Special Agent Daniel Kleison has been warned off a case involving the search for missing children bred in a terrible scheme to create a new breed of disciples for the Church. As disinclined as he is to comply, he has no choice. At the same time, a deeper conspiracy continues to brew. The secret entity behind its madness pitches the Church into the public eye as the culprits for what’s really on the agenda. To do this, and to keep the case from drawing any more attention, everyone related to the case must be silenced. A mistake in damage control draws one woman into the fight to get to the bottom of who is actually pulling strings in a deadly game of intrigue and mystery. (Pages 370)
M Rating Contains: Violence, adult situations, and sexual content
MURDERED NUNS, STOLEN BABIES, AND A SEARCH
FOR DIVINITY
FBI Special Agent Daniel Kleison was assigned the rather mundane task of identifying the jurisdiction of a body discovered in the middle of Lake Michigan. His initial investigation of the meager evidence led him to a complex and disturbing group of suspects nowhere near the normal culprits for such a killing. Now that he’s scratched the surface of a deeper conspiracy, he’s headed off by orders from above. Cease and desist. Unable to bring himself to give up the case, he goes against the commands of his superior and sparks an intense manhunt not for the killers, but for the children these people have bred for mysterious reasons of their own.
This is smart fiction, written by author, Mary Glynne, whose first book, Lady of the Lake, is the beginning of this suspenseful mystery epic. In the tradition of the genre conducive to readers who enjoy crisp narrative and fast-paced investigative recounting, Children of the Lambs takes the common crime of murder and puts a morbid spin on it. With a fluid evolution of the several executions, to the climactic end of discovering the reason behind the madness, this story promises to leave readers breathless and appalled. Though this story could be considered a sequel, it was written with enough background information to act as a stand-alone story. Favorite characters are brought back, primarily Special Agent Kleison, with a surprising female sidekick this time around.
There is a shift from the initial spiritual tone of the first book, although Lady of the Lake never made any claims to be Christian fiction. Children of the Lambs is pure investigative prowess, adrenaline action, and shocking revelations. Mrs. Glynne’s probe into the vaguely paranormal realm of miracles makes a brief appearance for appropriateness and raises the question—once again—is it real or illusion. Readers will have to make that decision for themselves, and based upon their personal inclination, may take this work as inspiring. Either way, the jaw-dropping ending is something no one will see coming.
