Fatal Homecoming – Book Review
It started with the Bobbsey Twins, remember Nan, Bert, Freddie, and Flossie. Those were the first mystery books that I read. Then I moved to Nancy Drew. I probably read as many Hardy Boys books as I did Nancy Drew books. I put those mystery books aside.
Recently I discovered Christian suspense novels. I don’t remember the first one that I read but I was impressed with the writing and felt like I was back in my tree house reading a Nancy Drew book. Okay, the writing is a bit more advanced but you get the idea that it is a comfort book.
There is something about a mystery that pulls you in, as you read you are trying to figure out who did it and see if you can do so before the character in the book.
My Review of Fatal Homecoming
Stacey Weeks is a new to me author. I decided to read the book based on the genre, the description of the book, and the cover. The cover just looks like a suspense novel.
When I began the book, I had to finish it. It was one that I had a hard time not reading it. I even stayed up late, like 2:00 am to finish the book. It has been a long time since I have done that.
Jessie returns home following the death of her brother. She is looking for answers about her brother’s death. At the same time, an old friend of her brother’s is an undercover RCMP. Will Jessie be able to find out what happened to her brother before something happens to her? Who is behind what is happening in the town? Is it the mayor who happens to be Jessie’s cousin or maybe the chief of police. Who can she trust?
Mixed into the mystery is the story of relationships. Jessie’s relationship with her father, her relationship with Rick. It is a look at how truth and forgiveness can be healing.
I highly recommend this book as long as you have nothing else to do that day. You will be pulled into the story and won’t want to do anything else.
About the Book
Title: Fatal Homecoming
Author: Stacey Weeks
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release date: February 5, 2019
Publisher: Write Integrity Press
It was murder. She was sure. And that assurance could cost her life.
Undercover RCMP officer Rick Chandler poses as a detective in the small town of Chenaniah River. He is investigating the possibility of a corrupt police force when Jessie returns to bury her brother, and she refuses to believe evidence that point to her deceased brother’s involvement in drug trafficking. Soon, the same person that murdered her brother targets her. Can Rick help Jessie dodge bullets, escape fires, and exonerate her brother before the attacks escalate?
Jessie Berns has returned to her hometown to find answers about her brother’s suspicious death. With the help of an old friend, Detective Rick Chandler, they pursue a truth that someone is willing to do anything to keep hidden—even kill again. They uncover decades-old secrets that expose hidden sins and threaten the lifestyles of high-powered people in their small town.
As they close in on the devious mastermind manipulating the community, it becomes frighteningly clear to Rick that Jessie is not the one calling the shots in her amateur investigation. She is the killer’s new target.
As they close in on the devious mastermind manipulating the community, it becomes frighteningly clear to Rick that Jessie is not the one calling the shots in her amateur investigation. She is the killer’s new target.
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About the Author
Stacey Weeks: My primary ministry in life crowds around my dining room table like a ravenous herd every night. My husband and children are both my greatest blessing and greatest ministry opportunity. Caring for them is a privilege bestowed upon me as wife and mother.
I believe God simultaneously called Kevin and me into ministry. Kevin’s calling was clear – he is a pastor. I, on the other hand, took years to recognize the specific areas in which I was equipped and called to serve. I believe that God has called me to meet Kevin’s needs, to meet the needs of our children, and to serve Him personally.
Guest Post from Stacey Weeks
A Pile of Stones
Often, the things I am studying in the bible make their way into my novels. At the time of writing Fatal Homecoming, I was reading the book of Joshua.
In Joshua chapter four, Joshua describes the pile of stones the Israelites built as a memorial to God. Those stones were evidence of the Lord’s provision for them. The monument was a reminder to future generations that God had delivered his people.
In Fatal Homecoming, Jessie needs to remember God’s provision. She wears a unique pendant passed down through the women of her family. Her necklace is comprised of river stones that represent the rocks from Joshua. They are to remind that God always meets His children in their moment of need.
Shortly after writing this necklace into Fatal Homecoming crisis struck a good friend of mine. As our church gathered around a suffering family to love and support them in their time of need, I decided to make a real pendant of stones to give to my friend to remind her and to remind me that God meets every need in His time and in His way.
The pendant of stones can be strung on a necklace or keychain. It is more than words on paper and more than a pile of rocks strung on a string. It was a reference point. They mark where God gave me a story to share so that others may know and believe.
If you are the lucky winner of this pendant of stones, I pray that every time you look at it, touch it, and feel the weight of it around your neck that you will remember to believe that your God is good. Always.
Stacey has also gifted all the blog readers with a short story to download. Enjoy!
Click here to download.
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Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Stacey is giving away a grand prize of a beautiful handmade necklace (May vary from picture)!!
Be sure to enter the giveaway for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter. https://promosimple.com/ps/da8a/fatal-homecoming-celebration-tour-giveaway
2 thoughts on “Fatal Homecoming – Book Review”
This book sounds so great. I don’t read a lot of mysteries but this one has already grabbed me and pulled me in. And the cover is awesome!
It was one that pulled me in. Enjoy, I might even read it again. Let me know when you read it.