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The Real Enemy [With Earbuds] (2009)

by Kathy Herman(Favorite Author)

3.9 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1615459804 (ISBN13: 9781615459803)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Playaway

series

Sophie Trace Trilogy

review 1: Kathy Herman has been a long time favorite of mine. She combines great characters with real life struggles and page-turning mysteries to produce great novels. She always includes a faith message that speaks to readers as well. The Real Enemy is the first book in her Sophie Trace Trilogy. I enjoyed it and am looking forward to more with the Jessup family in the quaint town set in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.Brill Jessup is the new police chief of Sophie Trace. Her family is attempting a new start, but past regrets, betrayals and bitterness keep them from truly moving on. Brill’s husband, Kurt, was unfaithful and it is this that has impacted the whole family. Unwilling to forgive, Brill immerses herself in her work, which following mysterious abductions and increased ... moregang activity, has gotten harder and more complicated.Herman does a good job of balancing the family drama with a good mystery. Both story lines kept this reader interested. Herman explores the damage that is done to the whole family when just one strays from God’s law. The mystery of the missing people makes way for the town legend of the Red Shadows adding an interesting look into the history of the early settlers and Native Americans of the Smokies. I also liked that Herman introduces supporting characters that add color to the small community. Nick’s restaurant is the hub for town gossip and serves as a means for the main characters and the reader to gauge the pulse of the town.I listened to The Real Enemy on my morning walks. The reading was well done — a great pace that made my exercise fly by. So if you are looking for a mystery with some depth and spiritual truth in the mix, check out The Real Enemy.RecommendedAudience: Adults
review 2: Brill is short for "Brillant" because that is what she is when it comes to solving cases for the detective team that she was on in Memphis. Now she is headed to Sophie Trace TN, where she will become the chief of police, but what should have been a more relaxing job becomes stressful before she even settles in with people disappearing. There isn't any commomness within the people being taken so who is taking them is it the red shadows that are coming to take back the land that was taken from them long ago or is there a new gang coming into the area. Seven is the number. Brill and her husband are also trying to work past his betrayal of thier marriage vows. Can Brill find it in herself to forgive and move on and put her family life back together for herself as well as her 9 year old daughter Emily? less

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