Monday, July 31, 2023

Review: River's Edge by Terri Blackstock

Series: Cape Refuge #3
Genre: Mystery/Suspense
Publisher: Zondervan 
Released: August 29, 2004
360 pages
About the Book:

The man Lisa Jackson loved most may have betrayed her. Another used deception to manipulate her. But did one of them kill her? Ben Jackson is sure to defeat Jonathan Cleary in Cape Refuge’s mayoral race, until his wife turns up missing the day before a major debate. Suspecting foul play, Police Chief Cade launches an island-wide search. But it takes a psychic’s “vision” to point police to the riverside—and Lisa’s body. The evidence implicating Ben in his wife’s murder is convincing. But as a local scandal escalates into a national media circus, Cade’s instincts tell him to dig deeper. And he’s not the only one. Blair Owens of the Cape Refuge Journal is using her investigative skills to uncover a rat’s nest of dirty secrets—and more than one person with a motive for murder. But Blair’s methods are jeopardizing her relationship with Cade, and an unsolicited prediction from the psychic only adds to her troubles. Is the man’s so-called gift truly from God, as he claims? Did Lisa’s murder have anything to do with the mayoral race, her husband’s alleged affair, or her decade-long struggle with infertility? Whoever the killer is, he’s about to take his evasion of justice to the next, lethal level. And someone else is going to die.

My Rating & Thoughts:    ⭐⭐

The wife of a mayoral candidate has gone missing, is the husband involved in fowl play or is there more going on than it appears? I was intrigued by the mystery, there are quite a few suspects with possible motives. What really happened and who is responsible? The actions of a particular character were horrible, how could someone treat others that way just for money? Sickening! A couple things I didn't like are 1: the reveal at the end of the villain did not seem to be fully explained, it seemed a bit far-fetched and I questioned the realness of it. Second, I did not like the character of Sheila and she seemed forced into scenes. This story focuses quite a bit on infertility and fertility treatments which could be triggering for some readers. I really enjoyed Morgan and Blair's conversation about the Armor of God and how we are to equip ourselves with it.

(I purchased my copy of this book; opinions expressed 
in this review are my honest opinion and completely my own.)

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