A Haunting Refrain [Paperback]

Patricia H. Rushford (Author)

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About the Author

Internationally known author and speaker, Patricia Rushford has authored dozens of books, numerous articles and has gained a reputable spot in the Christian youth fiction market. With over a quarter of a million sold of her youth series alone, her exciting JENNIE McGRADY series is enjoying overwhelming success from readers of all ages. Patricia has moved into the adult fiction category with the release of her HELEN BRADLEY MYSTERIES: Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep and Red Sky in Mourning.

With numerous awards to her credit, such as an Edgar nomination a Silver Angel Award for excellence in media, it comes as no surprise that she is a favorite at conventions and interviews. Pat has appeared on numerous radio and television talk shows throughout the U.S. and Canada, including Prime Time America and Focus on the Family. She is a registered nurse and holds an M.A. degree in counseling from Western Evangelical Seminary.

As a speaker, Pat combines her speaking, writing, and singing talents to bring inspirational and motivational workshops and retreat programs to men and women and children across the country. Pat can be often found in schools through her "Invite an Author to School" program, or on the beach with the "Writer's Weekend at the Beach" workshops.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers (November 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556617321
• ISBN-13: 978-1556617324
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #712,020 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #1 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Religion & Spirituality > Fiction > Mystery

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quality mystery with a solid heroine and an engaging plot., December 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: A Haunting Refrain (Paperback)

Another Pat Rushford mystery novel that delivers. Set in the San Juan Islands of Washington state, the author blends features of several points of interest around the islands into one little gem, "Paradise." Helen, the heroine, is called to Paradise by her aging uncle - the wealthy owner of the luxurious resort he has resurected there - to help with a family crisis. The prospect of a reunion weekend with family is first shaken by ghostly happenings then shattered by murder. It's refreshing to have a female lead who isn't either a. trying to be more of a man than the men in the story or, b. constantly looking to take umbrage at anything and everything the males around her are saying or doing. Helen is a main character/sleuth who is at ease with who she is and what she beleives. Solid faith in God and family values are the bedrock of Helen's charactor. The author maintains this consistently in Helen's thoughts and actions - large and small - and the reader never has to overlook glaring faux pas in charactorization. I eagerly look forward to the next release in this series. Pity Mrs. Rushford can't write as quickly as I can gobble up her novels!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Haunting Refrain, by Patricia Rushford, December 24, 1999

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D. Matthews "debauthor" (Everett, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Haunting Refrain (Paperback)

Another great book by Patricia Rushford, with her talented keep-you-guessing-to-the-end style! This is the third in the relatively new Helen Bradley Mysteries series. Readers of the Jenny McGrady Mysteries series (originally written for young adults) will recognize Helen Bradley as the retired cop grandmother whom Jenny often went to for advice.

Now with her own series, Helen is a solid, well-balanced Christian woman who exemplifies all that God intended women to be. She's one of those lucky travel writers who just happens to come across mysteries along the way, much in the style of the popular Jessica Fletcher (Murder She Wrote) mysteries.

Readers, Christian and non-Christian alike, will enjoy this great book and the entire series showing good solid family values and women at their best!

I recommend this book and EVERYTHING I've read so far by Patricia Rushford. She'll keep you entertained to the very end!