Elijah

About the Book

When Holly Underwood, a reporter and star-writer for a small island-town newspaper, discovers an old man endowed with extraordinary powers to cure illnesses, she sets herself to write an in-depth story about him. In the process, the writer and her subject matter stumble onto a terrorist group operating in South Florida. She is captured and ransomed. Unwilling to see her kidnappers remain at large, Holly, helped by the mysterious old man, embarks on a frantic pursuit of the misfits and won’t rest until leader and henchmen are behind bars.

Her desire to see justice meted out notwithstanding, Holly’s main objective is to grapple with what the mystifying old man stands for. Unfazed by his reticence and stoicism, the young reporter travels to the European sites on which his cures took place, pores over ancient manuscripts that trace his existence to a bygone era, and falls in love with him. The path Holly treads to decipher, and to reconcile her feelings for, the enigmatic old man, becomes one of self-discovery, death and rebirth, conflict and redemption.

About the Author

Bill R. Fulk is a family physician practicing on Sanibel Island, Florida. He holds a B.S. in Zoology from Southern Illinois University and subsequently earned his M.D. title from the University of Illinois School of Medicine in Chicago. In addition to his medical practice, Fulk’s interests run a wide gamut: He’s an avid photographer of tropical flora and fauna; a certified commercial helicopter instructor pilot; and can also be found, at spare times, either at his wood carpenter’s workshop or playing Broadway tunes at the piano. As a lifelong voracious reader, Fulk has lately chosen to try his hands at fiction writing.

This is the second of a series on Holly Underwood’s intrepid adventures.