Such Thy Mercies - Buckalew, Walker

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Résumé :
Newly married, Rebecca and Matt Clark are settled into a quiet life in London. Almost a year has passed since they risked their lives to prevent a powerful evil from falsely indoctrinating the minds of children. When Rebecca receives a prophetic vision, the young woman, her husband, and her twin brother, Luke, are once again called upon to protect the innocent and thwart the plans of the Enemy. A continent away, Bible scholar Dr. Eleanor Chapel faces her own battle. Invited to co-chair Congressus Evangelicus III, an international conference that shapes the role of the worldwide Church, Dr. Chapel learns that someone or something doesn't want her there. The kidnapping of the scholar's family in Rome sparks a series of events that sends Rebecca, Matt, and Luke across the continent of Europe to find them, while Dr. Chapel and her husband, Detective Sid Belton, stay behind to prevent Congressus from making a decision that will forever diminish the effectiveness of the Church. Somehow Rebecca's visions, the kidnapping, the suspicious Italian nationals lurking around, and the people who want to get rid of Dr. Chapel are connected. In an ultimate showdown, Rebecca finds herself face-to-face with an old enemy and in the grips of an even more powerful and vicious supernatural evil. Suspenseful, well-written, and compelling, Such Thy Mercies draws readers into the struggle between evil and ultimate redemption in this dramatic and satisfying addition to the Rebecca series.

Biographie:
Walker Buckalew completed his undergraduate studies at Duke University, where he was a midshipman in the university's NROTC program. Upon graduation, he was commissioned an officer in the U.S. Navy, and completed his active-duty commitment on board the USS Constellation, a Seventh Fleet attack aircraft carrier, with home port in San Diego and secondary ports in Pearl Harbor and Yokosuka, Japan.Following his military service, Buckalew embarked upon a career in education. With graduate degrees from the University of Wyoming, he taught at St. Lawrence University (NY), the University of North Carolina Asheville, and Cumberland University (TN), where he became president and chief academic officer.He is currently the senior writer for Independent School Management, a consulting firm serving private schools throughout the U.S., Canada, and abroad. He and his wife, Dr. Linda Mason Hall, live in Greer, SC.Previous novels in Dr. Buckalew's Rebecca Series include: The Face of the Enemy, By Many or By Few , Such Thy Mercies and Choose You This Day.