Sunday's Silence

Sunday's Silence

Cover of first edition (hardcover)
Author	Gina B. Nahai
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Mystery novels novel
Publisher	Washington Square Press
Publication date	April 2, 2000
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	320 pages
ISBN	978-0743459457
Dewey Decimal	813/.54
LC Class	PS3552.A6713 S86 2001

Sunday's Silence is the third novel from Gina B. Nahai and follows the story of a journalist searching for the truth about his father's death. The book was published in 2003 by Washington Square Press in the United States and became a Los Angeles Times bestseller.

Plot summary

Adam Watkins is the illegitimate son of little Sam Jenkins, founder of the snake-handling Holiness sect in Appalachia. After growing up in a dysfunctional Holy Roller family, Adam has been running from his past for twenty years, until he returns to investigate the possible murder of his father by one of the church members. The suspect is a woman named Blue, who has a hazy past and a reputation for being immune to earthly harm.

Reception

Critical response to the book was mostly positive. Publishers Weekly wrote that "Nahai explores the enigma of charisma, opening a window on an insular world and rendering the "other" America explicable.^[1]

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