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Liturgy of the Broken Dawn
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerGeneral Fiction
Publisher: Bernspen
Published: Feb 2 2026
Pages: 70
Weight: 0.20
Height: 0.15 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
In the mist-shrouded Barrio of Madilim, a centuries-old church and a modern mining corporation have forged a Covenant of Silence. When the village children begin suffering from terrifying possessions-violent seizures and jagged speech-the community is told to offer prayers for their souls. They are blinded by a superstitious fear that treats sickness as a holy curse.
But for Tamara, a clinical doctor returning to her childhood home, the demons aren't spiritual; they are chemical.
Armed with a stethoscope and a litmus test, Tamara transforms an abandoned schoolhouse into a sanctuary of science. She discovers that the Holy Fire in the children's veins is actually chronic lead poisoning, a slow-motion massacre caused by toxic runoff from the local mine. To save her people, she must strip away the veil of religious manipulation and corporate greed.
Liturgy of the Broken Dawn is a high-stakes medical thriller that pits the cold, hard data of toxicology against the weight of institutional corruption. It is a story of a Scientific Exorcism, where the ultimate miracle is not found in a ritual, but in the clarity of the truth and the first, clean breath of a community finally free of its ghosts.
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