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Shadow of Death

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Carla Summers is a defense attorney with a sordid past. Nick Brunetti is the police detective who wants her to love him. What starts as a "simple" homicide case becomes a race to find the real killer before Carla becomes the next victim.

-RELIGIOUS CONTENT: Carla treats her legal practice as a ministry to help those who lack the funds to help themselves. She is mindful of God's will and His protection. In fact, there is an impressive web of Christian characters in this book. A former "escort" girl is led to Christ. A man who lost his faith when his devout mother died finds it again. A group of men and women pray around a man's hospital bed.

-ADULT LANGUAGE/CONTENT: The villain uses two crude, though not "swear," words to describe Carla. There are no other language problems. There isn't any sexual content in the book. In fact, the story goes so far as to say that one lonely bachelor wants a wife to come home to. Let me say that again. He wants a WIFE to whom he can come home. Not a girlfriend or "sexual partner." In this day and age, this is a novel . . . and WONDERFUL . . . idea!

-VIOLENT CONTENT: Though people die and a couple of people survive gunshot wounds, Ravert doesn't detail the gore.

-CONCLUSION: Shadow of Death is a refreshing change from formulaic courtroom suspense dramas. Highly recommended.

Everyone loves a good mystery, but when it mirrors the turmoil of real-life situations and emotions, the heart is truly gripped. This is such a tale. Does good always prevail over evil in society's world of law? Can one even recognize that evil? Where does that deep-down inspiration to find the truth come from? Read Shadow of Death and that becomes clear. A must read for mystery lovers!

The author certainly did her research in the legal/investigative arena before writing this book. The events COULD have happened. As must occur in suspense novels, bad things happen to good people, but justice prevails. And the identity of the perpetrator took me by surprise, but the clues are there. Short chapters make it easy to put the book down if needed, but you will likely not want to do that.

Melody has written a fast paced murder / mystery with great suspense. A great write for those who enjoy surrounding themselves with almost true to life tragedies.