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Book Review of The Preacher's Son : A True Story of Murder in North Carolina

The Preacher's Son : A True Story of Murder in North Carolina
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Pleasant Garden, NC seemed like a God-fearing community where simple dreams came true. For Patricia Blakley it was church on Sundays and a loving family. Her prayers were answered in Ted Kimble, a fellow Christian and son of a local preacher. Then one evening, Patricia's charred body was found among the remains of her burned-out home. But it wasn't an out-of-control fire that killed sweet Patricia Kimble: it was a bullet to the skull. Soon Ted Kimble's wall of lies came tumbling down, revealing his true nature.