Ripples in the River

<p><strong>A mother's love knows no bounds. Even beyond death.</strong></p><p><em>As seen on Dateline 48 Hours The Discovery Channel and Dick Wolf's Blood and Money (The Business of Divorce).</em></p><p>Soorya Townley was at the top of her game-one of Los Angeles' most sought-after massage therapists trusted by Hollywood's elite including Sting Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. But her world shattered the day her daughter Charla was murdered.</p><p>The killer? Charla's own husband Darren Mack a successful businessman who harbored a terrifying darkness. On June 12th-the same date his idol O.J. Simpson murdered his wife-Mack brutally stabbed Charla in their garage while their young daughter was just feet away inside the home. He wasn't finished. Hours later he aimed a high-powered rifle at a courthouse window and shot the family court judge overseeing their divorce.</p><p>With Charla gone Soorya left everything behind-her thriving career her home her life in L.A.-to fight for the one thing that mattered: her granddaughter. But stepping into Reno's courtroom she found herself up against a well-connected powerful family determined to keep her out. With no wealth no local allies and no experience in legal warfare Soorya had to become something she never expected-a warrior.</p><p>This gripping memoir is more than a true-crime story. It's a modern-day David and Goliath battle a mother's journey through unthinkable grief and a spiritual testament to the power of love. Soorya a mystic shares the extraordinary ways Charla continued to guide her from beyond offering hope in the face of despair.</p>