When rebellious Utah socialite Kirsten Young is found murdered in Provo Canyon with strange markings carved into her flesh and a note written in a 19th Century code, questions arise about the old laws of the Mormon Church. Journalist Selonnah Zee is assigned the story, which quickly takes on a life of its own. Even before the first murder is solved, several more victims appear, each one more mysterious than the last. Meanwhile, Sedonnah is distracted by her mother's onset of Alzheimer's and her sudden attraction to the mysterious Salt Lake City police chief who is investigating the murder. Adding to a slew of other distractions, Selonnah's cousin, Roger, has recently converted and is now a public spokesperson for the Mormon faith. But paradoxically, Roger's wife, Eliza, is struggling to hold onto the Mormon beliefs of her childhood. If something is really from God, she wonders, why does it need to be constantly revised' Could the murderer be asking the same questions' And most importantly, will they be able to stop him before he commits his biggest crime, taking out a Mormon landmark and dozens of sightseers'
What do I write? Well, depends on what day it is.
I'm my literary agent's quandry, because I write in just about every genre there is -- book length fiction and nonfiction, children's books, magazine articles, poetry, blogs, radio plays, song lyrics, a dissertation, you name it. And I've published in all those genres!
My first book, The Mormon Mirage, has stayed in print almost continuously for over 30 years. I have over a dozen other published books.
My kids say I'm not funny, but I hold up the check I won for a national humor writing contest. Somebody thinks I'm funny. At least in print.
Except for a book I'm working on right now (about the discovery of the ancient Biblical city of Sodom), I'm concentrating mostly on fiction.
Here are some of my recent projects:
A novel about the woman who wrote the Epistle to the Hebrews in the Bible.
A modern version of Hamlet -- in an Amish village.
A Civil War historical series about religious pacifists.
I blog at Latayne.com and with the super-talented ladies at NovelMatters.com.
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