If you're a fan of George MacDonald of Frederick Buechner, you'll love this novel. What is it like to be a teacher-to see one's great aspirations for his or her students bent, broken, or re-fashioned by the twists and turns of fortune? Now at the very end of his life, Robert Henryson looks back on a time of great tumult. Based on an event from Scottish history--the hanging of certain retainers of King James III by disgruntled Scottish noblemen at Lauder Bridge in 1482-the novel follows the lives of four characters whose lives are inextricably linked to one another by the fatal event at Lauder and by their relationship to Henryson, their old schoolmaster.

Among His Personal Effects

Literature & Fiction

Craig McDonald

Contemporary

Capstone Pub Group Llc

A shadow moved toward them quiet and ominous.  A frightened voice cried, "What is it?" Bandits attack a medieval village. A young boy is injured and loses his memory. He wakes up at a Benedictine monastery and is given the name Xan-short for Alexander.  But when the monastery is raided and a monk is accused of a violent crime, Xan must uncover the truth. Could the raid be related to the one that destroyed his village? And what about the shadowy figure Xan has seen lurking on the abbey grounds at night?  "A brisk-moving and suspenseful tale...Barone has penned a masterpiece."      Dan Flaherty, The Scholar  "This could be the future standard for sound adolescent literature!"      Leo Madigan, The Weka-Feather Cloak Shadow in the Dark plunges middle-school readers into the intriguing world of medieval England and monastic life. Well-researched and historically accurate, this exciting work combines action, mystery, and suspense with the themes of forgiveness and courage. Book One in The Chronicles of Xan series.

Shadow in the Dark

Barone, Antony

<p>The Genographic Project is mapping hundreds of thousands of DNA samples to create a comprehensive human family tree. Two Christian employees of the project, Eric Colburn and Alonna McKinsey, have stumbled on a plot by a brilliant Muslim scientist, Dr. Alomari, who has co-opted the project. Eric blows the whistle and is targeted by al Qaeda assassins. A Mossad agent uncovers the explosive plot: Alomari plans to inflame the Muslim faithful with genetic proof that will vindicate Ishmael as the rightful heir of the Abrahamic covenant. Alomari also has a darker objective. He believes God created Adam with perfect DNA-that he was designed for eternity in a mortal body. The wages of sin then decreased Patriarchal life spans via DNA degradation. By compiling the massive Genographic database, Alomari has statistically reconstituted Adam's complete genome and has developed a gene therapy that will allow him to convey immortality. Eric and Alonna are caught in the perennial struggle between Abraham's heirs as they risk their lives to expose the truth.</p>

The Y Factor

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Roberts, Liam

Thrillers & Suspense

I was at the top of the ladder of success...but I detested it. Wasn't there more to life than this?  Harry Campbell, the crusty editor of a small-town Michigan newspaper, has never had much interest in-or need for-the one he calls "the great architect in the sky." He certainly has no use for the pious hypocrites who attend church with his wife, Karen. But when thirty-five-year-old Harry is diagnosed with an incurable disease, a friend encourages him to seek out a different kind of doctor...the mysterious Marvin Jacob. Harry grudgingly agrees and is swept by the sound of chimes into an unforgettable journey through time, space, and multiple continents that will revolutionize his life, transform his relationships, and allow him glimpses of a much greater glory.

The Sound of Chimes

Arrington, Edward

<p>Mystery. Danger. Adventure. It's all here. And true forgiveness and courage too. Darkness crept through the stone alleys of the medieval town. On a grassy hilltop, an ancient castle overlooked a massive stone cathedral in the center of the city. In the mist outside that great church, two boys whispered softly. "It's her, Arthur!" the younger one hissed urgently through chapped lips. "The ghost?" the other asked skeptically. "You're squirrel-brained!" Inside, an eerie light shone through the cathedral's red stained glass, like a glowing ember in a hearth. It moved from one window to the next, slowly and smoothly.. The road to Lincoln is perilous for the orphan Xan and Brother Andrew. Accompanied by a dangerous prisoner, struggling with doubt and unable to forgive his parents' murderer, Xan will face his greatest challenge yet. But will it come from within himself-or from the dark cathedral, which is rumored to be haunted? Book 2, The Chronicles of Xan series The thrilling sequel to the critically acclaimed Shadow in the Dark, Book 1 in The Chronicles of Xan series</p>

The Haunted Cathedral