Zion's Web

Zachariah Burton Detective Thriller #1

by Michael Snow

Brenda Cooper is an escapee from a polygamist compound known as Zion’s Mount (or ZM for short) located in the high desert area of Southern California. ZM is run by The Church of the Redeemed, an organization that has ties to a violent group of so-called fundamentalist Mormons who operated out of San Diego during the early 1970s. As the third wife of one of the cult’s leaders, Brenda’s disappearance is taken more seriously than most, and the church will stop at nothing to get her back—including murder. After evading capture by enforcers from the compound, Brenda seeks help from Zachariah (Zack) Burton, an ex-FBI-agent-turned-private-investigator living on a 50-foot cabin cruiser in San Pedro, California. What follows is a series of ill-timed adventures that leads the two from Mexico to Southern Nevada in search of a lost family gold mine. Brenda hopes to use ore from this mine to entice Zack to rescue her fourteen-year old daughter from the compound before she can be married off to a man thirty-five years her senior. As Brenda and Zack attempt to execute their plan, they encounter a criminal organization that is far more sinister than the cult members who are pursuing them. Soon after, they learn that Brenda’s freedom is not the only thing at stake—but also her life…and virtually everything else she holds dear.

Genres: Suspense

376 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Mike Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was a great book, lots of twists and turns that kept me wondering where it was going to go next. I am a fan of mystery books and this is one of the best mystery/detective books i have read.

Was hard to put down and I can't wait for the next one.

Merged review:

It was a great book, lots of twists and turns that kept me wondering where it was going to go next. I am a fan of mystery books and this is one of the best mystery/detective books i have read.

Was hard to put down and I can't wait for the next one.

[Bob Werkheiser · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyed the mystery and the consistent suspense in the book. Even though the story is fiction many truths are portrayed throughout the novel. Polygamy is still a major issue in our society today and as you watch the news regarding our society you find many similarities in the book that applies to the present situations in the polygamist communities. I would recommend Zion's Web as a well done fiction novel.

Bob Werkheiser

[Gayle Dimond · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mr. Snow is a very descriptive Mystery/detective writer. He engages the reader immediately with realistic characters that are believable and a variety of suspenseful plots that kept twisting and leading to new situations and ideas. This kept me wanting to go to the next suspenseful chapter. It was hard to put the book down. This book has good moral values and deals with some of societies issues with polygamy. I am looking forward to the next adventure of Zachariah Burton.

[Natalie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Zion's Web is a really good fiction novel that gives insight to modern flds polygamy with believable characters and tons of suspense and mystery! I'm looking forward to reading about Zach's next adventure!

[Melanie Lind · Rating 5 out of 5]

I could not put this book down. I was fully engaged from the beginning to the end. I am looking forward to more titles from this author .

[Cindy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Story! Believable characters and surprising plot twists! Can't wait to read the next installment of the Zachariah Burton series!

[Len Perdue · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very engaging and suspenseful read. Characters are well developed and believable. Mr. Snow has a true gift in his descriptive ability. It was a page turner for me.

[Scottie Rood · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. It kept me interested and wanting to find out what would happen next.

[Jan Jamriska · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved Zion's Web -- I couldn't put it down because I wanted to know what was going to happen next. I am looking forward to Michael's next book.

[Diane Versaggi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the story and look forward to the next in the series.