If you’ve read any of my previous reviews you know I tend to
lean toward historical Christian romance.
This book is a departure from my usual repertoire. I surprised myself with how much I liked
it! It’s a contemporary Christian
romance crime novel.
It opens with the
discovery of a mutilated body found at the bottom of a lake. Homicide detectives and dive team
investigators, Ryan and Gabe, are on a routine training dive when they make the
gruesome find. The lake also happens to
be where his best friend’s sister’s home is.
Leigh is a nurse and has moved back after being stalked by a former
patient.
This is a really
exciting book, with lots of mystery and suspense. Who is the body in the
lake? Who killed them? How did they get there? Are there more victims? Does this murder have
anything to do with Leigh’s stalker? And, where is the rest of the body?
This is
also a love story and the romance is handled in a very respectful manner. Ryan
and Leigh’s brother, Kirk, are best friends and have been since their
childhood. Unknown to Leigh, Kirk had warned all his friends to stay away from
his sister. Now that they’re grown, the
attraction they both felt as teenagers resurfaces.
Ryan’s faith and
reliance on God is very evident but the author doesn’t bombard you with it.
However, you are not left with any doubt about his convictions.
One aspect of the
story that I really liked was the relationship between Ryan and Gabe. I loved the witty conversations between
them. They were funny and very believable.
This is from the
publisher:
“After a harrowing experience with an obsessed patient, oncology nurse practitioner Leigh Weston needed a change. She thought she'd left her troubles behind when she moved home to Carrington, North Carolina, and took a job in the emergency department of the local hospital. But when someone tampers with her brakes, she fears the past has chased her into the present. She reaches out to her high school friend turned homicide investigator, Ryan Parker, for help.
Ryan finds satisfaction in his career, but his favorite way to use his skills is as a volunteer underwater investigator with the Carrington County Sheriff's Office dive team. When the body of a wealthy businessman is discovered in Lake Porter, the investigation uncovers a possible serial killer--one with a terrifying connection to Leigh Weston and deadly implications for them all.”
Any lover of
police crime stories should give this book a try. It held my attention from the first page and
that’s not always easy to do.
Try it for yourself, read an excerpt HERE
Learn more about Lynn H. Blackburn and her other books HERE
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Revell and Baker
Publishing Group through their book review program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions expressed above are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
Publishing Group through their book review program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions expressed above are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
