Historical Thrillers: The Reverend McKinney Series
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The Redemption of Reverend McKinney (Book 1)Andrew McKinney believes he was "saved" from the streets of Glasgow in 1885 by the grace of God. When Reverend Alan McLean offers to take Drew into his home, Drew insists he is unworthy. But soon the young boy realizes the only way to escape the life of crime, is to take Reverend McLean up on his offer. With the Reverend's help, he learns to read and write and becomes an altar server at St. Stephen's Church. There he encounters an unfriendly parishioner, Catherine Westwater, who seems determined to destroy the young man.
When Drew returns from three years in seminary, he finds he has lost his love, Mairi Macalister, to Catherine's son. Then Catherine commits the worst crime of all. Privy to her past, Drew sets out to see her pay for her crimes with the help of his friend, Hugh Henderson, the newest forensics officer for the Glasgow Police Department. When Catherine is convicted, Drew feels some relief until he realizes her mission has not been completed. Buy from Amazon Buy from Barnes & Noble |
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The Salvation of Reverend McKinney (Book 2)
Hoping to make a fresh start in Halifax, Drew McKinney quickly learns that life will not be so simple. He has his love, Mairi, and his friends to depend on for support. But if Catherine Westwater has a kindred spirit in Nova Scotia, it is certainly Miss Margaret Palmer. Daughter and niece of the founding fathers of the capital, she wields power with an iron fist. When Drew will not conform to her ways of thinking, she takes calculated measures to make his life and the lives of his friends and family unbearable. Alive with new characters and new troubles, The Salvation of Reverend McKinney takes the reader through tumultuous times for the young Glaswegian families. From the challenges facing the new headmaster of the Industrial School for Orphaned Boys, to spreading gossip about Mairi’s first marriage to the church’s board members, Margaret is relentless in her pursuit to discredit them all. Hugh Henderson, ever the consummate constable, begins his own secret investigation of her, and what he learns can put them all in danger. This sequel to The Redemption of Reverend McKinney, is sure to keep the reader turning pages at the same rapid rate they did for the first book. Buy from Amazon Buy from Barnes & Noble |
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The Resurrection of Reverend McKinney (Book 3)Jaime Westwater seethes with rage as he waits in a Halifax jail following the attempted murder of Reverend Drew McKinney and the death of his mother, Catherine, at the hands of St. Luke's sexton, Louis Edwards. His escape will set off a series of events that drive the McKinneys into hiding in Eastern Nova Scotia, send Constables Hugh Henderson and Will O'Reilly on an exhausting manhunt to apprehend him, and cause a scheming Margaret Palmer to flee to another country. Along the way, all will learn that there is no evil act to which Jaime will not stoop to exact his revenge. In exile, forced to give up his name and profession, Drew battles to hold true to his faith when Jaime begins his carnage using the young reverend's persona. The Resurrection of Reverend McKinney is the third and final riveting installment of the trilogy preceded by The Redemption of Reverend McKinney and The Salvation of Reverend McKinney. The diverse locations and storylines will keep the reader enthralled from the first page to the last.
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