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SoHo Books
January 2015
On Sale: December 30, 2014
Featuring: Linda Wallheim; Kurt Wallheim
353 pages
ISBN: 1616954760
EAN: 9781616954765
Kindle: B00LKIBZIW
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Mystery
In the predominantly Mormon city of Draper, Utah, some seemingly perfect families have deadly secrets. Inspired by an actual crime and written by a practicing Mormon, The Bishopβs Wife is both a fascinating look at the lives of modern Mormons as well as a grim and cunningly twisted mystery. Linda Wallheim is the mother of five grown boys and the wife of a Mormon bishop. As bishop, Kurt Wallheim is the wardβs designated spiritual father, and that makes Linda the wardβs unofficial mother, and her days are filled with comfort visits, community service, and informal counseling. But Linda is increasingly troubled by the churchβs patriarchal structure and secrecy, especially as a disturbing situation takes shape in the ward. One cold winter morning, a neighbor, Jared Helm, appears on the Wallheimsβ doorstep with his 5-year-old daughter, claiming that his wife, Carrie, disappeared in the middle of the night, leaving behind everything she owns. The circumstances surrounding Carrieβs disappearance become more suspicious the more Linda learns about them, and she becomes convinced that Jared has murdered his wife and painted himself as an abandoned husband. Kurt asks Linda not to get involved in the unfolding family saga, but she has become obsessed with Carrieβs fate, and with the well-being of her vulnerable young daughter. She cannot let the matter rest until she finds out the truth. Is she wrong to go against her husband, the bishop, when her inner convictions are so strong?
 Media BuzzNews at 4: Wednesday Reads - January 14, 2015
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