Bishop Lynn Peterson goes on a suspenseful and fast-paced journey across the globe. Along the way, she is confronted with the horror of four assassinations (including the president of Macedonia), all the while secretly serving the U.S. president as an undercover courier. Surviving an attempt on her own life, Lynn eventually finds herself delving into the mystery of St. Sava as the novel reaches an ultimately surprising and moving denouement.
At a deeper level, this entertaining, riveting novel portrays the inner destructiveness of hatred and revenge, the complexity of the human psyche, and the capacity to misconstrue faith to justify heinous acts in the name of righteousness.
The Dead Saint also presents the subtle influence of Lynn’s inherent faith on her actions and reactions as she faces sinister intrigue foreign to her experience.