Christian Fiction Devourers discussion

In this fast-paced romantic suspense, a serial killer with a literary bent pursues a court reporter, leaving a taunting new note with every body he kills. And he’s getting closer.

Court reporter Teagan O’Rourke is no stranger to violent crime or sudden death. At age nine she lost her mother to a car accident. Her father and two stepsiblings are police officers. She spends her days recording the details of horrific crimes in which victims or their families often are forced to relive the worst days of their lives while criminals fight to stay out of prison for committing those crimes.

But nothing can prepare her for the sniper rifle blast that takes the life of a young police officer escorting Teagan to the evidence room. In the coming days she’ll receive letters from a serial killer who signs them with fictitious names of killers from novels he somehow knows she’s read. Her neighbor and an assistant DA fall victim to his varied MOs. He leaves no evidence behind.

As he gets closer and closer to Teagan, she’s in a race to stop the carnage before her loved ones are murdered by a man set on revenge. Ultimately, she’s the target, and he isn’t giving up until he wins the game—setting the stage for a showdown that could cost Teagan everything.

Who will join me in this romantic suspense read by a new to me author? It will also count towards our Genre of the Month - suspense.

I plan to join in for this one!

Great Staci!

I plan to read this one, it sounds very thrilling.

Beverly wrote: "I plan to read this one, it sounds very thrilling."

It is. I'm reading it now and will be interested to see what others think of it.

I have this here, but have a couple of other books to finish first :)

Just finished!

Please feel free to answer any or all of the discussion questions, ask a question of your own, or make a general comment.

1. Teagan has chosen not to have children for several reasons, including the state of the world. What do you think of her reason? Why or why not?

2. How do you feel about Max being a youth minister given his history of drug and alcohol addiction, PTSD, and depression. Do you think he has something to teach the youth because of his background?

3. Teagan didn't want her siblings to become police officers because she feared for their lives. Does her worry show a lack of faith: why or why not?

4. Teagan has a deep-seated belief the violence is never the answer. Yet she's willing to kill to save her loved ones. What would you do if you were in her shoes?

5. How do you reconcile the belief that God is good with the fact that He allows (but does not cause) bad things to happen to good people?

1. Teagan has chosen not to have children for several reasons, including the state of the world. What do you think of her reason? Why or why not?

I think it's a solid reason. It's a difficult time to raise children. I was glad to see her openness to fostering at the end of the novel to care for children already in the world that need love and care.

2. How do you feel about Max being a youth minister given his history of drug and alcohol addiction, PTSD, and depression. Do you think he has something to teach the youth because of his background?

I'm ok with it given that he has been sober for five years. His experiences will help youth avoid or see warning signs of the things he went through.

3. Teagan didn't want her siblings to become police officers because she feared for their lives. Does her worry show a lack of faith: why or why not?

This is a tough one. Not having an immediate family member serving as a police officer, I'm going to pass on answering this one.

4. Teagan has a deep-seated belief the violence is never the answer. Yet she's willing to kill to save her loved ones. What would you do if you were in her shoes?

So tough to know until you are actually in that position. I'd like to think I'd do whatever it takes to save a loved one, but I might also freeze up. Hopefully, I'll never have to find out!

Thanks for sharing your thoughts Staci. I'm with you on three and four. Hard to make a call.

Dan thank you so much for your wonderful comments. You made some amazing points and gave us much to think about.

I just started this last night, finally, so will have to come back.

I won't be finishing it as this style of writing is not my cup of tea.

Dan wrote: "Well from the description of the story, I would not join in the reading. To me (sorry, it's just my preference) stories which are like the common commercial TV series, court/police drama and some w..."

Dan it had too much violent description in it for my taste. I would not read another by this author.

Dan wrote: "Well from the description of the story, I would not join in the reading. To me (sorry, it's just my preference) stories which are like the common commercial TV series, court/police drama and some w..."

I don't mind that it's a thriller so much as the way she writes is not my cup of tea, lines like "eye-popping muscles," "crossed his beefy arms," "The dog's cute butt wiggled ecstatically" etc. Also, the overuse of the words cute and ecstatically. There is plenty of violence in the Bible, but of course it's not gratuitous or there for its own sake.

We all have different tastes!

thanks Karin - I appreciate the honest assessment and I won't be reading it!