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  1. Rick
    Middleburg, FL
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: male
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    Review from a Man's Perspective
    March 14, 2013
    Rick
    Middleburg, FL
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: male
    Quality: 4
    Value: 4
    There are several things that I look forward to each year. Hopefully getting a tax refund (didn't this year, though), hopefully getting a bonus (we'll see in June!) and getting my hands on the latest Terri Blackstock thriller (nailed it!)

    As divorces go, Jay's divorce is the hardest of all. Not only is he fighting over custody of his 5-year old son with his cheating ex-wife, now she's alleging child abuse allegations against him. If only he could get her to sit down and talk to him, sans all of the lawyers, he knows that he could convince her to drop everything and let him see his son. He gets an email asking him to come by her place just for that very reason. When Jay arrives, though, and sees the clown leaving the house, his life is about to change. He discovers that his wife has been shot and he's unable to save her. In comes his three sisters to the rescue. Cathy, a former lawyer who know blogs about local homicides, Juliet, a stay-at-home mother of 2 and Holly, a taxi driver, all team up to help their brother uncover who really killed his ex-wife. Throw in a threat to Cathy over her latest blog material, a life-altering announcement by Holly and you have yourself another great novel by Terri Blackstock. Who's making all of the threats against Cathy? What is going on in Holly's life? Who killed Jay's ex-wife and why? Ha! Go buy the book yourself and figure it out.

    I love suspense and mystery books that take you on a journey of twists and turns and always keep you guessing right up until the end and then smack you in the face with, "Psych! You were wrong!". I wish that I could say that about this book. I don't know if it's because I read so many of these books and watch so many TV shows and movies, but I had this figured out very early on. Does that make this a bad book? Not at all. Ms. Blackstock has created some deep characters in this book. The character of Holly fascinates me, I would hope that we see more of her in some additional books in this series. Cathy is such a strong character, too. To see her develop and get a better understanding of her role as a blogger was eye opening to me. I do have a blog, I use it to review great Christian fiction books. I can see, though, how Cathy was using hers for what she thought was the right reasons, but she was fooling herself. The pace of the story and the way the 3 sisters worked together fit perfectly in the story.

    Is this a "guy's book"? While I have always enjoyed Terri Blackstock and any book that she has written, I can't say that this is specifically a "guy's book". Guy's will enjoy it if they love a good mystery and maybe, they won't have it figured out as early as I did.
  2. Radiolady
    Toronto, Ontario
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    3 Stars Out Of 5
    June 12, 2013
    Radiolady
    Toronto, Ontario
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    Quality: 3
    Value: 3
    Meets Expectations: 3
    As a fan of Terri Blackstock, this left me wanting more. There are a number of characters in the story line, all thinly developed. While you are following the lives of these people, its difficult to get a strong view of the character because there's just not enough depth. The plot is edgy and the second half of the book gets you spinning. But I wanted one more cycle...maybe two.
  3. Jill Jones
    Opelika, AL
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    3 Stars Out Of 5
    Enjoyable but predictable
    April 9, 2013
    Jill Jones
    Opelika, AL
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    Quality: 4
    Value: 4
    Meets Expectations: 4
    When Jay is framed for the murder of his ex-wife by a man dressed like a clown, his sisters, Cathy, Juliet and Hope must work together to find the real murderer. With Jay's unbelievable story, the police follow the wrong clues leaving the sisters to work as part-time private investigators to solve the crime.

    Inevitably, as the sisters get closer to the truth, danger closes in on them. Can they convince the police that they have arrested the wrong man?

    As "Truth Stained Lies" opens, we meet Cathy Cramer, a former lawyer turned blogger who writes commentary on high-profile homicide cases. She finds a threatening note on her car. When her former sister-in-law is murdered, her first thought is that the crimes are related. Though the letter is mentioned several times throughout the book, the issue is never resolved. Will there be a follow-up book, or will readers be left hanging? I am a reader who doesn't like loose ends, so I'm hoping a future book will answer the question of who sent the threatening note to Cathy.

    Somewhat predictable, Terri Blackstock tries to throw readers off unsuccessfully. It is relatively easy to solve the murder though the motive is at first ambiguous. Not light reading by any means but definitely a quick read.

    Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from BookSneeze, as part of Thomas Nelson Publishers' blogger review program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
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