A secret from a grim page of American history threatens to destroy thousands of lives.Gwen Marcey was tops in her forensic field. Then cancer struck, her husband left, and her teenage daughter engaged in active rebellion. Gwen's best chance to start a new life was a temporary job in Utah reconstructing faces from an 1857 massacre site.The Mountain Meadows Interpretative Center asked Gwen to reconstruct the faces of three intact bodies that were discovered from the wagon train massacre of more than 120 people by Mormon fanatics calling themselves Avenging Angels. But just as she is nearing completion on her reconstructions, things around the center turn deadly.Gwen discovers the ritualized murder of a young college student with a stolen identity and is called on by the local police to use her forensic art skills to aid the investigation. Soon she discovers an uncanny resemblance between one of her reconstructions and the death mask of Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon church. And realizes that she's the next target of the recreated Avenging Angels who believe she has an icon from the grave.Gwen must weave through a labyrinth of Mormon history, discovering secret societies and festering grudges in a race against time.Will she be able to stop another massacre?

Product Description: You'll Love This Watercolor Painting Video If: You love the fluid medium of watercolor you love pets You want to learn new tips for painting more realistic pet portraits You love the painting teaching style of Carrie Stuart Parks and want to learn more Carrie Stuart Parks opens her studio shows you the ins and outs of completing a pet portrait in this exciting video...read more

Product Description: In this workshop, Carrie provides all the best tools and methods needed to sketch and draw your favorite pets. Learn how to create accurate yet expressive drawings with a basic approach to materials, observation (learning to see), basic line work and hands-on exercises to improve your work...read more

Product Description: Carrie Stuart Parks shows you how to draw a realistic face step by step, as she guides you through several demonstrations of facial features. After learning how to measure and draw accurate proportions, chapters are broken down into individual features (eyes, nose, mouth, head shapes)...read more

Product Description: Carrie will show you how to draw a realistic face step-by-step as she guides you through several demonstrations of a variety of facial features.After learning how to measure and draw accurate proportions, chapters are broken down into individual features (eyes, nose, mouth, head shapes)...read more

Product Description: Carrie will show you how to paint realistic faces step-by-step, as she paints a young girl from start to finish. Follow steps for masking, underpainting, and layering, then work on bringing out the details of each facial feature with strong value contrasts...read more

Provides examples and exercises to teach readers how to draw faces, covering shapes, shading, eyes, noses, lips, teeth, the head, and hair.