Purged
M. E. May
M&B Literary Creations, Nov 20
2014, $14.95
ISBN: 9781500411121
In Indianapolis, Doug watches and waits in horror as a local Wiccan
coven praises the Goddess on Sabbath Samhain.
When they leave, he abducts the last Wiccan to depart while thanking the
heavens for his opportunity to save the soul of this devil worshipper. Doug explains to his frightened victim Sasha
that he is an angel who must do the Lord’s work using any means to cleanse the
evil out of her. When he completes God’s
work, he etches “Forgiven” in olde English on her corpse.
Zach and April find the location where the “witches” recently performed
their rite. April trips over Sasha’s
body before Zach, thinking human sacrifice, calls 911. Police Detectives Chennelle Kendall and Erica
Barnes lead the investigation into the homicide of the tortured Wiccan. They find numerous suspects, but most people
of interest belong to the deeply pious Avenging Angels Evangelical Church flock
whose goal is ending the devil worshipping Wiccan coven. More torture murders follow from an avenging
angel claiming his divine mission from God is saving souls.
The fourth Circle City police procedural starring different
lead cops (see Ensconced, Inconspicuous and Perfidy) is a
gripping murder mystery even with readers knowing the identity of the deranged
serial killer from the start. The keys
to the engaging investigation are the beliefs backed up by strong convictions of
the Wiccan coven and Avenging Angels Evangelical Church congregation seem real; as does the psychopath’s
contention that he is God’s messenger purging evil from sinners.
Harriet Klausner
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