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After her mother commits suicide, Elise Friedman travels to Germany to search for answers and discovers her mother’s dark secret inside the walls of a medieval abbey. When the man who destroyed her mother threatens to destroy her as well, Elise fights for a way out of the darkness before she is consumed. 

Endorsements:
"Melanie Dobson does it all in this book: she creates breathtaking suspense, characters you care about and addresses an important issue you won't easily forget. The Black Cloister is a winner." -Christy Barritt, Squeaky Clean Series

"What a story! From the moment I opened up to the first page of The Black Cloister, I was hooked. This intense, well-crafted story about a modern day cult, will have you wondering long into the night."
--Linda Hall, Shadows in the Mirror

"The deeper the darkness, the brighter God's light can shine -- as Melanie Dobson so ably proves in The Black Cloister. A stunning book." --Shelley Bates, IThe Elect Trilogy

The Black Cloister will be out in May 2008.

Welcome! My latest novel, The Black Cloister, is a suspense story about two young women—one who is traveling across Germany in search of answers about her past and another who is trapped in an abusive religious cult and doesn’t know how to break free.

My hope is that this story, along with each of my novels, demonstrates God’s significant purpose for each of His children and gives readers a glimpse of His love and grace even when they don’t understand His plan.

To watch the new book trailer for The Black Cloister, please click here.