Blurb:
A decades-old unsolved homicide.
A grieving single mother-to-be.
A cold-case investigator.
Sarah Bishop goes through her deceased mother’s belongings and
becomes immersed in the details of her grandfather’s unsolved homicide.
Determined to find who was responsible, for the sake of her unborn baby, Sarah
vows to seek out the answers her mother had failed to find.
Cold Case Investigator Ford Melcher is intrigued by Sarah’s dogged
drive to solve the old mystery. His current case has reached a frustrating dead
end, but he comes to believe it is somehow linked to Sarah’s quest. His desire
to protect her from further hurt is put to the test, especially when he has
secrets he’d rather not disclose.
Answers could remain elusive as to who struck Sarah’s grandfather
and left him in a ditch. Will the search for those answers open doors for her
to discover the life God planned? Can she accept that plan if it includes a man
who wasn’t forthright with information?
My Review:
Another winner. 5
stars.
Sara is expecting
her first child and going through her late mothers things when she becomes
determined to track down her grandfather’s murderer. A chance encounter with
cold case investigator Ford is almost too good to be true, and when he takes on
the case, they go through the evidence together, finding links in unexpected
places.
This is another
gripping read from LoRee Peery. It pulls you in from the start and won’t let
you go. I both laughed and cried while reading this. Unputdownable is a word
quite often bandied about these days, but this book really does that. The fact
it is based partly on the author’s own experience, makes it an even more
powerful and cathartic read. If you only read one book this year, make sure
it’s this one.
You can buy a copy of the book HERE
In LoRee’s own
words:
The cold case
alluded to in Touches of Time is
based on my father’s unsolved homicide. The old documents portion of the story
is recorded in my own journals and notebooks.
The account of my father’s murder has been
written twenty different ways. After all, I only know the event from my
perspective at the time it happened. The rest is conjecture and left up to my
imagination.
Over the years I got worked up enough to
attempt to get things moving in the investigation. The quest for answers caused
me to struggle with many uncertainties. Going through my files always stirs up
myriad emotions as my mind travels back. Some memories have grown dim with
time, yet others may carry the impact of immediacy forever.
I’ve imagined all kinds of conclusions to
close this albatross that hovers over my family. I can still get riled over
what I view as handled wrong initially. I’ve pictured a scene of death and a
scene of justice for each alleged speculation.
My whole family has faced and dealt with
the absence of resolution, or not.
As Sarah’s mother expressed in Touches of Time, I believe faith
involves living without answers. God holds those answers, as well as control of
the justice that belongs to Him alone. I know that. Yet, also knowing a killer
went free has never left the back of my mind.
I have entrusted God with the long chapter
of my life story that has an ending known only to Him. Even though there will
always be questions regarding my father’s homicide, the ultimate answer is in
the Lord’s hands.
This version of my story, a love between
Sarah and Ford, ends with a happy ending, as all true romances wrap up. I
praise my Lord for victory through grace.
I also thank my talented author friend
Clare for the generous spot here today.
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