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Marytr's
Cry
Murder, She Wrote meets Touched by
an Angel in a gripping tale of unrequited love, unconfessed
sin, and murder! Bishop John Wesley Hunter is being
haunted by the ghost of Heather Beeson…a woman he
knew, and loved, nearly 20 years ago…a woman who left
him broken-hearted…a woman who’s been brutally murdered.
Who killed her? Why? And why did she leave Hunter’s
arms so long ago? In the tradition of Father Brown
and Brother Cadfael, Bishop Hunter embarks on this
fast–paced mystery for hopeless romantics. Along the
way he learns that if you don’t deal with the ghosts
of your past, the ghosts of your past will deal with
you!
Larry
D. Bohall's
Biography:
Larry
D. Bohall is a passionate motivational speaker and
certified trainer who has worked with Fortune 500
companies and professional organizations nationwide.
A Duke graduate, he's authored hundreds of articles
and short stories, has worked extensively in advertising
and broadcasting, and lives in Missouri with his family
and several pets.
Larry
D. Bohall's "fast-paced mystery for hopeless
romantics" is a novel of humor, pathos and
expertly executed suspense. Martyr's Cry has a uniquely
three-tiered plotline, rich characterizations, and
fluid prose that is all seeing, all knowing and
all wise. Mystery, romance and spirituality mesh
in a complicated looping of faith versus fantasy,
hope versus heartache, and healing versus loss.
Mr. Bohall will alternately strip one's heart bare
and kick start one's adrenaline with a well-timed
action sequence -- all while endearing Bishop Hunter
to readers and exposing his vulnerabilities, strengths
and triumphs to the world at large.
Alert
readers will clue in to the identity of the mastermind
behind the crimes in Martyr's Cry, but will still
puzzle over the character's motivations and reasoning.
Also, the novel's ending is foisted rather abruptly
on a reader, but then, Bishop John Wesley Hunter
still has a fairly long stretch of road ahead of
him to travel, and a series of mystery novels to
do it in (or so I hope). Thus, the only cry you'll
hear from this reviewer is a plea for the talented
Mr. Bohall to continue writing about Bishop Hunter
and his Colombo-like compatriot, Detective Columbus.
- C.L.
Jeffries - Heartstrings
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