Wolves Among Sheep Author:James Kostelniuk The crime was horrific: Juri Kostelniuk, aged 11 and Lindsay Kostelniuk, aged 8, along with their mother Kim, were murdered in 1985 in their Burnaby, B.C., apartment by Jeff Anderson, Kim?s estranged second husband. — The story behind the crime is even more disturbing: this is an account of lives gripped by the unbending laws of Jehovah?s Witness... more », a religious organization that expels and then shuns those who do not comply with its rules.
The identity of the chronicler is perhaps the most surprising: James Kostelniuk, Juri and Lindsay?s father and Kim?s ex-husband, tells his story as an expression of sorrow and love, and as a search for truth and understanding. Wolves Among Sheep is unlike any true crime account ever written. It is an uncompromisingly honest and compassionate story of a family tragedy; an insider?s look into a group few know a lot about; a riveting exploration of the mind of a killer; and above all, a portrait of steadfast faith and courage.
?A compelling and heartbreaking read, the book makes complex connections between the author?s life, the murderer?s life, the lives of the victims, and the religion they all once shared.??Quill & Quire
??a remarkable, gripping and deeply spiritual book.??The Globe and Mail
??a meditation on faith and forgiveness?and on the limits of both.??The Vancouver Sun
About the Author
James Kostelniuk was born in rural Manitoba in 1946. His parents became Jehovah's Witnesses when he was 14. He has worked at a number of jobs in Manitoba and British Columbia, and currently lives in Winnipeg with his second wife, Marge. Wolves Among Sheep is his first book.« less