Justice & Mercy: A healed heart: A mother's memoir of murder and miracles. Paperback – March 2, 2026

Debbi Edwards' teenage son was murdered in an act of pre-meditated hatred, his body dumped in the desolate Arizona desert, his car stolen and incinerated in an attempt to destroy the evidence. This book shares Debbi's journey as "mom of a murdered teen", and the years that followed. After her son's killer was captured and the trial determined his fate, Debbi endured many years of soul-crushing pain and debilitating agony. Holding on to faith, while mourning the loss of her eldest son, she begins experiencing "little miracles" and glimpses of hope and healing. The option of forgiveness begins to trickle into her soul, first slowly, then in tidal waves. Debbi discovers that her tragedy may be her testimony and that total forgiveness of her son's killer is the only way out of her pain. Her quest to not only forgive her son's killer, but to share the news with him in person, requires navigating a deeply personal path and another pass through the court system that has kept them separated for 27 years. Debbi's tenacity paid off, and against seemingly insurmountable odds, this story ends with redemption and freedom. This story ends with friendship between Debbi and her son's killer. Read more