I've just published my novel, The Messenger, a thinking person's page turner that goes beyond action to ask about the meaning of free will in a faith-based society and the role of religion in politics. I don't presume to answer these questions — but I think it important that each of us think and talk about them, and The Messenger provides a platform for such discussion.Freshman U.S. Senator John Peters vaults to worldwide fame and political prominence following his first speech from the Senate floor. Although he says he delivered his speech in English, amazed listeners claim he could be understood by all who heard him, whatever their language. Peters denies any religious significance to the event, fearing that it will undercut his efforts to be taken seriously as a politician. But as further instances of the "tongues" phenomenon occur, others (ranging from a political powerbroker to a Catholic Archbishop) seek to appropriate the apparent miracles for their own purposes. Meanwhile, two men following different trains of thought reach an identical conclusion: Peters must die. Lurking in the background, a centuries old secret society keeps watch. Its members believe that they alone know the reason for the Messenger's appearance, and they are determined to stop him.
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