BOOK REVIEW – TRIAL BY TWELVE by HEATHER GILBERT
BOOK REVIEW – TRIAL BY TWELVE by HEATHER GILBERT
Intrepid Tess Spencer returns in this gruesome murder mystery.
Enjoying her life with her one-year-old daughter and her hunky lawyer husband, she has a job as receptionist at a new spa in town, Crystal Mountain Spa. The job is laid back and part time, and life couldn’t be better.
Until eight skeletons are unearthed on the spa property. And then another – fresh – body is dumped on the site. And another. Even as they realize it is the work of a serial killer – a killer who has returned to Buckneck - Tess can’t stay away from the investigation. With her extraordinary memory and her ability to piece together otherwise random nuggets of evidence, Tess aids the detective on the case. And puts her life at risk.
Ms. Gilbert has once again brought to life the people of Buckneck, West Virginia. In a familiar and easy style, Trial by Twelve reads like centuries-old folklore. Characters come to life with believable traits and foibles. I laughed with Tess, and panicked with her in her claustrophobia – and I’m not claustrophobic. I felt the frisson of fear build with each page, wondering who amongst them was the killer.
The ending held a surprise, an unexpected twist. I’ll be sure to return to Ms. Gilbert’s next installment in this series. Trial by Twelve is Book Two in A Murder in the Mountains series.
This novel is written from a Christian worldview.
HEATHER DAY GILBERT writes novels that capture life in all its messy, bittersweet, hope-filled glory. Her debut novel, God’s Daughter, is an Amazon Norse bestseller. Miranda Warning and Trial by Twelve are bestselling contemporary mysteries in her A Murder in the Mountains series. Her Indie Publishing Handbook: Four Key Elements for the Self-Publisher shares focused advice on four key steps in the indie publication process. You can find Heather at her website, heatherdaygilbert.com. She is also active on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.
#mirandawarning, #heathergilbert, #mirandawarning, #Godsdaughter, #indiepublishinghandbook
Intrepid Tess Spencer returns in this gruesome murder mystery.
Enjoying her life with her one-year-old daughter and her hunky lawyer husband, she has a job as receptionist at a new spa in town, Crystal Mountain Spa. The job is laid back and part time, and life couldn’t be better.
Until eight skeletons are unearthed on the spa property. And then another – fresh – body is dumped on the site. And another. Even as they realize it is the work of a serial killer – a killer who has returned to Buckneck - Tess can’t stay away from the investigation. With her extraordinary memory and her ability to piece together otherwise random nuggets of evidence, Tess aids the detective on the case. And puts her life at risk.
Ms. Gilbert has once again brought to life the people of Buckneck, West Virginia. In a familiar and easy style, Trial by Twelve reads like centuries-old folklore. Characters come to life with believable traits and foibles. I laughed with Tess, and panicked with her in her claustrophobia – and I’m not claustrophobic. I felt the frisson of fear build with each page, wondering who amongst them was the killer.
The ending held a surprise, an unexpected twist. I’ll be sure to return to Ms. Gilbert’s next installment in this series. Trial by Twelve is Book Two in A Murder in the Mountains series.
This novel is written from a Christian worldview.
HEATHER DAY GILBERT writes novels that capture life in all its messy, bittersweet, hope-filled glory. Her debut novel, God’s Daughter, is an Amazon Norse bestseller. Miranda Warning and Trial by Twelve are bestselling contemporary mysteries in her A Murder in the Mountains series. Her Indie Publishing Handbook: Four Key Elements for the Self-Publisher shares focused advice on four key steps in the indie publication process. You can find Heather at her website, heatherdaygilbert.com. She is also active on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.
#mirandawarning, #heathergilbert, #mirandawarning, #Godsdaughter, #indiepublishinghandbook
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