The Highly Suspicious Halo

Church Choir Mysteries #5

by Eileen M. Berger

When young choir member Amy Cantrell becomes the victim of a suspected poisoning, Gracie Parks is determined to investigate, especially when Amy, who appeared to be recovering, vanishes from the hospital.

Genres: Mystery, Christian, Cozy Mystery

243 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pleasant story of a church choir preparing for a contest when a teenager falls ill and then is missing from the hospital.

[Jerry Owens · Rating 2 out of 5]

Okay book about a widow woman, Gracie, at a small church who helps with the choir. When a teenage girl in the choir gets sick, possibly poisoned or drugged she puts her sleuthing skills to work. Later the teenage girl goes missing and Gracie helps find her. Clean book.

I thought it ended without answering all the questions that came up in the book. The end could have been done better.

[Susan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Part of a series of Church Choir Mysteries published by Guideposts. A friend of mine picked them up as a gag. There were parts of it that were kind of sweet, and overall it was decently written, but really preachy, too. So formulaic and churchy that it was almost amusing sometimes.

[Pam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Is Amy being poisoned?

[Susie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A friend gave me this book while I was on vacation and it was perfect light reading. Homey and clean. Simple storyline, relatable characters.

[Gospodyina · Rating 1 out of 5]

Hilariously, excruciatingly terrible. Remember being told to write a 200-word essay in elementary school, and you'd pad it out with endless adjectives and adverbs to meet the minimum? Here's the first sentence: "The elderly man with the pruning shears was holding on to his aluminum walker with one hand as he stared at the overblown chrysanthemums."

Let's say this: I found it entertaining, although not in the way the author intended. If you like this kind of book, bless your heart, you'll probably like this one, too.

[Lynn · Rating 1 out of 5]

Reading this was a complete waste of time. Sadly, since it is a mystery, I had to read it all to find out the ending. The one bright spot is that a recipe for snickerdoodles is included in the text. Do not bother with this book (or with this author). Contact me for the snickerdoodles recipe.

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Berger, Eileen M.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought the book was pretty good. Had a good story line. Something that is unquie.

[Donna Winters · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fast and easy read with plenty of tension once the set-up is done in the first chapter.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gracie helps Herb find out what's up with their young soprano Amy, and why she can't be part of the Eternal Hope choir's entry in Willow Bend's singing festival.

[R.J. Kottke · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice old fashioned mystery.