My description …
What kind of heart does a person have to kill an Amish man on his way to work? To brutally kill. To escalate the brutality. No wonder the title of this book is An Evil Heart. Another in the Kate Burkholder series.
Tag: thriller
Tracked Through the Woods by Laura Scott
“Tracked Through the Woods” is a Christian mystery-thriller about Abby Miller, a woman who has been on the run from the Chicago mob since childhood. Alongside her estranged father, living under a pseudonym among the Amish community, they aim to evade mob executioners intending to kill them. As an adult, Abby teams up with FBI agent Wyatt Kane in their pursuit of safety. The reviewer criticizes the overemphasis on Christian elements and questionable plot elements, such as Wyatt revealing his FBI credentials despite knowing his boss is corrupt. The book is awarded 3.5 stars.
Fallout by Carrie Stuart Parks
Samantha Williams likes her life exactly the way it is. While teaching an elementary school art class, an SUV crashes into the building & her room. She manages to save the children. Her car is totaled; her purse is missing. And … the SUV’s driver is dead — shot.
As unusual events begin to happen, Samantha becomes more scared. Secrets swirl — the murdered SUV driver, memories of a childhood tragedy, an unusual PTSD project. Someone is determined to keep secrets buried and Samantha along with them.
Dead Sea Conspiracy by Jerry B. Jenkins
Archaeologist Nicole Berman is the first woman to be granted a permit to lead a dig in Saudi Arabia. She leaves America not long after her mother died. Or was it a natural death?
The team assembled has two new members after sudden last-minute withdrawals. One she knows well. She hopes the dig will prove that a Biblical figure lived in this location. If proven, it would seriously affect several major religions.
A parallel story is one of the young Abram (he would become Abraham) and begins in the ancient city of Ur. His ancestors, still living, were on Noah’s Ark.
Rizzoli & Isles: Listen to Me by Tess Gerritsen
In Boston, Rizzoli and Isles are coping with the senseless murder of Sofia Suarez who was a nurse and a widow. Liked by her neighbors and co-workers, she was brutually beaten to death in her home. The more Jane R. digs she learns that Sofia had secrets. When it connects with a months-old hit-and-run case, the murky case becomes more so. One clear piece of the puzzle — the killer wants to keep those secrets safe.
Then there is Rizzoli’s mother, Angela, who worries about her homicide detective daughter. She also is the #1 watcher of her neighborhood. There’s a runaway girl and new neighbors that behave strangely, even wierdly. Angela is positive that something is not right. Guess who she wants to look into it? Jane and Maura must focus on the Sofia case. BUT — is there really something to Angela’s suspicions?
Among the Innocent
Leah Miller was Amish until her whole family was murdered. Murdered right in front of her. Now, 10 years later, she is member of the local police force. Her memories under control til Beth, a young Amish woman, has been found dead — murdered. The same MO as Leah’s family. Now it is obvious the accused man, now dead, didn’t do it,
And a new police chief, Dalton Cooper has arrived–literally at the murder scene. He has a personal reason why he took the job but it quickly becomes clear — this latest murder was done by the same person. Soon it is apparent the killer is not done with Leah yet. Can Dalton find the answer to his quest? Can he and Leah solve the murders without being killed themselves?