Religious Crime

DIVINE SHADOW: The Intersection of Organized Religion and Crime Discover the Dark Side of Faith Beneath the sacred walls of organized religion lies a shadowy world where faith and crime intertwine. DIVINE SHADOW unveils the hidden realities that religious institutions often strive to keep concealed. From shocking scandals to secret financial empires, this book pulls back the curtain on the crimes that have plagued religious organizations for centuries. Why You Can't Afford to Miss This Book: Unprecedented Insights: Gain exclusive access to detailed case studies that expose the corruption, ...

The year was 1922: World War I had just come to a close, the Ottoman Empire was in decline, and Asa Jennings, a YMCA worker from upstate New York, had just arrived in the quiet coastal city of Smyrna to teach sports to boys. Several hundred miles to the east in Turkey's interior, tensions between Greeks and Turks had boiled over into deadly violence. Mustapha Kemal, now known as Ataturk, and his Muslim army soon advanced into Smyrna, a Christian city, where a half a million terrified Greek and Armenian refugees had fled in a desperate attempt to escape his troops.

Who cares if you found the source to God?The Russians, Chinese, MI6 and the CIA would care. Why? Because it's the key to controlling everything. Two boys believe they've found the source. Now Barry Mackay must find them and their secret before it's too late. In the sanctity of the Shetland Islands, the mystery unravels. Secret agents come calling as all hell breaks loose. A novel that will revive or test your faith. You may never see life and death the same way again.

For newly widowed Mamie West, it's time to get out of the house and do something. She has no idea what she is getting herself into. After buying the vintage camper of her dreams at a local used car lot, she joins the Gals Gone Glamping. At her first campout, one of the Three Gees is found murdered in her own campsite. Mamie soon discovers a cryptic note in the woman's RV, but when the same note is left for her, she becomes the sleuth, trying to figure out who the killer is before she becomes the next victim. Along with her sidekick, Boston terrier Babs, she captures the interest of Magnolia...

Three lives intertwine in a battle of darkness and redemption - where vengeance, ambition, and duty collide. Michael Phy is eighteen years old and losing his mind. A social pariah intent on seeking vengeance on his peers. Billy Mallek grew up in a commune of blood drinkers made up of criminals and outcasts. He has aspirations of his own commune in California made up of modern day vampires. Police officer James Gardener sees the threat Michael and Billy are. His faith is tested, but he is the only one who can stop the dark fallen days from coming. -Get your copy now-

Spring is in the air. Gus is feeling pretty good about the change in seasons until an unknown man decides he would rather change from being alive to being dead. He clearly drank something toxic, and it didn’t agree with him. The question is, did he really decide to do that, or did someone make that decision for him. Only that question is buried under a lot of other layers of questions. Why did the man visit Gus a few days before his death proclaiming the end times were near? Why didn’t he take enough poison to kill him near instantly instead of lingering around for days slowly dying? ...

~ Sometimes all it takes is the right person in our…AfterLife. ~ In this romance with comedy, a man purchases an abandoned farmhouse in a tax sale unaware it’s haunted by the woman…ahhhhh…ghost that will become the love of his life and he the love of her AfterLife and together bring the man who murdered her to justice as only a Trans Spectral, TSP, couple can.

★★★★★ “A great job of modernizing a difficult parable” Pastor’s Comment Ever wonder how one of Jesus's parables might be told today? Five compelling stories that illustrate how our faith is tested every day! Crossroads of Faith is five modern-day retellings of biblical parables. These stories illustrate and remind us of the wonderful lessons taught by the parables of Jesus and other Biblical events. We all reach times in our life when our faith is tested and our convictions are revealed by the decisions we make. Whether you call them crossroads or maybe forks in the road, ...

Home for the Delahass family is Nolbeloir House...the home that Jeremy Delahass built for his family in the heart of America...now, years later, his family still calls it home...the Delahass Legacy still lives on...and the search for justice continues. Box Set Volume 1 includes Family and Family Unbroken, the first two books in the Delahass Legacy series. Family – The Delahass Legacy Barb Delahass has spent much of her life trying to understand the decisions and choices her ancestor made, but she has always admired the life that Jeremy Delahass chose to live, even though some of his ...

Think No Evil is the first insider account of the tragic events, the personal victories and the daily Amish life in Nickel Mines, written by a native of the Amish community who still lives and works where most of his relatives are Old Order Amish. Against the rich and fascinating backdrop of Amish culture, Beiler reveals the best of the human spirit in the midst of the worst, and leaves us all drawn heavenward, the richer for it.

The Holy Thief is the remarkable memoir of an amazing man. It is a true-life gangster story, a passionate love story, and a case of study in redemption. Regardless of your faith, you will find his story tragic, funny, uplifting, and inspirational.

Bishop Juan Gerardi, Guatemala's leading human rights activist, was bludgeoned to death in his garage on a Sunday night in 1998, two days after the presentation of a groundbreaking church-sponsored report implicating the military in the murders and disappearances of some 200,000 civilians.

Centuries ago Thomas Dyersen left behind the information needed to find Sanctuary…the safe refuge where he once took his family…Now hundreds of years later another Dyersen is in great need of the information that Thomas Dyersen left behind. In the twentieth century the danger is not from someone close as what his ancestor faced…but an unknown threat…still unnamed but dangerous to all he loves. Fury of the Storm continues the ongoing story of family, friends, and strangers who come together at a time when the unknown is their greatest enemy…and their hidden sanctuary is their ...

Hiding is no longer enough…she needed answers… What did Jackson see on the video…and how does he tell Simon… Daman and Niall are asking all the right questions...will they survive to find the answers... Mick Johnson might be dead but his killer is unknown and the clues leading to them are non-existent. Completely non-existent…which according to Jackson never ever happens… Elijah Sullivan, the father she adored all her life left clues…Ava just has to unravel them even as she comes to terms with her feelings about Harper…and his for her. It’s the middle of the twenty-third ...

Mick Johnson might be dead but his killer is unknown and the clues leading to them are non-existent. Completely non-existent…which according to Jackson never ever happens.But Elijah Sullivan, the father she adored all her life left clues…she just has to unravel them even as she comes to terms with her feelings about Harper…and his for her. It’s the middle of the twenty-third century and while there have been staggering technological and environmental advances, human nature is still very much the same as it has always been. One woman unexpectedly finds herself thrust into the middle ...

When Father Bredder gets involved with murder—Heaven only knows what will happen next... When Lt. Minardi’s 16-year-old daughter attends a summer drama and cheerleading program at a local college, students begin turning up dead. While investigating the case, Minardi and Father Bredder uncover a conspiracy of drug-dealing and murder. Named “A Red Badge Novel of Suspense” alongside Agatha Christie, Michael Innes, and Hugh Pentecost, The Father Bredder Mysteries, written by Leonard Wibberley (author of The Mouse That Roared) under the pen name Leonard Holton, inspired a television show...

When Father Bredder gets involved with murder—Heaven only knows what will happen next... The catch was supposed to be halibut, but what Father Bredder reeled in was a corpse in a scuba suit. The police called it accidental drowning… The catch was, both air tanks were full… Father Bredder decided to unravel the mystery on his own, and suddenly he himself was the prime suspect… The catch was, he was also to be the next victim. Named “A Red Badge Novel of Suspense” alongside Agatha Christie, Michael Innes, and Hugh Pentecost, The Father Bredder Mysteries, written by Leonard ...

When he first met the man who called himself David Koresh, David Thibodeau was a drummer in a local a rock band. Though he had never been religious in the slightest, Thibodeau gradually became a follower and moved to the Branch Davidian compound in Waco. He remained there until April 19, 1993, when the compound was stormed and burned to the ground after a 51-day standoff with government authorities. In this compelling account - now with an updated epilogue that revisits remaining survivors - Thibodeau explores why so many people came to believe that Koresh was divinely inspired.

*Amazon #1 Bestseller* *Winner-Pencraft Award for Literary Excellence* *Winner-Silver Medal-Global Book Awards* and 1st Book in Tejas Desai’s Riveting International Crime Trilogy The Brotherhood Chronicle (The Brotherhood, The Run and Hide, The Dance Towards Death)! *NOW BEING RELEASED: TEJAS DESAI'S LATEST BOOK, BAD AMERICANS (AKA THE GREAT AMERICAN PANDEMIC NOVEL), AN AMBITIOUS FRAME NOVEL FILLED WITH 12 SHORT STORIES BEING RELEASED IN PARTS FROM MARCH 15, 2025 TO APRIL 15, 2026. CHECK OUT HIS AUTHOR PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION!* Enter a sinister, exotic world of danger, surprise and ...

As they silently make their way through the trees to the hidden refuge that Thomas Dyersen once found need of for his family centuries ago, Sara Merryn is grateful for its existence as the silence of the night erupts with the sounds that she has long buried in her memories.Storm Tide continues the ongoing story of family, friends, and strangers who come together at a time when the unknown is their greatest enemy…and their hidden sanctuary is their greatest defense. No matter that they have planned for this moment since the storm that first brought them together, and the siege of lawless ...