Histria Books, publishers of The Fire Trail, my sixth novel, is offering a special promotion this summer, 30% off with Code FIRE30, through August 31. Now that Histria is partnering with Simon and Schuster, we look forward to more fans enjoying this literary suspense, set in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2014, about the border between civilization and barbarism:
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UC Berkeley grad student Jessica Thierry walks the Fire Trail in the hills and witnesses a rapist-murderer leave the scene. Fearing for her life, she tries to focus on her doctorate about Christianity’s role in Berkeley’s history.
Grad student Zachary Aguilar, in love with Jessica, searches for goodness, beauty, transcendence, and truth as he tries to protect her from the killer.
Armenian Pastor Nathaniel Casparian, disfigured by burns, is resident caretaker of Comerford House Museum. He cares for his dying brother who is writing The Question of Civilization. Father Nate prays for religious freedom and for the return of faith in a loving God.
Anna Aguilar, Comerford’s docent, vets violent novels donated to her children’s library. Frightened by rising crime, she is encouraged by Nate’s belief in the Judeo-Christian tradition in the public square.
Set against the collapse of Western civilization, The Fire Trail draws these four characters to an unforgettable conclusion.
Christine Sunderland
Christine Sunderland 