A Deadly Influence (Abby Mullen Thrillers, #1)

by Mike Omer

Finally, after two years, the woman had gathered the courage to quit the group. It wasn’t a cult, she explained again, as if trying to convince herself. After all, they didn’t commit any crimes, and they weren’t even some sort of fanatic religion. It was a diet group. “Then why are you here?” Abby muttered. Because obviously, the woman knew the truth. It had been a cult. A cult didn’t necessarily follow a religion. And often, it wasn’t illegal. All a cult needed was a very devout following centered on one thing. Sometimes it was a religious belief. Sometimes it was a person. And yes, sometimes it could even be a diet. Some cults caused no damage. But often, they became destructive. And usually, all it took was that the leader would become, as the woman in the forum put it, difficult.