In this fourth and final entry in the Jon Mote Mysteries, our
accidental sleuth and his sister Judy find themselves entangled in an
international web of evil done and evil revenged. The often confused
but always curious Jon finds himself the father of triplets and, for
reasons not always clear even to himself, back in church. Judy, a woman
with mental challenges but a heart as wide as the horizon, is now living
with Jon and wife Zillah, helping them raise "our children."
New to church, but somehow appointed to the Missions Committee (soon
renamed the Care and Compassion Committee), Jon is asked to be the
liaison with an immigrant family from Iraq the church wishes to aid. No
one realizes that offering such help puts everyone in jeopardy, as evil
done afar comes near to roost.
The cast of characters from past novels in the series reappears,
including the band of residents from Judy's group home and the
iron-willed theologian Sister Brigit. All are involved in this dramatic
investigation into the nature of evil in the human experience and all
contribute to Jon's stumbling but dogged pilgrimage toward greater
wholeness.