Only a Messenger

by Sumner Carnahan

Fiction. At first he decided to devote his life to finding her killer. The novel opens with a "summary abstract" outlining a tale of tragedy, betrayal, and redemption. The story is subsequently revealed through the notebook entries of a young scientist from San Diego, and the diaries of a visionary, but ill-fated, Oaxacan girl, with whom he falls in love and marries. Her unexplained death and his resulting grief send him into a crucible of madness...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0936050349
• ISBN13: 9780936050348
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Burning Books
• Length: 200 Pages