Description

Samantha Dempsey never imagined her life would turn out like this. Her 19 year-old son is in love with an older woman. Her mother is still haunted by the death of Samantha’s brother in a car accident years ago. Her once-promising career as a journalist has ground to a halt. And the cracks in her marriage are wide and getting wider.

In the midst of all this turmoil, she gets an email from a desperate friend whose daughter has joined The Daughters of Freya, a California cult that believes sex is the solution to the world’s problems. Samantha heads to Marin County to investigate and soon finds out there is more to the cult than meets the eye.

The mystery unfolds through emails written by the characters, making The Daughters of Freya ideal for your inbox—it's as if the characters in the book are cc:ing you on the emails they’re sending each other.

Praise for The Daughters of Freya

"What makes it so much fun is the surprising way it puts you smack into the lives of the characters."
—Marietta Dunn, Philadelphia Inquirer

"The Daughters of Freya is a gripping, fun mystery novel...Almost missed a plane so that I could read the ending, which was really tense!"
—Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing.net

Extended Copyright Information

Copyright 2004 by Michael Betcherman and David Diamond. All rights reserved.

About the Author

Michael Betcherman is a writer and filmmaker who has worked in both documentary and dramatic television. He is the creator of The Team, an 8-part documentary series about a college basketball team that was broadcast on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He also wrote and produced Was Justice Denied?, a 90 minute special on the wrongfully convicted that aired on Turner Network Television. His prime-time dramatic television credits include the CBC series Street Legal and Side Effects. His screenplay Next-of-Kin won the Gold Award for Best Thriller at the Houston Film and Video Festival. He has contributed to numerous publications including The Walrus magazine, Red Herring and The Literary Review of Canada. In prior incarnations he was an entertainment lawyer and a professional basketball player. He lives in Toronto with his wife Claudette and his daughter Laura.

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Opening Lines (Experimental)

Dear Samantha:
Karen and I need your help. Six months ago Lisa dropped out of Berkeley and joined a cult in Marin County north of San Francisco. This isn't like the moonies or hari krishna or any other cult you've ever heard of. I wish it was. Believe it or not, Lisa is running around having sex ...

Copyright

Copyright 2004 by Michael Betcherman and David Diamond.

All Rights Reserved.