As the son of the prophet of Blister Creek, a polygamous enclave in Utah,
Dr. Jacob Christianson has struggled for years to reconcile his faith with his
skepticism about the fundamentalist practices of his community. Nevertheless,
when his family and neighbors were threatened, Jacob stepped up time and again
to lead the fight against those who would destroy them. Now Jacob and the
residents of Blister Creek face a dangerous new challenge to their quiet
existence. Taylor Kimball Jr. wants to take over as prophet of Blister Creek- and he wants Jacob’s sister Eliza by his side when he does it. With no room for
personal reservations, Jacob forms a tenuous alliance with his father and the
FBI. But Taylor Junior is as crafty as he is brutal, anticipating Jacob’s plan
and drawing him out to leave Blister Creek vulnerable to attack. And this time
Taylor has come prepared, with a horrific new weapon capable of annihilating
Blister Creek. If he has any chance of winning this fight, Jacob will have to
decide, once and for all, just how far he is willing to go to protect his
community. The fourth in Michael Wallace’s riveting Righteous series, The
Blessed and the Damned raises the stakes in Jacob’s world to dizzying new
heights.