Author and journalist Billie Rae Bates adds a twist to end-time theories and Scriptural research in her second novel, weaving in and out of various denominational beliefs to present a literary challenge to the illusion of control.
Deep in the heart of the Middle East, at one of the most revered ancient sites in the world in the spring of 1996, something startling happens to a young American tourist. It's only months after returning to the United States and her life in Detroit that she comes to learn she will play an amazing role in Bible prophecy. Author and journalist Billie Rae Bates adds a twist to end-time theories and Scriptural research in her second novel, weaving in and out of various denominational beliefs to present a literary challenge to the illusion of control.
Determined to confront the hazy memories of his troubled youth, Oliver Matthews, a retired detective and confirmed bachelor, returns to the picturesque town of Henley-on-Thames for the first time in years.
Soldier's Gap is a non-traditional mystery with literary elements. The high school principal is brutally murdered, but Deputy Sheriff Dave Jenkins's search for meaning and love is a much more significant theme.
"Murder isn't usually this fun
The bulk of the collection is eight short stories that are set in yesteryear. The compilation is filled out with four entertaining fantasy pieces and three poems.
