Amy Suiter Clarke's "Lay Your Body Down" explores the aftermath of religious trauma when a girl heads back to her hometown where the cult-like community she left behind may be responsible for a heinous act. Del Walker can't remember the last time she returned back to Bower, MN, but a haunting voicemail left by Lars, her ex-boyfriend who soon turns up dead, forces her to buy a flight back home. What she finds is that the small but controlling church she grew up with has blown up into a megachurch, with its influence rising to match. Between the overly polished veneer of Lars's new wife, Eve, the eerie presence of Pastor Franklin, and the overwhelming presence of new members, Del's list of suspects in Lars's death is growing longer. Now, facing the trauma she experienced as a child is the only way to get answers.
Release date: June 27
