Review of Janet Sketchley's Secrets and Lies

Secrets and Lies by Janet Sketchley

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Heaven’s Prey, book 1 in Janet Sketchley’s Redemption’s Edge series, dealt with the issue of the extent of God's grace. God's grace is often described as sufficient to cover all of any person's sins. Sketchley illustrates this in book 1 by God’s forgiveness of serial killer, Harry Silver.
However, God's grace goes much further than redemption, and that is what Book 2, Secrets and Lies, deals with, the extent of God's grace. Secrets and Lies emphasizes, through the heroine, Carol Daniels, that we can trust God in all circumstances of life, and that His grace has the power to change us, shape us, and strengthen us.
Carol Daniels experiences these truths in the context of a well-written romantic-suspense story. Life has taught Carol to distrust people, even the likable DJ, Joey, who attempts to befriend Carol and her teenage son, Paul. She believes she has reasons to distrust God, too. She must deal with the worry that Paul will follow the path of his father, a man who lived a life of dissipation, and with the fear that Paul will follow her dead son into drug use. If Carol is going to trust God and learn the full riches of His grace, she must do so while people and events related to the crimes of her imprisoned, serial-killer brother, Harry Silver, bring danger to her and Paul.
Both the suspense and the romance grow slowly to a powerful, action-packed climax that I will not spoil for readers. But, I believe there are enough unresolved issues surrounding Harry Silver to fill another novel in this series.
Women 40+, especially women of faith, will enjoy Secrets and Lies. With that audience, this is easily a five star book. I'm a guy who likes sky-high stakes and more intense action, but I did enjoy the story.



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