Unholy Covenant A True Story of Murder in North Carolina

Radiant in her white satin wedding gown, Patricia Blakley was living a dream come true. At last, she was marrying the man she loved, Ted Kimblea fellow Christian and son of a local preacher. But little did she realize her new husband had a dark side. Shock waves rocked the small, North Carolina town of Pleasant Garden when Patricia's charred body was discovered inside the Kimble's burned-out home. Soon family and friends learned an even worse truthPatricia had died from a bullet wound to the head. Now, inUnholy Covenant,North Carolina journalist Lynn Chandler-Willis uncovers the story behind the crime. Taking readers from the crime scene to the courtroom, she delivers a passionate account of a crime that forever changed the lives of many in the small North Carolina community.

Lynn Chandler-Willis is the founder of the Pleasant Garden Post, a biweekly newspaper, for which she is publisher and editor. The paper was a 1999 recipient of an Outstanding Community Service Award. She lives in North Carolina.