The Serpent and the Church at Jerrico Springs

About the Book

Joshua, born and raised in the Appalacian mountains finds his first love in a one room school house. Soon after, raw, naked rage goads Joshua into a chilling and bizarre double murder in the church at Jerrico Springs. Joshua must flee his beloved mountains.

Thirty years later, Joshua is a brilliant research professor at a renowned University. There he encounters Samanthe, an astonishingly intelligent but twisted doctoral student in his program. Because of a series of inexplicable behaviors, Samanthe is summarily dismissed from her doctoral program.

Simultaneously, Joshua and Jennifer, whom he passionately loves, leave for an extended sabbatical in Boulder, Co. From the moment they begin their journey, Samanthe stalks them. After a succession of life-threatening events, including the kidnapping of Jennifer, Joshua must return to the church at Jerrico Springs. There, he confronts his past and yet another murder, as he is forced to face the wrath and fury of a demented Samanthe.

About the Author

Bill Reid was a professor and chair of the Department of Special Education at the University of Florida, at Gainesville. Since his retirement, he has taught at the University of Northern Colorado and the Metropolitan State College of Denver.

Bill lives with his wife, who is a professor of special education, and his son, who is a college student. He lives in the mountains of Colorado.