Near the end of WWII, in a small town in France, fighting is at its peak when a young paratrooper jumps from a burning airplane and drifts into the raging battle below. As he frantically searches for cover, a dying woman gives him an artifact and begs him to keep it safe. Seventy years later the soldier, now an old man, is brutally murdered and the artifact is missing. It is Thanksgiving Day and Portland Police Detective September Gale is given her first murder case. Because of the bazaar nature of the crime, Gale is compelled to bring the victim's grandson, Daniel Tate, in for questioning, and though he is a suspect, she must use him to sort out the crude drawings left behind in the murdered man's blood. As the puzzle unravels, they are caught up in a larger mystery that takes them to the other side of the world. What Daniel thought he knew about his grandfather is challenged beyond comprehension. It their quest for answers, Gale and Tait find themselves in the cross-hairs of the assassin who is willing to kill anyone in his path as he searches for the Threads of the Shroud.
Larry LaVoie was born in a small town in Oregon and spent the better part of his life in Oregon. He has lived in several small towns in Oregon and along the Oregon Coast. He now lives, with his wife Anna, in the high desert country of Eastern Oregon and on the Oregon coast. When he's not writing he likes golf and bowling and has participated in several bowling tournaments over the past several years. In 2013 he bowled a perfect 300 game in the Oregon State Bowling Tournament, his first perfect game. Larry started writing novels in the mystery/thriller genre fifteen years ago. His writing reflects his small town roots, although a few take place in larger cities and in foreign countries. His love of technology, sports and politics the law and geology are intertwined in his stories. While most of his 13 novels were written for a mainstream adult audience he also has written for young adult and Christian readers. "When you read one of my books," Larry recently said in an interview, "I want you to enjoy a thrilling experience through the eyes of the characters."
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