ward members is turned upside down as a disturbing situation takes shape in her seemingly idyllic neighborhood. Young wife and mother Carrie Helm has disappeared. Carrie’s husband, Jared, claims that she has abandoned the family, but Linda doesn’t trust him. As she snoops, trying to learn more about the Helms’ circumstances, Linda becomes convinced Jared murdered his wife and painted himself as a wronged husband. Inspired by a chilling true crime and written by a practicing Mormon, The Bishop’s Wife is both a fascinating peek into the lives of modern Mormons and a grim and cunningly twisted mystery.