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Summary
Summary
A Cozy Mystery Complete with a Small Town Full of Charming, Quirky Characters
Deputy Sheriff Michael Keane doesn't particularly enjoy being touted as the hero of Hidden Springs after pulling a suicidal man back from the edge of the Eagle River bridge in front of dozens of witnesses--a few of whom caught the breathtaking moments with their cameras. But the media hype doesn't last long as a new story pushes its way into the public consciousness of Hidden Springs' concerned citizens.
Photos of a dead girl arrive in the mail, and Michael becomes convinced she was murdered by the man he saved. With a killer one step ahead, things in Hidden Springs begin to unravel. Now Michael must protect the people he loves--because the killer could be targeting one of them next.
Readers will love racing along with Deputy Sheriff Keane as the clock ticks in this page-turning mystery.
Author Notes
A. H. Gabhart is Ann H. Gabhart, bestselling author of many novels, including Angel Sister , Small Town Girl , and Love Comes Home , several popular Shaker novels such as The Outsider , The Believer , and The Innocent , and The Heart of Hollyhill series. Ann grew up in a small rural town in Kentucky much like Hidden Springs, but she is happy to report nobody was ever murdered on her hometown's courthouse steps. Ann and her husband still live on a farm near that same little town in Kentucky. Learn more at www.annhgabhart.com.
Reviews (3)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Gabhart's second Hidden Springs mystery (after Murder at the Courthouse) returns readers to the office of Deputy Sheriff Michael Keane, where another murder is under investigation in the sleepy Kentucky town, this time with taunts and clues mailed from the killer. Michael rescues suicidal Jack Smith from jumping off a bridge, and feels unsettled when Jack warns that he would soon wish he'd pushed him from the bridge instead. But everyone assures heroic Michael that he has nothing to worry about-until the first set of pictures arrives, and a body is found in nearby Eagleton. When Michael tries to share information with the Eagleton police, he's treated as nothing more than a country bumpkin. But he's no amateur sleuth: Michael has big-city police experience and doesn't need much help to start piecing things together himself. Gabhart fills Hidden Springs-an intimate town where everyone knows everyone and a secret is hard to keep-with a delightful, colorful cast of characters. The commentary of Betty Jean Atkins, the sheriff's receptionist, and her interactions with Hank Leland, a newspaper reporter, provide much-needed humor throughout the story. Gabhart keeps the mystery engaging until the very end. Some questions go unanswered, but the resolutions satisfy and the scene is set for Deputy Sheriff Keane to solve many more murders in Hidden Springs. Readers can expect Christian themes but no overt faith elements. (June) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
As the saying goes, no good deed goes unpunished, as Deputy Michael Keane learns when he saves a man from jumping off a bridge. The man tells Keane he will wish he'd pushed him, which proves to be correct when Keane learns that he has saved the life of a serial killer, who has now escaped from the hospital. Even though the killer's first murder after his escape is out of Keane's jurisdiction, the deputy wants to assist the detective in charge, who makes it clear he doesn't want Keane's help. Keane investigates anyway, and soon the killer seems fixated on Keane, taunting him, then beginning to threaten the women closest to Keane, including high-powered Washington, D.C., attorney Alex. Deeply rooted in Hidden Springs, Kentucky, Keane is a decent, hardworking deputy who hopes he can persuade the ambitious Alex to join him in his charming village, far from the Beltway. Well-drawn, sometimes-quirky characters and the charming frame of small-town America add to this page-turning mystery chock-full of plot twists.--O'Brien, Sue Copyright 2016 Booklist
Library Journal Review
When deputy sheriff Michael Keane, introduced in Murder at the Courthouse, receives photos of a young murder -victim, he realizes he may have rescued from suicide the woman's killer. It is up to Keane to find the man before he strikes again. © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
