Description
<p>A Serial Killer Plagues an Island Paradise<br /><br />Vigilante detective Emily Stone continues her covert pursuits to find serial killers and child abductors, all under the radar while shadowing police investigations.<br /><br />Emily searches for an abducted nine-year-old girl taken by ruthless and enterprising slave brokers. Following the clues from California to the garden island of Kauai, she begins to piece together the evidence and ventures deep into the jungle.<br /><br />It doesn’t take long before Emily is thrown into the middle of murder, mayhem, and conspiracy. Locals aren’t talking as a serial killer now stalks the island, taking women in a brutal frenzy of ancient superstitions and folklore. Local cops are unprepared for what lies ahead. In a race against the clock, Emily and her team must identify the killer before time runs out.</p>
Story Behind The Book
Reeling from her mother's sudden death, law student Rianne Hazelwood travels to Ghana as a way to heal and find out more about the place her mother called her second home. Falling in love with an African man was the last thing on her mind, but Xavier Osei is no ordinary man. Their whirlwind marriage produced a swift ruthless heartache that left Rianne incapable of loving another man again.
Ten years after escaping her doomed marriage, they meet again in beautiful St. Croix. Xavier is determined to win his wife back and she is determined to return to her carefully constructed life without him. But when he finally reveals what he knows about her family secrets, the shock is too much to bear. She learns deception and love are the two greatest forces on earth, what will she do now that both have joined forces against her?
Reviews
In Sins of the Mother by Sandia Lowe, we are introduced to Rianne Hazelton, a successful New York attorney, who feels she has moved on with her life without regrets since leaving her husband in Accra, Ghana 10 years ago. Little does Rianne know that her life is about to unravel on many levels when she travels to her home and family in St. Croix to be the maid-of-honor in her sister's wedding. Imagine her surprise, when she discovers the best man is her ex-husband, oil tycoon Xavier Osei. Xavier wants answers as to why his wife left him in Accra, Ghana and has been hiding from him all of these years. Will Rianne and Xavier each get the answers they want so they can stop living in the past? <br />...the many secrets that keep surfacing in this story kept me reading to see how far and deep the sins would go. <br /><br />Readers who enjoy reading storylines about second chance romance and family secrets will enjoy this story. <br /><br />This book was provided by the publisher for review purposes. <br /><br />Reviewed by Beverly <br />APOOO BookClub