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An anonymous caller tells a detective in a small Oregon town that a woman has just bitten off a man's finger. But the man is not the victim, the caller says. The woman is. She's being held by a group of faith-healing fanatics who are trying to cure her depression with violent exorcisms. Then the detective gets an even more ominous message: Children in the church have been dying mysteriously for years, and now several more are in immediate peril.The caller, a church insider, risks everything to work with detectives and prosecutors to stop faith-based child abuse, joined by a mother who’d suffered a faith-healing tragedy herself and dedicated her life to saving others from it. Masterfully written by Cameron Stauth, In the Name of God is the true story of the heroic mission that exposed the darkest secret of American fundamentalism, and the political deals that let thousands of children die at the hands of their own parents--legally.



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Cameron Stauth

Cameron Stauth is an American author who has written 26 books that focus primarily on medicine, and on narrative nonfiction accounts of true stories. A former magazine editor and columnist, several of Stauth's books, including Brain Longevity and The Manhunter, have been national and international bestsellers, and his books have been published in nine languages and 21 countries. The New York Times Review of Books has called him "a talented and graceful writer, and a tireless reporter." His most recent book, In the Name of God, to be published October 15, 2013, by St. Martin's Press, is the true story of America's most deadly church, in which almost one hundred children have died due to medical neglect by parents who believed only in faith healing. New York Times bestselling author Lisa Pulitzer has called the book "powerful, moving, and painstakingly researched," and Susan Ray Schmidt, author of Favorite Wife: Escape from Polygmany, has written that the book is "a breathtaking masterpiece." He is now working on an expose of gay reparative therapy.Bibliography and Review CommentsThe New Approach to Cancer (T.S. Vernon and Sons Publishers, 1980) "An exciting new look at an old problem. If Stauth is right, this changes everything." The Portland Oregonian. "This is my favorite new book of the year, and maybe last year, too." Gary Null, syndicated talk radio host, and author.The Sweeps (Bantam Books, 1985) "A penetrating picture of the world behind the tube -- one of the best yet." Publishers Weekly"Funnier than any sitcom, and faster paced than most network action shows." Newsday"Hilarious. You couldn't ask for more." New York Times bestselling author George HigginsThe Franchise (William Morrow, 1989) # 1 Regional bestseller"This is one of the best books ever written on professional sports." Library Journal"The season lives on in Cameron Stauth's superb book...." The Book of Basketball, by Bill Simmons"...a superb portrait: hip, sweaty, glitzy, and sexy." The Sporting News"...the best sports book to come along since the brilliant The Breaks of the Game by David Halberstam." The Buffalo NewsThe Golden Boys (Pocket Books, 1992) "This is the best book on basketball ever written." www.FirstTake"Top Ten Books of 1992" list, The Sporting News"...a book of insight, power and wit." The San Francisco ChronicleThe Manhunter (Pocket Books, 1994) Paperback bestsellerOptioned by Disney"...reads like a movie script." The Fresno Bee"...extraordinarily compelling and engaging." Thomas Keneally, author of Schindler's ListBrain Longevity, with D.S. Khalsa, M.D. (Warner Books, 1996) Nine foreign sales, and #1 bestseller in Brazil and Mexico"This book has a charming bookside manner, thanks to veteran health journalist Stauth." Publisher's Weekl



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