num_pages: 341
description: In the predominantly Mormon city of Draper Utah some seemingly perfect families have deadly secrets. Linda Wallheim is a devout Mormon the mother of five boys and the wife of a bishop. But Linda is increasingly troubled by her churchs structure and secrecy especially as a disturbing situation takes shape in her ward. One cold winter night a young wife and mother named Carrie Helm disappears leaving behind everything she owns. Carries husband Jared claims his wife has always been unstable and that she has abandoned the family but Linda doesnt trust him. As Linda snoops in the Helm familys circumstances she becomes convinced that Jared has murdered his wife and painted himself as a wronged husband.Lindas husband asks her not to get involved in the unfolding family saga. But Linda has become obsessed with Carries fate and with the well-being of her vulnerable young daughter. She cannot let the matter rest until she finds out the truth. Is she wrong to go against her husband the bishop when her inner convictions are so strong?Inspired by a chilling true crime and written by a practicing Mormon The Bishops Wife is both a fascinating look at the lives of modern Mormons as well as a grim and cunningly twisted mystery.
language: English
title: The Bishop’s Wife
publisher: Soho Crime