In this dark Dickensian tale of murder and redemption, award-winning author Vivian Schilling delves deep into the mind of a New Orleans loan shark, and in a twist of fate, pits him against his own prejudice and self-righteous greed.
Adam Claiborne--a devout Catholic and family man--ascended from the slums in Algiers to a lush mansion in the Garden District and now condemns those too weak to transcend their misfortunes. He built his empire with hard work and when needed, rules it with an iron fist. But when a routine debt collection deep in the bayou leaves Charlie and Monique Sinclair dead, he turns to a priest to assuage his nettling conscience. Normally, Adam's blood-stained confessions are met with a prayer and all is forgiven ... until now. When a new priest denies him absolution, it marks the beginning of a harrowing journey for Adam. That night, his uneasy sleep thrusts him into a disturbing new reality when he awakens to find himself three days back in time and in the body of Charlie Sinclair. With a new perspective on his victim's circumstances and last three days of terror, Adam must find compassion or die at his own ruthless hand.
SACRED PREY is a powerful and heart-pounding glimpse into the soul of New Orleans, into the colorful lives of its rich and poor, black and white, Christian and Vodoun--a riveting tale that reveals universal truths, moral complexity and the power of perspective.
