Lost Mission: A Novel - Softcover

Dickson, Athol

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1416583475 ISBN 13: 9781416583479

Publisher: Howard Books, 2009

Synopsis

What haunting legacy waits deep beneath the barrios and wealthy enclaves of Southern California?
 
An idyllic Spanish mission collapses atop the supernatural evidence of a shocking crime. Twelve generations later the ground is opened up, the forgotten ruins are disturbed, and rich and poor alike confront the onslaught of resurging hell on earth. Caught up in the catastrophe are . . .
 

• A humble shopkeeper compelled to leave her tiny village deep in Mexico to preach in America
• A minister wracked with guilt for loving the wrong woman
• An unimaginably wealthy man, blinded to the consequences of his grand plans
• A devoted father and husband driven to a horrible discovery that changes everything

Will the evil that destroyed the Misión de Santa Dolores rise to overwhelm them, or will they beat back the terrible desires that left the mission’s good Franciscan founder standing in the midst of flames ignited by his enemies and friends alike more than two centuries ago? 

From the high Sierra Madres to the harsh Sonoran desert, from the privileged world of millionaire moguls to the impoverished immigrants who serve them, Athol Dickson once again weaves a gripping story of suspense that spans centuries and cultures to explore the abiding possibility of miracles.

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From the Back Cover:

An idyllic Spanish mission collapses in the 18th century atop the supernatural evidence of a shocking crime. Twelve generations later the ground is opened up, the forgotten ruins disturbed, and rich and poor alike confront the onslaught of resurging hell on earth. Caught up in the catastrophe are a humble shopkeeper, a minister, a mega-wealthy man, and a devoted father and husband. Will the evil that destroyed the Mision de Santo Delores rise to overwhelm them, or will they beat back the terrible desires that led to the devastation more than two centuries earlier?

From the high Sierra Madre mountains to the harsh Sonoran desert, from the privileged world of millionaire moguls to the impoverished world of the immigrants who serve them, Lost Mission is a gripping story of suspense that spans centuries to explore the abiding possibility of miracles.

About the Author:

Athol Dickson is the publisher of the popular news website, DailyCristo.com, and the author of seven novels and the bestselling memoir, The Gospel according to Moses. His novels of suspense and magical realism have been honored with three Christy Awards and an Audie Award, and compared to the work of Octavia Butler (by Publisher’s Weekly) and Flannery O’Connor (by The New York Times). He and his wife live in Southern California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Howard Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1416583475
• ISBN 13: 9781416583479
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368