The world is not finished with Adak Kinde.

2421 AD: Finally able to grieve the loss of Beth Raven, Adam wants nothing more than to return to the normal life of a pastor, officiating during the festival of the spring equinox.

But the police want his help identifying a body.

His congregation has picked out a wife for him.

A witch from squatter territory makes him question his faith.

He meets a ghost.

And, of course, the body turns out to be a victim of murder.

Praise from readers for Shadow of the Human:

"Beautifully written . . . for fans of Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose."

"The only drawback I found with Shadow of the Human was that it ended too soon."

"The Kinde Mysteries . . . never fail to raise the deeper mystery that all of us are trying to unravel, the mystery of our own humanity."

If you like a good mystery, alternate realities, or a book that makes you think, you want to read Return of the Human.