Lay Your Body Down: A Novel of Suspense

Written by Amy Suiter Clarke

Narrated by Helen Laser, Hallie Ricardo and Carlotta Brentan

A People magazine must-read of summer!

""Suiter Clarke paints a devastating portrait of a cultlike institution and a town in its thrall. It’s even worse than we imagined.""  — New York Times Book Review

A young woman returns to her rural Minnesota hometown, where a radical evangelical pastor has poisoned everyone’s minds—and may be covering up a murder.

After Del Walker fled her small hometown and its cult-like church, she vowed to never return. The man she loved, Lars, left her to marry the local golden girl Eve, and their romance is now the focus of Eve’s viral blog espousing the pastor’s conservative philosophy about women and marriage. But six years later, Lars is suddenly killed, and she’s convinced it couldn’t have been an accident.

 When Del returns to her hometown for the funeral, she discovers the now mega-church—and the insidious, patriarchal teachings of Pastor Rick Franklin—has grown not only in size but in influence. Eve was clearly discontent in her marriage, despite the carefully constructed “Noble Wife” positivity of her blog posts, and Del knows better than anyone just how far she will go to get what she wants. Del is determined to cut through the church’s lies and corruption to find out who killed Lars—even if it means confronting the religious trauma she’s spent years trying to bury.

""There are midnight-snack-style thrillers, and those that stick with you. This one's the latter."" —People magazine

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperAudio
• Release date: Jun 27, 2023
• ISBN: 9780358671695

Amy Suiter Clarke

Amy Suiter Clarke is the author of psychological thrillers, including her debut Girl, 11. Originally from a small town in Minnesota, she completed an undergraduate degree in theater in the Twin Cities. She then moved to London and earned an MFA in creative writing with publishing at Kingston University. She currently lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her husband and twin sons.

Reviews for Lay Your Body Down

[Ann Degaust Capstick · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book was delightful entertaining and held suspense.I really enjoyed the heroine at times she was brave but still shy about getting things done but in the end her determination kept the story going to a great climax

[Sarah Rigby · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I've mixed emotions about this wonderfully written book. It both saddens me for the things that go on in churches like that who claim God yet live in the shadows so at the opposite end of what they claim to others to be true and good. I could go on but believe reading this book with eyes that see ears that are open to hearing and a thirst to stand for what's true, right and good is the way to go with this book. We'll written, read and thank you very much.