Riley Keep, former missionary, now a drunk, is begging on the streets and desperate to forget a past he lost in one far-flung act of wickedness. Then he hears the rumors. Miracles are happening in the picture post card village of Dublin,Maine. Riley isn’t the only pilgrim searching for deliverance. There’s the old woman fleeing a horrific monster, the lonely wife tempted by forbidden desire, the impoverished lobsterman lured by tainted wealth, the young girl weighing life and death decisions, and the small town cop with a murder on his hands. But only Riley Keep will learn if it’s true what people say: sometimes The Cure is much worse than the disease.

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…unpredictable and surprising, even though clues are sprinkled throughout the book. The final twist was chilling and, unfortunately, not unrealistic in today’s world. …the author does a wonderful job weaving in the deceit and the actions of those unrestrained by ethics and driven by the bottom line—a common scene in today’s headlines. …a powerful book, one that will remain on my bookshelf for a long time to come. – Crosswalk

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Pilotville,Louisiana, 1927, isolated outpost on theMississippi. Reverend Hale Poser, a stranger come looking for his roots. Hannah Lamont, new baby daughter to James and Rosa, a breech birth if not for the stranger’s touch upon her mother’s belly. She’s her parents’ sweet joy until, suddenly, she vanishes. Who but this stranger could have done this terrible thing? Who but this man of miracles could see that it’s undone? In the swamp beyond the tupelo and cypress a lingering evil sleeps no longer. It will rain down on Pilotville; it will rise up like a river, and nothing but a miracle can stop this awful flood.

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“A riveting mystery of redemption and regret, salvation and loss… Dickson deftly explores a variety of complex issues, such as racial equality and religious faith—all with a tasteful touch of magical realism. A vivid setting and well-drawn characters coalesce in this subtle yet captivating mystery.” – Kirkus Discoveries

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Little Katie was a Christian. Her very best friend Ruth was a Jew. The girls’ eyewitness testimony sent a very bad man to Louisiana’s infamous Angola prison. Twenty-five years later, Ruth has become an embittered rabbi, Kate is a lonely widow, the bad man is out, and people are dying in the strangest of ways. Torn apart in childhood by animosities beyond their understanding, Kate and Ruth can no longer elude the past’s unfinished business. To survive, these very different women must reach out to each other in spite of the mayhem and mistrust that shrouds one vital truth: sometimes the most dangerous of enemies crouches just inside the human heart.

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“The Christian market sorely needs more quality suspense novels, and Dickson’s excellent offering makes a solid contribution to the genre. …the writing is original, with unexpected touches of humor, and contains enough plot twists to keep the reader guessing until the final pages. Although this is a highly entertaining nail-biter, one of the novel’s significant accomplishments is its potential to promote greater understanding between people of both faiths”. – Publishers Weekly

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A great artist is cast into the icy Harlem River by a hit-and-run driver. His heart stops, and he sees something that defies description. Presumed dead by all who knew him and obsessed with the desire to paint the inexpressible, he embarks on a pilgrimage to seek help from holy men around the globe. But is it possible to see eternity without becoming lost within it? After a quarter of a century, when the world begins to whisper that he may be alive, two people come looking for the artist: the daughter he never knew existed, and the murderer who hit him on the bridge all those years ago.