Anyways, The Red Church by Scott Nicholson. Im maybe one third of the way through this book and its goin good so far, The basic blurb on the back is :
For 13-year-old Ronnie Day, life is full of problems: Mom and Dad have separated, his brother Tim is a constant pest, Melanie Ward either loves him or hates him, and Jesus Christ won't stay in his heart. Plus he has to walk past the red church every day, where the Bell Monster hides with its wings and claws and livers for eyes. But the biggest problem is that Archer McFall is the new preacher at the church, and Mom wants Ronnie to attend midnight services with her.
Sheriff Frank Littlefield hates the red church for a different reason. His little brother died in a freak accident at the church twenty years ago, and now Frank is starting to see his brother's ghost. And the ghost keeps demanding, "Free me." People are dying in Whispering Pines, and the murders coincide with McFall's return.
The Days, the Littlefields, and the McFalls are descendants of the original families that settled the rural Appalachian community. Those old families share a secret of betrayal and guilt, and McFall wants his congregation to prove its faith. Because he believes he is the Second Son of God, and that the cleansing of sin must be done in blood.
Well I can tell you that from what I have read so far its not just the McFall family that are the Village oddities, The whole bloody Village is as mad as a sack full of owls. Bloody barmy the lot of them, With the exception of Detective Sheila Storie. She seems to have a tight grip on reality, (For now). Lets see how long that lasts. And you can just tell that poor little Ronnie Day or his little brother Tim Day are gonna get sacrificed at some point, Or someone is gonna try damned hard, Im not giving anything away by the way as I havnt even got that far myself yet.
This seems to only be available on the Kindle but Im sure you can find it in paperback somewhere in the world. £2.15 for Kindle edition
Enjoy :)
