From Innocence to Atoning Grace
Part 1 of the Orson Kincaid series
HOW DOES A REAL MAN CHOOSE A LIFESTYLE THAT ENTAILSTAKING LIVES WITHOUT SELLING HIS SOUL?Kincaid is a complicated, broken man with skills most people only see in movies.His parents were not religious and raised Orson, his brother Hyrum, and hissister, Emma, on a ranch in St David, Arizona, as an outsider in the Mormoncommunity. That is until tragedy struck the family hard and totally unexpected.With a vengeance, Orson's father taught him how to shoot, manage weaponssafely, and survive in the Sonoran Desert. When he graduated from high school,Kincaid joined the US Army Special Operations and quickly became one of themost celebrated snipers of his generation. He was headed for legendary statusin spec ops when two missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-day Saints saved his life during a mission gone wrong. While watchingand waiting for the best time to get back to his unit, Kincaid listened to andbelieved the message of those missionaries. Shortly afterward, he left the Armyand joined the LDS Church, hoping to simplify his life and stop killing people. Butthat never happened because wherever he went, he always ended up insituations that required him t o either hurt or kill evil people trying to takeadvantage of the weak and innocent. It was as if God needed Kincaid whereverhe went. So, Kincaid chose to use the talents God gave him so evil people wouldnot triumph-at least in his small corner of the world.The first three books in the Orson Kincaid series lay out the evolution of theman. But there are always stories behind the story that explain more about howhe became the man he did-how he developed into a soldier, a killer, a Mormon,a security officer, a n investigator, and the owner/CEO of his own securitycompany in Tempe, Arizona. These short stories lay out more of Orson Kincaid'slife and development. William Staub (Dusty) has been writing for more than thirty years and enjoys the cathartic release he gets from diving into a good story with a flawed hero. He retired from military service in the US Army in 1993 and took a job teaching high school in inner-city Baltimore, Maryland for the next thirteen years. Then he returned to the Army as a civilian employee and taught young soldiers for ten years. He gave the Army fifty years of his life and felt that it was time to leave the defense of our nation to the younger generation. William Staub has been happily married for the past forty-nine years to a true southern belle. He has four grown children and seven grandchildren. They live in a beautiful small home on a quiet waterfront in northeast Florida with their two boxers and four-wheel-drive Jeep.