Gabriel Brenton

Gabriel Brenton was the son of Joshua Brenton, succeeding him as "President and Prophet" of the Righteous Work, a polygamous and apocalyptic Mormon fundamentalist cult. Gabriel swears vengeance against Eliza Strong, the young woman who killed his father in retaliation for Joshua's rape of her friend, while also continuing preparations for the anticipated "end times" confrontation with the "Gentiles" of the outside world. When the cult's compound in northern Mexico is raided, Brenton goes into Federal custody; he dies there of anaphylactic shock as the result of an apparently unknown allergy to soy products. With no successor named, it is assumed that the Work collapses soon after his death.
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