Review: Deadly Image by Tamelia Tumlin
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 7, 2013
Deadly Image by Tamelia Tumlin was a most enjoyable book that kept me sitting on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen next. Lexi Yates lost her husband, a much loved minister in Dallas, a year ago and because of all the memories she moved with her three year old daughter, Anna, to Gator Bayou, Louisiana. Anna has disappeared without a trace and everyone in the town seems to think that Lexi is responsible. FBI agent Ace Valdez has been sent from his New Orleans office to take charge of the investigation. Due to evidence that points to Lexi as the guilty party, the local sheriff is ready to arrest Lexi for kidnapping and because of this her faith in God is sorely tested. Ace has seen all the evidence yet he has a gut feeling that Lexi is innocent. Because of things in his past, Ace does not trust easily and he does not want to have any feelings for Lexi but there is something about her that causes him to believe she is innocent.The author did a very good job of developing the plot, characters, dialogue, and action scenes. In most mysteries I can usually figure out who did the crime but the author had me guessing to the very end, in fact I was completely surprised when the identity of the kidnapper was revealed. There were many twists and turns in the story providing one surprise after another. I could not put the book down once I started reading for I just had to know what happened next. I do not want to say more for I do not want to give away the ending of the story.I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a good mystery with a lot of romance thrown into the mixture and who also wants to read Christian fiction.My thanks to the author, Tamelia Tumlin, for providing this book free in exchange for an honest review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.