A Thin Film of Lies by Susanne Lakin is a Christian thriller
and murder mystery.
Description from Amazon:
Anders is a dedicated, no-frills homicide detective who takes her job seriously but has a wry sense of humor. She suffers from the unbearable heat, from unrelenting allergies, but does not suffer fools. As much as she wants to please her superiors, she knows her true boss is—God—and she answers first and foremost to his leading, which sometimes takes her beyond the call of duty, often to the ire of those around her. A middle-aged, divorced, single parent with two teens, Fran hopes someday to find a great man and remarry, but she’s not holding her breath. Right now, she just wants to be a good cop and mother, and use her faith to help those she encounters in her line of work learn there’s someone “up there” who truly cares for them.
Fran's current case throws her into the lives of Mike and Alisa Jepson, a couple whose marriage is disintegrating fast. When leads coming into the precinct point at Mike Jepson as guilty of murder, Fran watches the damage wrought on this couple, yet is unable to ignore the incriminating evidence. When Mike ends up arrested and in jail, Alisa takes comfort in a friend—Dee Dee—who moves in with her.. Mike hires a PI who uncovers clues to who is setting Mike up, but Alisa is caught in a trap before Mike can protect her. Although Fran reaches out to Alisa during her crisis of faith, she is unable to stop events from barreling toward a crash.
I really enjoyed this book, though I figured out who the killer was pretty quick. I wasn't quite sure what the motive was until later in the book. I would LOVE to tell you a lot about the story, but I don't want to give anything away. The book does goes back and forth between Detective Fran and what is going on in her life both personally and professionally, and The Jepsons with their problems. To me, this is the start of what could be a good series starring Detective Fran. I would give the book 4 1/2 stars.
The only problem I had was the formatting of the ebook I received. The font kept changing throughout the book. For a while, every paragraph had a different font, and that was very annoying and distracting. Hopefully this issue has been resolved.
A Thin Film of Lies has nothing objectionable in it, so it would be good for a teen reader.
I received a free copy of this book/Ebook to review, as part of The CWA Review Crew. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. The opinions I have expressed are my own, and I'm disclosing this in accordance with the FTC Regulations.
Description from Amazon:
Anders is a dedicated, no-frills homicide detective who takes her job seriously but has a wry sense of humor. She suffers from the unbearable heat, from unrelenting allergies, but does not suffer fools. As much as she wants to please her superiors, she knows her true boss is—God—and she answers first and foremost to his leading, which sometimes takes her beyond the call of duty, often to the ire of those around her. A middle-aged, divorced, single parent with two teens, Fran hopes someday to find a great man and remarry, but she’s not holding her breath. Right now, she just wants to be a good cop and mother, and use her faith to help those she encounters in her line of work learn there’s someone “up there” who truly cares for them.
Fran's current case throws her into the lives of Mike and Alisa Jepson, a couple whose marriage is disintegrating fast. When leads coming into the precinct point at Mike Jepson as guilty of murder, Fran watches the damage wrought on this couple, yet is unable to ignore the incriminating evidence. When Mike ends up arrested and in jail, Alisa takes comfort in a friend—Dee Dee—who moves in with her.. Mike hires a PI who uncovers clues to who is setting Mike up, but Alisa is caught in a trap before Mike can protect her. Although Fran reaches out to Alisa during her crisis of faith, she is unable to stop events from barreling toward a crash.
I really enjoyed this book, though I figured out who the killer was pretty quick. I wasn't quite sure what the motive was until later in the book. I would LOVE to tell you a lot about the story, but I don't want to give anything away. The book does goes back and forth between Detective Fran and what is going on in her life both personally and professionally, and The Jepsons with their problems. To me, this is the start of what could be a good series starring Detective Fran. I would give the book 4 1/2 stars.
The only problem I had was the formatting of the ebook I received. The font kept changing throughout the book. For a while, every paragraph had a different font, and that was very annoying and distracting. Hopefully this issue has been resolved.
A Thin Film of Lies has nothing objectionable in it, so it would be good for a teen reader.
I received a free copy of this book/Ebook to review, as part of The CWA Review Crew. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. The opinions I have expressed are my own, and I'm disclosing this in accordance with the FTC Regulations.
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