I'm not remotely religious so this was never going to be a total win for me. But I read a bit of everything and if it sounds good I'm willing to give it a shot. That being said I do usually find Christian fiction a little preachy - it's just so wholesome - but then it's also precisely what you would expect a Christian book to be - so I shouldn't rate it down but I kind of do. So Lisa Harris - it's not you, it's me.

This was an enjoyable read. I liked the crimes and how they all connected. The characters were likeable. Avery was a very strong, resilient woman and I felt I got to know a bit about all of her family. It was clear they were close and loved one another very much. It was kind of a depressing book though - there is a lot of death and the grief that inevitably follows. That made it hard in places. But I liked it enough and am intrigued enough that I'll pick up the sequel. ( )

Read the reviews in detail more, and it's a preachy Christian mystery.

Taking it off the list...

4.5 stars. RTC ( )

Not the worst book I read, but not the best. I was actually going to stop at page 114, but I needed a distraction, so I started reading again.

It's a slow read. By that I mean it slowly gets to the point, the points aren't all connected, and I wasn't invested in the characters.

I've never read a murder mystery novel in which the characters actively prayed to God. The story was set in Georgia, but I've never encountered officers who were so devout in their beliefs.

Oh, this book must be part of s series because it started in the middle of a murder investigation; one that wasn't solved at the end of the book. If it is part of a series, I'm sure I will not read the others. ( )

3. 5 stars, but chose to round it off to 4.
Torn from a well earned day off, Avery North is called to investigate what may be the second in a serial killing. She and medical examiner Jackson Bryant work to solve this mystery, which brings them into the dark world of human trafficking, and being a romantic suspense novel, naturally it is rife with emotional tugs in many directions.

Not my usual sort of read, but I have been in a slump and decided to google Christian award winning books. This was nominated for a Christy award, and was more intense and on the edge of your seat than I'd anticipated from Christian novels. I liked the second one a bit better, and will do a review as well (short to save my thumbs). ( )