The Confession of Sandy Harris

I am the author of The Confession of Sandy Harris, a Mystery/Suspense/Thriller that is a fast paced, nail-biting, page-turning read with heart-pounding chilling detail. Well-drawn characters grab you by the throat, and fast and furious pacing will keep you up all night.

In this thrilling read a serial killer preys on Catholic Priests, where everyone has something to hide. Some of the darkest secrets reside in a parish church.

Sandy Harris is a young Catholic girl, who is in love with the up and coming talented young snooker player, Brett Johnson.

When Sandy is sexually abused by her priest, he accuses her of enticing him into sexual sin. But he hides a dark secret.

When the priest becomes the victim of a serial killer Sandy and Brett are accused of his murder. Sandy despairs of Brett ever loving her after what has happened to her.

It takes all the skill of the Rev. Dr. Roger Ratcher, the Ecclesiastical Investigator to unravel all the skeins of the interconnection between the serial killer, the priest and Sandy Harris.

This is a powerful story of love, betrayal, retribution and forgiveness which explores the dark underbelly of the Catholic scandal of the predatory priest.

REVIEW OF THE CONFESSION OF SANDY HARRIS

“Sandy is in love with Brett and finds herself pregnant, but fearing her family's disapproval and possibly being disowned, she takes a bold and dangerous action to abort the child.

While she wrestles with her guilt, her family come to learn of her predicament and rally around her. Brett too, comes to learn of the aborted pregnancy and upon reflection, gains a little maturity and goes to visit her. What Sandy realizes, a little too late, is that her father is not the ogre she believed him to be, Brett is not the selfish guy he had previously portrayed himself to be, and that her mother will always be her staunch ally and protector, regardless of the situation.

However, there is a darker side to the story and one which Sandy couldn't bring herself to tell anyone until 3 priests are murdered and she finds herself the accused. When she finally confesses her darkest secret to Rev. Dr Ratcher, she opens the proverbial can of worms, and exposes the nasty world of sexual abuse by priests.

The main message, to me, was that regardless of the depth of one's sins, the love of God is such that forgiveness is always within reach.”

-      Cameling on  LibraryThing

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