A fraudulent spirit medium desperate for cash. A muckraking journalist out for revenge. A polygamist wife who hates polygamy. All circling a seance in 1908 Salt Lake City.
That’s just where new novel “A Bad Deal in Mormon Land” begins. Things quickly spiral out of control in the thriller filled with humor and suspense.
Host Scott Tong discusses the many historical inspirations behind the novel with author T.I.M. Wirkus.
Book excerpt: ‘A Bad Deal in Mormon Land’
By T.I.M. Wirkus
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