The Fragrance Of Mercy

THE FRAGRANCE OF MERCYA NovelDonna Volmerding"Forgiveness is the fragrance of the violet which still clings fast to the heel that crushed it."George RoemischPATRICK O'RIORDAN, a respected investigative reporter for The Fort Observer, meets with a former Army buddy whom he fought with in Vietnam. Patrick's friend is dying, but he asks Patrick to probe into the death of a young Vietnamese woman he believes was raped and murdered by someone in their company. Shortly after Patrick begins his inquiries, he dies in what appears to be a tragic accident.Years later, Patrick's daughter, KATE, a reporter at the same paper, discovers her father's investigation into the death of the Vietnamese girl and embarks on her own investigation. During the process, she begins to question her father's "accidental" death. After another death occurs, there is no doubt that it is murder. Kate's life has been shattered by the loss of her mother soon after childbirth and the death of her beloved father. In discovering who killed her father's Army buddy, she is dealt a devastating blow that drives her to plumb the depths of her faith. Her anguish, pain and anger are exacerbated by the numerous questions that pound her mind, mostly centering around one word: why?And in this adult Christian mystery, the process of forgiveness in all of its aspects is ultimately experienced as a gift of God and His grace, for our healing, our strength and our ultimate joy.

• | Author: Donna Volmerding
• | Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Nov 06, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 184 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1979528535
• | ISBN-13: 9781979528535