A Thorn Among the Lilies
by Michael Hiebert
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Pub Date Jun 30 2015 | Archive Date Jul 01 2015
Kensington Books | Kensington
Description
Detective Leah Teal is privy to most of the secrets in her hometown of Alvin, but there are always surprises to be had. Like the day she agrees to take her daughter, Caroline, to see a psychic for a reading. The psychic hones in on Leah instead, hinting at a string of gruesome killings and insisting that she intervene to prevent more deaths.
When you go looking for trouble, you never know how much you’ll find. Sure enough, the psychic’s scant clues lead Leah to a cold case from six years ago, when a young woman was found shot to death, her eyelids sewn shut. As Leah digs deeper into old files, a second unsolved case surfaces with the same grisly pattern. While her shrewd young son, Abe, observes from the sidelines, Leah races to prevent another horrific murder, unaware of just how deep the roots of evil can go.
Taut, suspenseful, and rich in Southern atmosphere, A Thorn Among the Lilies is a mesmerizing novel of loss and vengeance, and the lengths some will go to out of loyalty and love.
Advance Praise
“Engaging…Readers will keep guessing whodunit to the end.” – Publishers Weekly
“Engaging…Readers will keep guessing whodunit to the end.” – Publishers Weekly
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781617737374 |
| PRICE | $18.00 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Rosemary S, Librarian
Every small town has it secrets, and Alvin is no exception. Detective Leah Teal has decide to take her daughter, Caroline for a psychic reading for a lark. But it’s Leah the psychic fixates on. The psychic tells stage and vague stories of gruesome murders long unsolved and promises there will be more death if Leah doesn’t intervene. Sure it’s just a joke, Leah investigates anyway, just to be on the safe side and what she finds is disturbing indeed. A six year old cold case where the victims eyelids were sewn shut, and further digging uncovers an earlier crime that has the same m.o. Now Leah will have to put the pieces together to prevent another murder
Clara B, Reviewer
Tense, atmospheric thriller set in small town Alabama. The author really sets the scene in this exciting book where detective Leah hunts down a serial killer after some sparse clues given by a psychic. Recommended.
Reviewer 122836
This is the author's third novel in the Leah Teal detective series set in the small town of Alvin. I loved the first two so was delighted to get a review copy through Netgalley.
In this story Leah has the murder of a young woman to solve. The victim was shot dead and rather disturbingly had her eyelids sewn shut while she was still alive. When Leah discovers that a very similar murder occurred a few months previously in another town she realises there is a serial killer on the loose.
These novels are so easy to read and I love the likeability of the Teal family. We once again find out what is happening in the lives of Leah's daughter Carry, son Abe and his amusing friend Dewey. The ending felt a little rushed but I am hoping that I'll get to meet these characters again soon.
Rating: 3.5 out of 4
Reviewer 252384
A Thorn Among the Lillies – Michael Hiebert
Small towns are supposed to be quiet.
In Alvin, Alabama, detective Leah Teal finds out that quiet is rather fate holding its breath.
A psychic tells Leah about murder most foul and says only she can keep more people from dying.
Ever the detective, Leah digs up an old case about a shooting victim with her eyelids sewn shut. Then she uncovers a similar crime. Now Leah knows the psychic was spot-on. And as all the killings happened on the 31st of January, Leah realises she has time to save a life.
A Thorn Among the Lillies is like good chocolate: smooth, enthralling and hugely enjoyable!
Danielle U, Media/Journalist
A Thorn Among the Lilies by Michael Heibert is an astounding masterpiece that readers everywhere will enjoy. A woman who goes out and beyond to solve cold cases that continue to share the same patterns. Eyes sewn shut. This brilliant novel will take readers deep into a serial killer's path where suspense and danger are more real than what Detective Leah Teal thought. After a psychic tells her that she can solve cases to prevent more deaths, Leah doesn't believe it until cases are brought to her that lead to deadly chase after a killer. Michael Hiebert's story will leave readers gripping their seats in fear and sweat. I enjoyed reading Detective Leah Teal goes about solving the cold cases and trying to catch the killer before it's too late. Shivers will definitely travel down your spine as the chilling plot unfolds.A highly intensifying read that will keep you up all night long reading. I strongly recommend reading A Thorn Among the Lilies and rate it a five out of five stars.
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