China Lake - Meg Gardiner

Evan Delaney is a former lawyer, turned successful writer and freelance reporter, who has taken temporary custody of her nephew after her brother's marriage broke down. Her first encounter with the religious End-Times cult, The Remnant, comes at the funeral for a friend who is also an AIDS campaigner but it is far from her last... it soon transpires that Evan's former sister-in-law is now a member of the cult and desperately wants to take her son back. Before long, The Remant have become a prominent figure in Evan and her nephew's lives and it seems as though they have a deadly agenda! Promoting leaderless resistance, the group seem determined with their religious ...  Read the complete review

The story unfolds in Santa Barbara, home of our heroine, Evan Delaney. Evan's six year old nephew currently lives with her, his Dad being posted to the Naval Air Warfare Centre in China Lake and his mum's whereabouts unknown. Unfortunately, events turn sour when a funeral of a family friend gathers some unwanted attention from a religious cult called the Remnant. Sassy Evan, definitely no shrinking violet, has a few choice words for the groups leader, Wyoming and from here, her adventures begin. Why does she get involved? Well, here comes the crunch (and I promise you this does not give away too much of the book!) - guess who has joined the Remnants? - Luke's Mum ...  Read the complete review