Redemption Avenue

Televangelist Charles Garrison and undercover cop Bobby Dell are both employed by the most powerful mobster in the Southwest. They are also estranged father and son.

Redemption Avenue, the new novel from Jeff Wishard, is the story of a world famous pastor held hostage by the mob syndicate who bankrolls his ministry at Redemption Church, the largest megachurch in Texas. Fifteen years after his mother's suicide, Bobby unwittingly returns to his father's life as Mafia don Davis Morgan's promising new associate.

Unknown to Charles, his son is working undercover inside the Morgan family, a final opportunity to salvage his fading career. Bobby's slim chances are made more precarious by a secret affair with Davis' daughter Teri, and an uneasy alliance between the Morgans and Bobby's nemesis, a sinister district attorney poised to be the next governor of Texas.

As the body count rises and loyalties are tested, Charles and Bobby realize that their only hope of survival is each other.

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Jeff Wishard
I have always been partial to escapist entertainment. Whether I am watching a blockbuster movie, or reading a bestselling novel, above all else, I want to go for a ride. Hearing from readers that Redemption Avenue was such a ride is the best compliment I can get.

While my narrative style is similar to the likes of Grisham or Baldacci, I find myself more drawn to the work of Nelson DeMille and Stephen Hunter, whose characters and themes tend to be darker and grittier. As for non-fiction, I am a big fan of Michael Lewis, who finds surreal narratives and characters that the rest of the world tends to overlook.

I encourage you to correspond with me in the manner that most suits you. My blogging is sporadic at best, but I check my e-mail, Facebook, and Twitter several times a day. If you can bear with hot sports opinions mixed in, join the conversation.

All the best,
JDW