"As a good storyteller, Susan Thistlethwaite uses her characters to model for us what decency to each other and commitments to the common good look like. Never afraid to tackle America's most controversial subjects, Susan uses good storytelling to awaken within us both a deeper awareness of the impact of the abuse of power and what courage in the face of that abuse looks like."
--John C. Dorhauer, General Minister and President, United Church of Christ

"In her mystery Walls of Fear, Thistlethwaite shows how Black and Brown women's bodies bear the hideous brunt of the "war on women" to unthinkable but real extremes. This thriller offers crystalline insights into racism, private prisons, and domestic violence. Deeply poignant moments demonstrate the price of oppression, the joy of justice."
--Mary E. Hunt, Codirector, Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER)

"Walls of Fear connects current events with the personal tragedies that emerge in what historians and social scientists are calling the carceral state. This exciting work of fiction provides critical insight into the reasons that so many powerful forces seek to silence and destroy the voices associated with womanist thought, critical race theory, and intersectional analyses of inequality and injustice. This is a fast-moving story with an intellectual pilgrimage!"
--Cheryl Townsend Gilkes, Professor of African American Studies and Sociology, Colby College