Paperback: "I am the prophet of God...I am much more than that; much, much more." - Jeffrey Don Lundgren
Charismatic thief, philanderer and self-proclaimed man of God, Jeffrey Lundgren began preaching his unique dogma of radical Mormonism in Independence, Missouri. To the members of his small but fanatically devoted sect, he was the "Last Prophet", whose coming was foretold in the Book of Mormon.
A master of hypnotic oratory, Lundgren used his own twisted interpretations of religious texts to justify any excess - perversion, sexual slavery...even human sacrifice.
On 17 April 1989, Lundgren and a group of his followers led the Avery family - a husband, wife, and their three young children - into a barn in rural Ohio and slaughtered them, one by one.
Prophet of Death (1991) is a terrifying true account of mind control, sex, religious obsession and murder by the Edgar Award-nominated nationally bestselling author, Pete Earley.
About the author: Pete Earley is a storyteller who has penned 17 books including four New York Times bestsellers, including The Hot House and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize finalist Crazy: A Father’s Search Through America’s Mental Health Madness.
After a 14-year career in journalism, including six years at The Washington Post, Pete became a full-time author with a commitment to expose the stories that entertain and surprise.
His honest reporting and compelling writing helped him garner success as one of few authors with “the power to introduce new ideas and give them currency,” according to Washingtonian magazine.
When Pete’s life was turned upside down by the events recounted in his book Crazy, he joined the National Alliance on Mental Illness to advocate for strong mental health reform on the public stage.
This new advocacy has taken him to 48 different states and multiple countries around the globe where he delivers speeches to rally against the troubled mental health systems and for the mentally ill.
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