Deacon of Death

When a devilish deacon''s secrets are discovered, it''s revealed that a man who was holier than thou was also guilty as sinBy day, Sam Smithers was the deacon of his Baptist church in Plant City, Florida. A respected neighbor to many and considered a true pillar of his community, Smithers was a devoted family man. But after the sun set, he became something else: a violent attacker of prostitutes-and a killer. Smithers''s twisted double life came to light when a local woman who had hired him to take care of her property found him surrounded by a puddle of blood in her garage, cleaning an axe. Through exclusive interviews with Smithers''s wife, who described her spouse as nothing but a doting husband and father, author Fred Rosen learned why this man of God would be the last person anyone would suspect of committing these savage crimes.Praise for Fred Rosen"The one true crime masterpiece I have read." -The Guardian on Lobster BoyFred Rosen, a former columnist for the Arts & Leisure section of the New York Times, is an award-winning author of true crime and history books, including Gold!, Did They Really Do It?, and Lobster Boy. He can frequently be seen on the Investigation Discovery network''s Evil Kin and Evil Twins TV series, where he is a regular on-air commentator.