The Bishop's Wife
One of Publishers Weekly's Most Anticipated Books of FallLinda Wallheim is a devout Mormon, mother of five boys and the wife of a bishop in Draper, Utah. But Linda is increasingly troubled by her church's structure and secrecy. When a young wife and mother disappears one cold winter night, and...
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One of Publishers Weekly's Most Anticipated Books of FallLinda Wallheim is a devout Mormon, mother of five boys and the wife of a bishop in Draper, Utah. But Linda is increasingly troubled by her church's structure and secrecy. When a young wife and mother disappears one cold winter night, and her husband claims his unstable wife has abandoned the family, Linda doesn't trust him. Snooping into the family's circumstances, she becomes convinced that a murderer has painted himself as a wronged husband.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781410477965 (1410477967)
ASIN: 1410477967
Publish date: 2015-04-01
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Pages no: 537
Edition language: English
Category:
Adult Fiction,
Adult,
Mystery,
Religion,
Contemporary,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Christianity,
Lds,
Mormonism,
Fiction
This is a fairly enjoyable tour guide through Mormonism, and an absolutely hot mess of a mystery.
This story takes place in Utah in a ward of the Mormon community. The Bishop’s wife is Linda Wallheim. Her husband Curt, the Bishop, is also an Accountant, full time, at his regular job. He is tired and overworked a good deal of the time but believes he has been called to this service. Assisting her...
In this mystery, the setting is as integral a part of the story as the plot and characters. Written by a practicing Mormon, The Bishop’s Wife takes place in a mainstream (not polygamous fundamentalist) Utah Mormon community, which the author acknowledges will seem like a foreign country to many read...
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