Suspicious Minds by Sherri Kukla Book Review

About the Book:

Lorelai Gatlin is single with a good career, solid friendships and a strong Christian foundation.
But then she dreams about hiding evidence of a murder.
Awakens to discovers her gun is missing and her memory is gone.
And the morning news reports a body has been discovered.
Maybe she isn't the upstanding citizen everyone believed her to be.

Suspicious Minds will have you on the edge of your seat as the story twists and turns through the lives of hurting people. Featuring beloved characters from the popular middle grade series MotoMysteries this is the first book in a spinoff series for adults that will keep readers of Christian mystery and romance novels entertained and looking for more. Book 2 in the Dry Brook series to follow in late 2023 or early 2024.

My Review:

I liked this mystery, the author's first attempt at fiction for adult readers. It is entertaining and has likable characters. It is a good exploration of making assumptions and how that can damage relationships. Several characters show genuine Christian faith and there is a good example of selfless, Christlike love.

There were a few aspects of the plot I felt did not work out well. One was Michael's initial text message. It was a bit strange and was never really explained. And the dream – while it made for an interesting introduction to the tension in the plot, I felt it was never really explained either.

I think Kukla is off to a good start in crafting inspirational romantic fiction for adults and will get better with more experience.

My rating: 4/5 stars.

About the Author:

Sherri Kukla is co-founder and publisher, along with her husband, Steve, of S&S Off Road Magazine and the author of MotoMysteries, a faith-based mystery series for middle grade kids that focuses on dirt bike riding siblings who find themselves in a variety of challenging situations.

Sherri and Steve are also the founders of Thundering Trails, an off road camp for "at risk" kids. From 2006-2021 they hosted over 300 fourth through eighth graders at their 50-acre desert property.

Sherri and Steve Kukla, along with their granddaughter, one dog, one bearded dragon and two fish, reside in Ocotillo Wells, a desert community in Southern California, that is home to an 85,000 acre off road park.

You can find out more at www.sherrikukla.com.

S&S Publishing, 330 pages.

I received a complimentary egalley of this book through Book Sirens. My comments are an independent and honest review.

(My star ratings: 5-I love it, 4-I like it, 3-It's OK, 2-I don't like it, 1-I hate it.)