Bluegrass Peril (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense #82) [Mass Market Paperback]

Virginia Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 4, 2007

WHO KILLED HER BOSS?

Local police had tagged single mom Becky Dennison as their prime suspect. But she'd only been in the wrong place at the wrong time...admittedly, with her boss's lifeless body. Sure, it looked bad, but Becky had no motive for killing the man--even if she had opportunity. Then, Scott Lewis, handsome assistant manager of a nearby horse farm, entered Becky's life. Soon the amateur detectives were hot on the trail of the murderer...even as their feelings for each other deepened. And for Becky and Scott, this race on the Kentucky tracks had the greatest stakes of all: life or death.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Steeple Hill (December 4, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373442726
• ISBN-13: 978-0373442720
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,652,670 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Virginia Smith is a writer of humorous novels, a speaker, and an avid scuba diver. She launched her career as a novelist with the release Just As I Am in 2006, and has been cranking out God-honoring fiction ever since. She and her husband, Ted, divide their time between Kentucky and Utah, and escape as often as they can for diving trips to the Caribbean. www.VirginiaSmith.org

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Who Dunnit??, May 5, 2008

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Cindy Loven "~LovenGod~" (Arkansas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bluegrass Peril (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense #82) (Mass Market Paperback)

A wonderful suspenseful novel, that will hold you in its grip until the very end. I was totally shocked by who the killer was. Becky, a single mom, has had a hard life, and now finds herself in the middle of a messy murder investigation. Throw a ex-husband who shows up out of the blue and a handsome new boss...and the setting for romance is set. This author though was able to hold the reader's attention with her suspenseful story line. A good afternoon read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars cozy suspense, February 25, 2008

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Michelle Sutton (Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bluegrass Peril (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense #82) (Mass Market Paperback)

Bluegrass Peril seemed more like a cozy mystery than a suspense, but I enjoyed it. I usually don't finish most of the LI Suspense stories I begin so this one kept my attention. It was romantic, but that part was minimal. The ex getting back into their lives definitely perked up the tension and I liked how she concluded that sometimes things seem right and people would like them to be right, but they are still wrong for you. I felt for Becky because she had a rough deal being a single (divorced) parent with two boys. I understood her situation and desire to restore her family, but was glad when she came to her senses. I also thought the breeding barn scene was LOL funny! Poor Becky was mortified, while Scott was oblivious.

4.0 out of 5 stars We're not all Nancy Drew, December 7, 2007

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Margaret Chind "Creative Madness Mama - Quilt... (Atoka, Tennessee USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bluegrass Peril (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense #82) (Mass Market Paperback)

For once in my life, I have now read a mystery suspense that I couldn't guess what was going to happen next. This was really surprising and a welcome change of events. It has been quite a while since I have read any suspense novels because of that very reason, but this just might have influenced me to try again in that section. Virginia Smith did a very good job of keeping the reader on their toes and guessing. The words really could not become absorbed by my eyes and brain fast enough to keep going; I wanted to know just what would happen next.

This story brings in a mother of twins that from the very first a reader can sympathize with and feel her emotions clearly as their own with a relative part of her life. She has both good and bad in her life and tries to focus on the good and what's right, but just like all us, can become overwhelmed by the bad that she wants to fix. Another character from the very start is Scott Lewis, Scott has a past of a broken heart and does not want a repeat and therefore is very guarded with his life. Thrown in with the what-ifs of life and love and what shouldn't be... murder. Who committed the murder and why? When people start to get too close, others begin to get hurt and die. So many suspects... So many motives... where to turn and what to think?

This book was very realistic in some ways for a fiction novel. I can easily see the characters play out in real life in a similar fashion. The only part I do not buy is the un-authorized detective work performed by civilians. In this day and age with our law enforcement it is almost scary to think of investigating things. But perhaps, I've seen to many movies and heard too many stories and just find police officers suspicious and ready to jump on anyone that appears too interested... Too bad we cannot all be Nancy Drew. ;-)