A new threat to Cindy Preston makes Rabbi Jeremiah Silverman tell her some of his past and decide to leave. Cindy follows him and discovers a dead womA new threat to Cindy Preston makes Rabbi Jeremiah Silverman tell her some of his past and decide to leave. Cindy follows him and discovers a dead woman's body in the church restroom with a popular politician kneeling over it. Cindy wants to discover the murderer but receives a call telling her that her brother Kyle and his fiancée have been in a terrible accident in Vegas. Cindy discovers that it wasn't an accident, that someone tried to kill Kyle and Lisa.
Meanwhile, Jeremiah tries to track down the murderer of the girl. He doesn't believe it was the politician, but he feels tense over not being with Cindy. ...more
As maid of honor, Cindy takes her role seriously from trying on bridal gowns for Geanie's approval to rescuing her from the bridal shop's explosion. WAs maid of honor, Cindy takes her role seriously from trying on bridal gowns for Geanie's approval to rescuing her from the bridal shop's explosion. When it seems that someone is trying to kill Geanie or Joseph before their wedding, she and Rabbi Jeremiah Silversmith tackle the challenge of saving them. Detective Mark stashes everyone related to the wedding at Joseph's house, but that raises the question if the killer will try to take them all at once.
And who left the message for Mark to "ask him his name." Since Mark has been trying to discover the real identity of his former partner Paul who was murdered in a previous book, he assumes the message is about Paul. Jeremiah, however, has other ideas. Pressures rise for him to flee before he must tell Cindy about his past, but his past is already encroaching on their feelings for one another.
This series just keeps getting better. Viguie raises the heat on Cindy and Jeremiah with each new book. How will she deal with his past? What about their faith differences? I just have to keep reading....more
This is very much a character-driven story. While the family is well-drawn and engaging, the plot is slow. I liked that the main characters are stron This is very much a character-driven story. While the family is well-drawn and engaging, the plot is slow. I liked that the main characters are strong Christians with deeply held convictions and integrity. However, I prefer stories with more action....more
**spoiler alert** Jack and Rachel Turner buy a lakefront cottage as a vacation home. While they are tearing out walls, they discover 2X4s with a distu**spoiler alert** Jack and Rachel Turner buy a lakefront cottage as a vacation home. While they are tearing out walls, they discover 2X4s with a disturbing message carved on them. Someone had been imprisoned near these 2X4s and expected to be murdered. Jack's friend Joe Boyd has just been appointed to head up a two-man cold case unit for Culpepper when Jack calls with his mysterious tale. Jack and his partner begin to search for the answers which takes them into the civil rights struggle of 1964. Step by step, Jack and Hank uncover the victim and the culprits, bringing justice to a grieving family. Walsh delivers a solid police procedural. This is the first of his suspense stories I've read. I hope to follow it up with others....more
Cindy's dangerous habit of finding dead bodies continues in the fourth book of The Psalm 23 Mysteries. This time she's in Hawaii on vacation when a caCindy's dangerous habit of finding dead bodies continues in the fourth book of The Psalm 23 Mysteries. This time she's in Hawaii on vacation when a cabby gives her his business card and a tip to visit his uncle's restaurant following her tour of Pearl Harbor. The lack of care of the restaurant and its emptiness causes Cindy to try to find the owner. She does, but he's lying in his own blood. Later, she sees men carrying bodies at a controversial construction site. The next day someone tries to kill her, and Rabbi Jeremiah is not around to save her. Running for her life in a strange place does not give her time to contact him. When she doesn't come home, Jeremiah searches for her.
I am enjoying this series. I don't know that it qualifies as a cozy, but it's a welcome change from the more hardcore thrillers. The characters and their growing romance are likable and unusual. The secondary characters' quirks. ...more
When a story opens with a woman waking up in a forest in the wrong season wearing only a hospital gown, you just have to read on. Rose has lost a seasWhen a story opens with a woman waking up in a forest in the wrong season wearing only a hospital gown, you just have to read on. Rose has lost a season and most of her clothes. The nursing home that captures her puts her back in a dementia ward, but Rose's mind is fairly clear, clear enough that when she hears someone say, "Her family doesn't expect her to last the week," she knows she must escape.
What Rose Forgot was a delightful suspense story. This was the first Nevada Barr book I've read, so I don't know whether quirky and impetuous seniors are standard characters for her stories. Rose reminded me so much of a woman I went to school with that I could picture her clinging to the roof to escape her would-be killer or sedating her nurse. Rose really gives her karma a race for its money as she struggles to escape the nursing home, her would-be killer, and the police. I appreciated that there wasn't much bad language either....more
In His Steps by Charles Sheldon is a Christian classic about how trying to live as Jesus did changes lives. A homeless man stops at Dr. Henry Maxwell'In His Steps by Charles Sheldon is a Christian classic about how trying to live as Jesus did changes lives. A homeless man stops at Dr. Henry Maxwell's home looking for work. Maxwell feels bad but sends him away. On Sunday he comes to Maxwell's and galvanizes the church by asking "What would Jesus do?" He collapses. Maxwell takes him into his home where the man dies, leaving that unanswered question burning into Maxwell's soul. During the next service, Maxwell challenges the church to do nothing before asking "What would Jesus do?" We follow individuals who accept the challenge and see how it changes their lives. Then the challenge sweeps into Chicago where the it excites others to follow in Christ's steps.
As a century-old classic, In His Steps is slower paced than modern books that I read. Sheldon takes time to show character growth. He does a lot of telling rather than showing. This challenging book forces readers to examine their own lives and to walk as Jesus did....more
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