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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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