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Alice Peifer

Alice Peifer

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Since 1975, Alice Pfeifer has been a Roman Catholic sister. She has a master's degree in English from Marquette University and a master's degree in Pastoral Studies from St. Joseph's College of Maine. Over the years has worked as a teacher, editor, writer, and foreign missioner.

Dead Burn

Dead Burn

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<p>Terrified California residents face the shocking dilemma of yet another serial killer roaming freely in their neighborhoods. However, this time it is an evolving serial killer anomaly that relentlessly searches for, hunts down, and ingeniously traps his victims before unleashing his fiery rage. Always two steps ahead of the cops and fire investigators, the killer hones in on the next sinful target leaving a trail of bones and ashes behind as evidence. It rocks the criminal justice system to the core as a string of arson murders hits inside their turf.</p><p>Vigilante detective Emily Stone hunts serial killers and child abductors, covertly and under the law enforcement radar, with her intrinsic skills of criminal profiling and forensic investigation. With Stone’s toughest case yet, the arson serial killer immediately crosses her radar and sends her into the dark territory of a lethal pyromaniac’s mind – to the point of no return.</p><p>While following the clues of the relentless firebomber, Stone grabs the attention of a government anti-terrorist organization called GATE that oversees all law enforcement cases across the U.S., which now focuses their sights on her proven abilities. They have very specific plans for her, whether she likes it or not.</p><p>Everything teeters on the edge of reality, as Stone must battle for her life between a hired assassin and an arson serial killer. Lines are drawn on both sides of the law. Friendships and lovers are tested.</p>

Story Behind The Book

From 1994 to 2001, a small group of Sisters of St. Agnes lived in Chelyabinsk, Russia, while engaging in a variety of ministries in the city's schools, hospitals, and sizable Catholic parish. How the sisters got there is a story in itself, but that is not the focus of this book. Rather, this book tells the story of one particular group of babushki and dyedushki (grandmothers and grandfathers) whom the sisters met during those years. They came from places all over the former Soviet Union. All were German in their ethnic background and nearly all, bilingual in their speech; they were equally comfortable communicating in the distinctive German dialect of their forebears and in the contemporary language of their homeland. Each was a full-fledged, documented Russian citizen whose family roots in Russia extended as far back as the 1600s, 1700s, or 1800s. Most of them were founding members of Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church in Chelyabinsk. These women and men had founded their parish in an informal sense during the years following their WWII imprisonment in Soviet labor camps. They belonged to the Trudarmei, a name literally meaning "army of heavy laborers." Although they shared the common fate of being targeted by a government distrustful of all things German during a time of war, each man and woman could tell a personal story unique in its details. These biographical sketches are based on interviews that Sister Mary Elise Leiker conducted in the same German dialect that she had learned while growing up in Munjor, Kansas. (In the 1870s, Munjor had been named for its parent village along Russia's Volga River, Obermunjour.) While Sister Mary Elise engaged each interview subject in a free-flowing conversation, she translated their words into English for Sister Alice Ann Pfeifer, who took the notes that became the basis for these sketches. They conducted their interviews from 1995 to 1997.

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<span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.818181991577148px;line-height:17.27272605895996px;">&quot;This was a fascinating read. It made me remember why I love reading oral histories. These people are truly astonishing in their perseverance and dedication to their faith. I'm glad their stories have been preserved.&quot; (Katie Edwards, free-lance writer)</span><div><span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.818181991577148px;line-height:17.27272605895996px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:17.266666412353516px;">&quot;. . . </span></span><span style="background-color:#edeff4;color:#333333;font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;line-height:14px;">the English speaking world needs to hear these stories of stamina and perseverance when things get rough.&quot; (Dolores Lytle, retired educator)</span></div>