Lawrence R. Deering spent forty years as a senior healthcare executive. He fulfilled a lifelong dream by completing his first novel, Youth Group, a fictional, but semi-autobiographical story of a teenager forced to attend church and the local youth group by his single mother. The Brotherhood was released a few years later and was the first of an ambitious trilogy about men who use organized religion to gain political and military power. The Hart of John: The New Apocalypse was the second in the series, and the Hart of God: The Final Days was released in 2024.The Spider Web Charmer, a total departure from his other books. It is about a detective who is afflicted with night terrors in which he sees glimpses of the future. He marries a woman with “intuitions” and they form the most unlikely partnership in the Crawford Detective Agency. Written in first person, the novel is laced with humor, tragedy, and deep human emotion. The serial killer targets victims that have a common affliction and his motivation is quickly apparent. The Spider Web Charmer is a classic detective thriller but with surprising subplots and unique and colorful characters.Lawrence lives with his wife Lisa in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Read more about this authorRead less about this author