Jonathan R Walton

Sacrifice of the Innocent Jonathan R Walton

Ten kidnapped children. Countless family secrets. A delusional father intent on saving his son. One hidden truth the world doesn't want discovered. Max Stanley's only son was abducted from his arms while they slept, leaving Max as the only witness, but no one believes his story. Two days after his son's disappearance, Max is on the verge of a nervous breakdown, indicating that a dark, spiritual presence is responsible for taking the child. Detective Archer Madsen soon discovers that things aren't as they appear with the Stanley family. Carson's mother, Jessica, seems heartbroken. Evidence suggests that she was having an affair and could be orchestrating the kidnapping to use the ransom to start a new life. Jessica's father is Morgan LeDiv, a millionaire defense attorney known for helping the guilty go free. Madsen believes that he orchestrated the kidnapping to gain an elusive foothold in the company in which he has always desired recognition. Madsen soon unravels a conspiracy involving high-ranking, international officials who will stop at nothing to protect their secrets, secrets involving an ancient relic that could revolutionize the health care industry. He also discovers that ten, seemingly random, kidnappings coincide with an international festival hosted by the world's largest medical conglomerate in major U. S. cities every eight years. Ten children disappear under the harvest moon and are never found again. As a rookie detective, Archer's first case was a kidnapping that remained unsolved. Now, the lines he has sworn to protect become blurred, as he determines he will not watch another family be forced to live with no answers. Max and Archer are on a taut collision course with destiny, as it's only two days until the next harvest moon.