Alarming Revelations (Book Two in The Abel Haskins Trilogy)

Abel Haskins, former parish minister and now former detective in the Port City Vice squad, finds himself unemployed and in desperate need of a diversion. Given his heroic exploits in smashing The Deep Dark child trafficking ring, he is now so recognizable that he can no longer conduct secretive investigations. So, while he is financially secure, he needs a job - desperately. Enter his brother-in-law Silas, founder and senior minister of The New Eden Christian Fellowship, a mega-church with over two hundred thousand followers on YouTube.
Silas, whom Abel considers a blowhard, needs a biblically literate candidate to teach the book of Revelation to a class of 4th graders, a brand-new educational policy insisted upon by a host of obnoxiously vocal parents. Why Revelation, both Abel and Silas wonder, the last book in the Holy Bible and one filled with bizarre and even frightening imagery? Abel soon learns there is something troublingly amiss in Silas' church.
The new members want Silas out and replaced by the flamboyant representative of a new world-wide denomination. Trouble is: The Sacred Earth Fellowship, the new "Christian" sect, has a secretive and sinister history, one that hints at violence and sexual abuse. Abel puts his detective skills to work in hopes of exposing unseemly, even dangerous motives among the new church's leaders, which ultimately leads to a suspenseful, explosive conclusion.
Alarming Revelations portrays the endless clash between the Christian Church and the gospel of Jesus Christ, which supposedly is the church's sole legitimate source of inspiration. Such is not and never has been the case. Twisting biblical teaching to justify virtually any kind of human behavior continues to bring embarrassment on the faith, and Abel plans to do his part to stop it. Unfortunately, in the process he puts his family and friends in dire jeopardy.
Alarming Revelations will appeal to anyone who bears a grudge against the church, who laments over the state of the church, or who simply wants to learn more about this religion that, after two thousand years, simply will not go away. It contains a heavy dose of humor, suspense and unforgettable characters - like Jesse, Silas' brother, who suddenly transforms from rags to riches as the agent of a controversial rock band The Discontents; Elizabeth Cordry, the unstable beauty who could be Abel's friend, lover - or betrayer; and Bobby Cripper, anti-hero of Way Down in the Deep Dark, the death row con who serves as an invaluable pipeline of life-saving information.
While this is the second book in a planned trilogy, one does not have to read the first book to fully enjoy its sequel.