The Liturgist

The suburbs of Atlanta has become unsettled when a series of murders are connected by religious carvings in the flesh of the victims and a clerical collar at each of the scenes. One person is the central organizer behind a series of redemptive murders, killing girls who play basketball for private schools known for in Bartholomew's thriller. The Liturgist knows his target personally and stalks them long before making his meticulous attack. He experiences a high from each killing, only...
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The suburbs of Atlanta has become unsettled when a series of murders are connected by religious carvings in the flesh of the victims and a clerical collar at each of the scenes. One person is the central organizer behind a series of redemptive murders, killing girls who play basketball for private schools known for in Bartholomew's thriller. The Liturgist knows his target personally and stalks them long before making his meticulous attack. He experiences a high from each killing, only wanting to up the ante with the next kill. With Joy Foster, his sixth victim, in his radar, he attacks her with such precision, there is no way out. He toys with her life, choking her and letting her come back. A shadowy figure, fights the Liturgist off before he is able to achieve his high, forcing the Liturgist to go off course and start attacking with more brutal tactics. Joy survives but post traumatic stress rules the day. She has mistrust for everyone. When Joy thinks she can trust again, the Liturgist strikes again, each time a little closer to home. Joy deals with her own survival as she watches her friends around her fall. Joy turns to the only one she thinks can help, Alex, the shadowy rescuer. The odd friendship blossoms as the world is falling apart. Joy "s will to live through life "s surreal mess is the tone of the novel. The characters are deep, but both psychological and physiological tension thrusts the plot forward until the characters push to far and you don "t know who to trust anymore.