Preacher Stalls the Second Coming: (Evan Wycliff #4)

By Gerald Everett Jones

Book Overview

What if the Second Coming was an illusion - and a conspiracy planned to sell it as salvation?

Disgraced former televangelist Evan Wycliff wants nothing more than solitude and strong bourbon - until an eccentric scientist named Dr. Hans Gropius arrives at his door. He speaks cryptically of time travel, fake prophecies, and conspiracies that blur the line between science fiction and scripture. Within hours, the stranger is dead, struck by a fleeing truck in a crime that might not be random. Gropius's dying warning? The Second Coming is about to be staged - and not by heaven.

Pulled from his self-imposed exile, Wycliff dives into a twisted mystery that spans from backwater diners and aging conspiracy theorists to end-times cults recruiting the vulnerable for a final "cleanse." With former allies like Agent Leon Weiss offering cryptic advice and a grieving town whispering of secrets, Evan must confront not only the possibility of a global deception, but the pieces of his own shattered faith. What begins as a search for answers becomes a reckoning with guilt, grief, and a future darker than prophecy ever predicted.

For fans of genre-bending mysteries, theological thrillers, and stories where redemption meets revelation, Preacher Stalls the Second Coming delivers a provocative ride through faith, science, and the thin line between salvation and manipulation.

Distinguished Favorite winner of the 2024 New York City Big Book Awards in mystery. The Preacher Evan Wycliff series has won 10 major awards.

PRAISE FOR THE EVAN WYCLIFF MYSTERIES
This is literature masquerading as a mystery. Carefully yet powerfully, Gerald Jones creates a small, stunning world in a tiny midwestern town, infusing each character with not just life but wit, charm, and occasionally menace. This is the kind of writing one expects from John Irving or Jane Smiley. Marvin J. Wolf, author of the Rabbi Ben Mysteries, including A Scribe Dies in Brooklyn.

Jones manages to infuse a deceptively simple story with suspense, angst, and whimsy, as well as surprise. His command of setting, history, and behavior is beyond exceptional. I can't wait for the next book in the series. Paula Berinstein, author of the Amanda Lester Detective series and host of "The Writing Show" podcast.

As anyone who's spent time in a small town the American Midwest knows, there's a lot more going on behind the scenes than you'd expect. Or suspect. And there are plenty of suspects in the latest Evan Wycliff mystery by Gerald Everett Jones. Preacher Fakes a Miracle haunted my dreams as I read it, in the way that a good story about a bad situation should. I'm looking forward to reading the next installment of the Evan Wycliff mystery series. Pamela Jaye Smith, Mythworks, Award-Winning Writer-Director-Producer.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CS3FGYF5
• ISBN13: 9798986095387
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: La Puerta Productions
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"