Fear Has a Name: A Novel by Creston Mapes is the 1st in his Crittendon Files series of mystery/suspense thrillers starring the eponymous investigative journalist, this installment involving a stalker targeting his family as he uncovers assorted unpleasant secrets behind a pastor's mysterious disappearance and apparently also delving into some faith struggles and such, free courtesy of Christian publisher David C. Cook.
According to the blurb, this was a finalist for the ACFW Carol Award for Best Mystery-Suspense-Thriller, and a winner of the Romantic Times Reader's Choice Award in the Inspirational M-S-T category, which they give out to non-dedicated-romance genre books which feature romantic elements of varying strength.
Currently free, probably just for the next couple of days @
B&N (may also drop in the
UK),
Amazon (available to Canadians & in the
UK),
ChristianBook (DRM-free ePub available to select countries), and may also be free via other venues listed on the
publisher's web catalogue page. Apparently not free @
iTunes or
Google Play this time around, but price-drop-check linkage in case they are in your locale or drop later.
If you happen to like this one and wish to read more, we've previously received the 2nd-in-series as a freebie if you care to check your archives:
Poison Town
Description
From popular suspense author Creston Mapes comes another faith-building thriller, a tale that follows journalist Jack Crittendon as he fights to protect his family from a stalker’s terrifying schemes, investigates a pastor’s mysterious disappearance, and struggles to keep his faith amidst unthinkable fear.
With his family’s safety on the line, Crittendon realizes there are secrets behind “Christian” walls—secrets with painful, deadly implications. He 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.
Through it all, 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 and the Christian response to fear.