Truth-Stained Lies by Terri Blackstock

When truth doesn't make sense, will lies prevail?

Cathy Cramer is a former lawyer and investigative blogger who writes commentary on high-profile homicides. When she finds a threatening note warning her that she's about to experience the same kind of judgment and speculation that she dishes out in her blog, Cathy writes it off as mischief . . . until her brother's wife is murdered and all the 'facts' point to him. The killer has staged the crime to make the truth too far-fetched to believe. Working to solve the murder and clear her brother's name, Cathy and her two sisters, Holly and Juliet, moonlight as part-time private investigators. Juliet, a stay-at-home mom of two boys, and Holly, a scattered ne'er-do-well who drives a taxi, put aside their fear to hunt down the real killer.

Stakes rise when their brother's grieving five-year-old son is kidnapped. As police focus on the wrong set of clues, the three sisters and their battered detective friend are the only hope for solving this bizarre crime, saving the child, and freeing their brother.

My Review:

Another winner from Terri Blackstock!! I always love her books, and this one is no different! The phrase "truth is sometimes stranger than fiction" certainly applies here. Often it is when we struggle with deep heartache that family is the only group of people we can rely on to have our backs. As is true with every Terri Blackstock novel, twists and turns are the order of the story, and I was eagerly reading to see what would happen next. I think the twists and turns, however, that most impacted me were those involving Holly on a personal level.

I confess that given the context of the story the thing that totally made an impact on me was the author's epilogue at the end--please don't skip that section--it is so heartfelt and reminds me that Terri Blackstock is such an authentic author. If you haven't tried her stories, you need to pick one up and read it--you won't be disappointed!

Thank you to NetGalley and Zondervan for allowing me to preview this book--the opinions which I wrote are my own.

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars