The Ravine: A Novel of Evil, Hope, and the Afterlife

Are you ready to explore and question your own views on faith, hope, forgiveness and the afterlife?

On a typical weekday morning in a peaceful suburb of Akron, Ohio, the town awakens to discover that Rachel Turner and her son, Evan have been brutally murdered during the night. A short while later, Danny Turner is found in his car at the bottom of a ravine, after having taken his own life. Any explanation as to why a loving father and husband would suddenly commit a series of such heinous crimes has gone to the grave with the accused.

The mystery only deepens as the details of the murders emerge, and evidence of premeditation as well as Danny’s hidden past are revealed.

Subsequently, Rachel’s closest friend, Carolyn Bianci, sinks into a deep depression, while her husband, Mitch, copes with his despair by attempting to uncover the facts of the crime. Eventually they encounter Joanna Larson, a fascinating woman who possesses extraordinary spiritual gifts. Through Joanna, the events that took place the night of the murders are unveiled.  The answers Mitch and Carolyn discover are beyond their human understanding.

Inspired by true events, The Ravine is a story of faith, forgiveness, and, most of all, the restoration of hope?even for the most seemingly unredeemable among us.