The Devil's Prayer: A Supernatural Thriller (The Books of Jericho Book 1) by J.D. Oliva

Author:J.D. Oliva [Oliva, J.D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J.D. Oliva
Published: 2019-11-11T16:00:00+00:00

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Dana ran toward the exit of the Art Institute, trying not to knock anyone over as she answered the call. A security guard tried to grab her, but that wasn't happening. This is too important.

"This is Dana O'Brien," she said, trying to sound as cool as possible.

"Hello, Ms. O'Brien, this is Julia Summerville. I'm returning your call."

Dana never fully expected the Reverend to call her back personally. Busy people like her usually have personal assistants and agents taking care of that sort of thing.

"Hello, Mrs. Summervil—um, I mean Reverend, I, um—"

"Please, it's just Julia. Did you read my book?"

"I did actually," Dana said as she leaned up against the green lion her father called The Ghost. "I read it on my flight to Amsterdam. Fascinating work."

"How's your book coming?"

"Not great at the moment. Work's kinda taken an unexpected turn. That's why I'm calling you. I kind of need your help."

"Oh? Something of a crisis in faith?"

"Not exactly. I need to talk about doomsday cults."

"That is kind of my field of expertise. Go ahead."

"Are you familiar with The Devil's Prayer?"

Silence on the other end. Did the call drop? Incredible how you can be in the middle of the third-largest city in the country and somehow can never seem to find good cellular service.

"Julia?" she asked.

"Yes. Are you talking about the Codex Gigas?"

"I might be."

"What do you know about the missing folio?"

"I know it's no longer missing. I know I probably shouldn't be talking about it in public."

Silence again. One of Dana's most useful talents is her ability to sell a story. Not only to readers or to editors, but she knew how to sell it to potential subjects. Baiting a hook and watching them tell her everything she needed is a skill she picked up being somewhat manipulative in high school. Fortunately, she used those powers for good instead of evil these days. That's another one of her father's back-handed jabs. In this particular situation, the good vs. evil thing might be real.

"I think we need to have a conversation, Ms. O'Brien. In person."

"I'd love that."

"Can you get out to our Willowbrook Campus?"

Campus, like a college? What a weird term for a church.

"Sure. I can be there in an hour or so."

"Perfect. Dana, please don't talk to anyone else about this. We need to keep this very quiet."

Considering her mysterious friend probably still has people trying to kill him, that might be the best idea. The last thing Dana needed is his problems.

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