Fifth Sunday: The Loving Hands Murder

by Richard Weirich

Overview

In March, 1985, Lamont Johnson moved his family from Cleveland, Ohio for an executive position with AmSouth Bank Corporation and a new home in the midst of the white's-only Alabama community of Loving Hands. When the body of an exotic dancer is found behind the Loving Hands Baptist Church, Lamont Johnson is arrested for the murder. This story, inspired by actual events, is told from the perspective of Emmett Hollister who has only recently returned home after a stint in the Navy. Quickly things start looking up for Emmett when he meets and falls in love with new resident, Jane Fitzwater. As their love grows so do the problems in the Loving Hands community resulting in the destruction of their relationship and a scandalous revelation about some of the unloving racist members of Loving Hands Baptist Church.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781477468074
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	05/21/2012
Pages:	284
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Richard Weirich writes from the perspective of his numerous life experiences that include professional musician, radio personality, Southern Baptist pastor, and advertising sales executive.

Richard grew up in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and immediately after high school was accepted into the U.S. Navy Band as a trombonist. While in the Navy Band he became interested in radio, enrolled in the Tidewater School of Broadcasting, and quickly landed his first radio job in Norfolk, VA.

For 30+ years Richard was the Burt half of the popular morning radio duo of Burt and Kurt, entertaining listeners in Jackson, Mississippi; Tampa, Florida; Houston, Texas; and Birmingham, Alabama.

While in Birmingham Richard prepared for the ministry at Southeastern Bible College and Samford University which led to a fifteen year ministerial career serving as pastor of several churches in Alabama.