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Truth Stained Lies

#1 in series

by Terri Blackstock
Gabrielle de Cuir
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New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling suspense author Blackstock asks, When truth doesn't make sense, will lies prevail?

"Crisp prose, an engaging story, and brisk pacing make this thriller another home run for Blackstock." —Library Journal, starred review

Cathy Cramer is a former lawyer and investigative blogger who writes commentary on high-profile homicides. When she finds a threatening note warning her that she's about to experience the same kind of judgment and speculation that she dishes out in her blog, Cathy writes it off as mischief . . . until her brother's wife is murdered and all the "facts" point to him. The killer has staged the crime to make the truth too far-fetched to believe. Working to solve the murder and clear her brother's name, Cathy and her two sisters, Holly and Juliet, moonlight as part-time private investigators. Juliet, a stay-at-home mom of two boys, and Holly, a scattered ne'er-do-well who drives a taxi, put aside their fear to hunt down the real killer.

Stakes rise when their brother's grieving five-year-old son is kidnapped. As police focus on the wrong set of clues, the three sisters and their battered detective friend are the only hope for solving this bizarre crime, saving the child, and freeing their brother.

  • Full-length Suspense Novel
  • Includes Discussion Questions for Book Clubs
  • Part of the Moonlighters series
  • Book One: Truth Stained Lies
  • Book Two: Distortion
  • Book Three: Twisted Innocence

    • Creators

    • Series

      Moonlighters

    • Publisher

    • Release date

      February 22, 2013

    • Formats

      • OverDrive Listen audiobook

        • ISBN: 9780310289326
        • File size: 231534 KB
        • Duration: 08:02:21

    • Languages

      • English

    • Reviews

      • Publisher's Weekly

        March 4, 2013
        Blackstock (Intervention series), who crossed over from the secular market to Christian fiction, hits her stride with the opener of The Moonlighter series. When Jay, the brother of Cathy, a former lawyer and now investigative blogger, is falsely accused of murdering his ex-wife, she and her two sisters, Holly and Juliet, team up help their brother and to protect Jackson, their five-year-old nephew. Blackstock has six million books in print, and her writing is not too heavy handed; she offers a powerful scene of the accused, Jay, as he tells Jackson about the death of the boyâs mother and his ex-wife. A story rich with texture and suspense, this family murder mystery unfolds with fast pacing, with a creepy clown murder suspect and threatening blog visitor to boot. Through Cathyâs eyes readers see her wrestling with her faith and her pastor fatherâs lack of faithfulness to his family: "If her father had only known the havoc heâd wrought in his children when he chose his appetites over his family. Would it have mattered?" Agent: Lee Hough, Alive Communications.

      • Library Journal

        Starred review from February 15, 2013

        Former attorney Cathy Cramer blogs about homicide investigations, but she is thrust into the action when her brother is accused of murdering his ex-wife. A few days earlier, Cathy received an anonymous note warning her that her judgmental posts would come back to haunt her. With her two sisters, she works to find the real murderer, clear her brother's name, and keep her nephew safe. VERDICT Crisp prose, an engaging story, and brisk pacing make this thriller another home run for Blackstock (Downfall). Recommend it to readers who enjoy material by Lynette Eason and Erin Healy.

        Copyright 2013 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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