She vanished meeting a man who doesn't exist. The clock is ticking—and she's not his first victim.

In the fog-shrouded coastal town of Weyport, head baker Martha Porter lives a life of quiet control—perfect cakes, polite smiles, and a heart safely tucked behind emotional walls. But when a charming man begins messaging her through an online Christian forum, Martha dares to hope again… until she vanishes on the very night she agrees to meet him.

The missing-person case falls to Sheriff Angus Reid, whose investigation takes a dark turn when another woman’s body washes ashore—another victim who’d been speaking to a mysterious online suitor. What begins as a local missing person case quickly unravels into a disturbing pattern: a calculated predator is using faith-based communities and online forums to hunt vulnerable women across coastal Maine.

As Angus uncovers a chilling network of digital manipulation, stolen identities, and religious deceit, the race to find Martha becomes more urgent. Each clue leads deeper into a twisted mind hiding behind a mask of righteousness, and the line between justice and judgment begins to blur.

Can Angus unmask the predator before Martha becomes his next victim? Or will the fog that shrouds Weyport's coast hide another tragedy forever?

Perfect for fans of Charles Martin, Terri Blackstock, Frank Peretti, and Colleen Coble, Martha’s Veil is a tense, faith-driven thriller that explores the intersection of trust, trauma, and spiritual restoration.

Gritty, redemptive, and pulse-pounding to the final page, Amazon #1 Best-Selling author and award-winning Christian mystery writer Urcelia Teixeira delivers a gripping addition to her acclaimed Christian thriller series—where high-stakes suspense meets soul-deep faith and redemption.

★ A clean read free from graphic violence, sexual content, and profanity

★ Christian themes of redemption, truth, and spiritual transformation

★ Small-town mystery meets high-stakes conspiracy

★ Page-turning suspense with spiritual depth

★ Part of the beloved Angus Reid Mystery series but can be read as a standalone

Join Martha's journey from broken to transformed in this gripping story of deceit exposed and divine love revealed. Scroll up and one-click to start reading today!

Martha's Veil is book 6 in the bestselling Angus Reid Mysteries series.

Prologue

The veil of fog rolled in off the ocean like a living thing, cloaking the coastal town in silence.

It was the kind of night that made everything feel uncertain—where familiar streets turned strange, and even the moon hid behind a curtain of cloud. Somewhere in the hush, a car door clicked shut. Footsteps whispered across damp gravel. A shadow moved where no one should be.

She should have known better. Should have listened to the uneasy feeling tightening in her chest. But it was late, and lonely hearts had a way of silencing caution when hope came knocking.

They always said truth brings freedom, that light exposes darkness. But in this town, darkness knew how to wear a mask—and truth didn’t always arrive in time.

Later, they would comb through evidence and motives. Try to piece together why someone so ordinary had vanished without a trace. But in that moment—beneath the veil of night and the echo of secrets—the only thing that remained was the sound of the ocean, relentless and unbothered by the evil unfolding on its shores.

Because evil didn’t always arrive with thunder.

Sometimes, it smiled first.

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