"First-rate...Accomplished...A welcome change from the expected." PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Judge Sarah Drexler is still trying to recover from her husband's death, when she is asked to run for Oregon State judge. She leaves for her father's California home to think about it, and reunite with her moody son and pregnant daughter. Then her father dies suddenly. A private detective is killed. And one of her own children is a murder suspect. Suddenly, everything she holds dear is at stake. She's desperatetly trapped between her unrelenting love for her familiy and her staunch loyalty to the law. Whose justice should she serve?
Marlene W. (KansasSunflower) from OVERLAND PARK, KS wrote on 4/21/2007...
I enjoyed this book, but I thoght it was too slow. The characters were not always likable, too much landscape description, but overall worth reading, even if it got borning on occasion.
Karen B. (skyfeather) from HOOD RIVER, OR wrote on 12/12/2006...
Judge Sarah Drexler is still wrestling with the emotional turmoil of her husband's tragic death when she is asked to run for Oregon State Judge. She deserves it, but can she cope with it? Burdened by heavy doubts and questions, Sarah leaves for her father's California home for what she hopes will be a happy reunion with her moody son and pregnant daughter. Instead, she is plunged into a morass of secrets and tragedy.....
Mary M. (leakey387) from LEAKEY, TX wrote on 6/30/2006...
This was an o.k. book I have read better but then I've read worse also.
PATRICIA K. (AgathaRaisin) from LOUISVILLE, KY wrote on 12/29/2005...
A nicely done drama of family passions and long-buried secrets. The author pulls no punches in this hard-hitting drama of mystery.--Rave Reviews
Fluent and accomplished ... A truly unusual excursion into detection.--Kirkus Reviews
Janet S. (poodledogs) from ROSWELL, GA wrote on 11/18/2005...
nicely done. strong female mother lead, well developed characters