I’m so happy to share the news that my friend Creston Mapes has a new book out! Creston and I first met years ago at a writer’s retreat, and one of my favorite memories was when we had the opportunity to pray together for each other’s career. Here’s the scoop on his newest:
Can One Man End His Family’s Terror?
Fear Has a Name from Faith-Building Suspense Author Creston Mapes
When his family’s home is broken into, journalist Jack Crittendon believes it is a one-time invasion. But through a series of haunting circumstances, he begins to fear there is a stalker endangering his wife and two young daughters.
His home life in upheaval, Jack threatens to buy a gun and throws himself into his work, investigating the story of a depressed pastor who disappeared with intentions of taking his own life. With his family’s safety on the line, Jack begins to discover that there are secrets—with painful, deadly implications—even behind “Christian” walls.
As he begins to unravel the mystery, his courage and faith are shaken. What if he can’t protect his family? What if he doesn’t make it through alive? Jack must find the faith to trust a God who allows inconceivable trials, and the courage to guard his family with danger exploding at every turn.
In Fear Has a Name, Creston Mapes creates a faith-building thriller that brings rich, fascinating characters vividly to life. The sharp, character-driven writing for which Mapes is known takes fans and new readers on an edge-of-your-seat journey that explores the harsh, far-reaching consequences of bullying as well as the Christian response to earth-quaking fear.
With clever plot twists and remarkable pacing, Mapes strikes at readers’ hearts by brewing the perfect storm of good and evil, fear and triumph. His ability to pen bold, gritty, fascinating stories is on full, harrowing display in Fear Has a Name.
Creston Mapes is the author of Fear Has a Name, Nobody, Dark Star, and Full Tilt. A journalist, copywriter, and editor, he works from his home-office in Atlanta for some of the nation’s top media companies, Christian ministries, and nationally-recognized corporations. His early years as a reporter inspire many of his novels.
Creston studied journalism at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, and began his writing career 30 years ago. He has fond memories of his boyhood in Bath, Ohio, where he became enchanted with his future wife, Patty, way back in the fourth grade. His father, Bernie, owned and operated The Weathervane Furniture Shop in town. The whole family lived right upstairs in the century-old house known as “The Shop.”
Finally here’s what bestselling author and mutual friend Terri Blackstock says about Creston’s newest:
“It takes a lot for a suspense novel to impress me, but this one definitely did. Anyone who likes my books will love Fear Has a Name. The plot is skillfully woven, and the story has a spiritual depth that will resonate with readers. Creston Mapes is an author to watch in the suspense genre.”
—Terri Blackstock, author of Intervention, Vicious Cycle, and Predator
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