John T. Ahern’s debut novel The Carnation Street Life Estate is a suspenseful thrill ride that readers of Christian fiction will love. In this story, unintended consequences derailed Marge McAllistar’s gift to Frank Wilson. The life estate she bequeathed in her Will and Trust was supposed to make his life better. The rest of her estate was supposed to make her lone heir, Bethany’s life better too. But Marge could not predict how her life estate gift would lead to multiple murders and land Frank in jail. With a promise, an unlikely ally’s help, and prayers a multi-layers conspiracy is unveiled, and Frank finds himself desperately asking the Lord for forgiveness.

Life is going well for Frank Wilson. He escaped his previous life as Kevin Leland and people no longer want to kill him. He has good friends, a church, a great place to live near the Pacific Ocean, and makes a good living as a finish carpenter. Little does he realize that a life estate for his apartment would upend all that.

While the life estate was meant to be Marge McAllistar’s gift to Frank, it brought with it malignant side effects. Marge would never have granted Frank such a gift if she had known what fury it brought. But how could she have predicted the intense anger it would ignite in Samuel, her niece Bethany’s husband. Or how he would become obsessed with driving Frank out of the now rent-free apartment his wife owns.

Frank’s tolerance to Samuel’s harassment tests his Christian witness. Especially as Samuel’s anger and frustration escalate. Unbeknownst to Frank or Bethany is that Samuel’s anger and frustration lure him into a criminal enterprise. The men Samuel brings into his and Bethany’s life are more dangerous than he ever imagined - and in this Christian thrill-ride, they must face a life-threatening and faith-testing challenge like no other.