Kill Me If You Can
A Patricia Amble Mystery (Book II)
by Nicole Young
Patricia Amble renovates old houses for a living, moving on when she has completed a project. She is searching for
information about her mother, who killed herself when Tish was just a child. At last, she now has the old cabin she
spent her summers in as a child, before the tragedy, and is doing it up to sell. On arrival she finds a torn
photograph of her mother with the words "don’t ask why" written on it, and so her curiosity is piqued even more.
There are relations nearby to meet that she has no prior knowledge of, but who among them is part of the local drug
ring?
This series started last year with Love Me If You Must (also
reviewed on this site) and although absorbing, I
found it a bit slow going. The pace picks up in this second book, and the series is getting into its stride and
promising to be interesting on all fronts. Tish herself is an unusual protagonist, recently released from jail
after the mercy killing of her dying grandmother. She has a past filled with secrets, an ex-lover collected in the
first book not far away and an unusual occupation, but this is not one of those books aimed at hobbyists. There is
very little about decorating if you are not interested in this topic, just an interesting plot device. This is a
pacey story packed with incident, and throughout it Tish has her faith to support her when others fail. This is an
integral part of the story, but this is a novel that will appeal to a wider audience than practicing Christians.
This is shaping up to be a good series, and I look forward to reviewing Kiss Me If You Dare next year. |
The Book |
Fleming H Revell (Baker Publishing Group) |
30 April 2008 |
Paperback |
0800731581 / 9780800731588 |
Mystery / Contemporary /Inspirational |
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Excerpt |
NOTE: Some violence |
The Reviewer |
Rachel A Hyde |
Reviewed 2008 |
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