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Name: Trial by Fire
Author: Terri Blackstock

When Pastor Nick Foster discovers a body burned to ashes in his church, the bullet wound in the victim’s head tells him this is no accident. The small Louisiana town of Newpointe is left stunned by the mystery of who killed the man and why. Paramedic Issie Mattreaux, already dealing with a missing teenage nephew, finds something far darker when she investigates the fire’s aftermath. After a chilling attempt on her life, Nick is forced to become her protector as he wrestles with the trauma that has struck his congregation. The forces behind the blaze are far from finished, and a sinister agenda threatens to engulf everything Nick holds dear.

First publish date: 2000

Genre: Suspense/General Suspense

Authors: Terri Blackstock

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