Synopsis "Karma's Curse (in English)"
Karma is the youngest of seven daughters in a loving, tight-knit, churchgoing family. Every day she prays and studies the Bible. She's athletic and a good student, absolutely devoted to her parents and her big sisters.There's one other thing about Karma. She's a killer.Trained from birth by her father, she's an avenging angel, dealing out deadly justice to rapists, murderers, child molesters and other sinners.Karma tells us how she was born into this special duty, following in the footsteps of her father, grandfather and other ancestors going back generations. She also introduces us to Steven, the charismatic preacher, and his son Christian, who give her assignments to carry out God's justice.But in her teens, Karma suffers a traumatic loss. And as the years go by, she starts to wonder about just how her family had come to be so fatally entwined with Pastor Steven and his family. Finally, in a dramatic showdown, Karma comes to understand the bitter truth behind her entire life. Before it's too late, she makes some hard decisions about what to do about it.Karma's curse is the first novel by Takeshia McIntyre, who lives and works in Wilmington, North Carolina.
