The bestselling author of \;The Witch of Tin Mountain \;and \;Parting the Veil \;mines the subtle ho rrors of 1950s America in a gripping novel about a woman under pressureâ €•from the living and the dead.
\nThe first day of autumn brough t the fever\, and with the fever came the voices.
\nMissouri\, 1955. Loretta Davenport has led an isolated life as a young mother and a wife t o Pete\, an ambitious assistant professor at a Bible college. They&rsquo\; re the picture of domestic tranquility―until a local girl is murder ed and Loretta begins receiving messages from beyond. Pete dismisses them as delusions of a fevered female imagination. Loretta knows they&rsquo\;re real―and frightening.
\nDefying Pete&rsquo\;s demands\, Lore tta finds an encouraging supporter in parapsychologist Dr. Curtis Hansen. He sees a woman with a rare gift\, more blessing than curse. With Dr. Hans en&rsquo\;s help\, Loretta&rsquo\;s life opens up to an empowering new pur pose. But for Pete\, the God-fearing image he&rsquo\;s worked so hard to c ultivate is under threat. No longer in control of his dutiful wife\, he se es the Devil at work.
\nAs Loretta&rsquo\;s powers grow stronger and the pleading spirits beckon\, Pete is determined to deliver his wife from evil. To solve the mysteries of the dead\, Loretta must first save hersel f.
\nA Service of the Broward C ounty Board of County Commissioners
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