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David C. Cook
April 2011
On Sale: April 11, 2011
ISBN: 1434703746
EAN: 9781434703743
Kindle: B005MT8T20
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This richly imagined tale takes readers to a tiny German town in the time of โthe burnings,โ when pious and heretic alike became victims of witch-hunting zealots. When a double murder stirs up festering fears, the village priest sends for help. But the charismatic Inquisitor who answers the call brings a deadly mix of spiritual fervor and self-deceptive evil. Under his influence, village fear, guilt, and suspicion of women take a deadly turn. In the midst of this nightmare, a doubting priest and an unloved wifeโa secret friend of the recently martyred William Tyndaleโsomehow manage to hear another Voiceโฆand discover the power of love over fear. Dinfoil, Germany, 1538. In a little town on the edge of the Black Forest, a double murder stirs up festering fears. A lonely woman despairs of pleasing her husband and wonders why other women shun her. An overworked sheriff struggles to hold the townโand himselfโtogether. A priest begins to doubt the power of the words he shares daily with his flock. And the charismatic Inquisitor who arrives to helpโwith a filthy witch in a cage as an object lessonโbrings his own mix of lofty ideals and treacherous evil. Under his influence, ordinary village fears and resentments take a deadly turn. Terror mounts. Dark deeds come to light. And men and women alike discover not only what they are capable of, but who they areโฆand what it means to grapple for grace.
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