Untold Mercy: He Kept Her Secret. Now It Will Cost Him His Life‪.‬

More than a nail-biting thriller, “Untold Mercy,” the novel by Alan Updyke, will challenge your faith, expose your misunderstanding of religion, and lead you into a more intimate relationship with God.
And that’s a tall order!
Because of their crises and the prodding suggestions made in notes from an anonymous observer, the Advocate, Samuel Urban and his girlfriend, Jodi Culp, despair over the rejection they feel from those who should be helping them: their friends, families, and pastors. But once emptied of the confidence they held in the institutions represented by those who reject them in their time of desperate need, their minds and hearts are opened to a greater truth: the sincerity of God’s unfailing love.
It’s mind boggling and truly inspirational!
The subjects we are told to avoid in conversation, religion and politics, are approached with a sensitivity to the readers’ firmly held beliefs, but the fallacy of such ideals is then exposed by a series of events that will challenge their views. (Don’t worry – the story is set in 1985. With current politics exempt, only the foundations are exposed.)
The revelation that comes in experiencing the journey of the protagonists is a trek you will be glad you took.
SYNOPSIS
In the small town of Walthem, Samuel Urban is known as the people’s judge. Our story begins with a cop rushing to Sam’s home, an arrest warrant in his hand.
Now Sam will have to fight to establish his innocence and save his reputation from those who desire to lynch him: a mysterious alliance. From them there will be no reprieve, because they lack understanding.
Sam is in serious trouble, still, there is a force at work in his life greater than the reckless power of his enemies, which they use to oppress their pawns, minions within their grasp.
Sam’s journey, one of pitfalls and recovery, is something people still talk about. During his teenage years he became terribly lost, a victim of unfortunate circumstances and the system’s need to punish: they called it justice served. Then the decision of Sam’s predecessor, still controversial, changed everything. Judge Williams saved him from the penalty that loomed like a noose, determined to claim the young man’s life.
But Sam’s reprieve stirred resentment in one who would become his archenemy. This person seethed in anger at the announcement of Sam Urban’s release from jail and the thought of him going free made his nemesis feel nauseous.
This is Sam’s story: the mistakes he made, the people he hurt and the grudges they held, but most importantly, the invisible forces that battled for his heart and soul.
Law enforcement officials despised him, whom they called the “liberal judge,” and welcomed the chance for revenge of the many times he made them appear foolish in his courtroom.
Battle lines are drawn. Their game of war is about to commence. But in truth, life is surely much more than a game.