“While
cleaning out a desk at the Grace Church furniture drive, Mary discovers a false
bottom in one of the drawers. Hidden inside is a manila envelope with a
manuscript. Hoping to be able to return the manuscript to its rightful owner,
she takes it home and reads through it, looking for a clue to its origin.
Instead, she discovers that the manuscript is the first part of a memoir that
confesses to burning down the Ivy Bay clock tower fifty years ago.
Mary knows someone was convicted for
starting the fire. Did the wrong person go to prison? The clock tower has
become a key point in the mayoral race with the candidates engaging in a heated
debate centered around the destroyed landmark. But why is it suddenly such a
hot issue? The manuscript holds the key to what happened all those years
ago—and someone doesn’t want Mary to figure it out.”
Series: Book #16 in the “Secrets of
Mary’s Bookshop” series. Please click on the number to be taken to that
review: Book
#1, #2,
#3,
#4,
#5,
#6,
#7,
#8,
#9,
#10,
#11,
#12,
#13,
and #14. (#15 will be reviewed around Christmas time.)
Spiritual Content- Prayers; Church going; ‘H’s are capitalized when
referring to God; Mentions of God & forgiveness; Mentions of prayers,
praying, & blessings over food; Mentions of churches, church going,
church events, prayer groups, Sunday School, services, worship/hymns,
sermons, & pastors; A couple mentions of those in the
Bible; A couple mentions of blessings & being blessed; Isaiah 54:10 at
the end in the extra pages;
*Note: A few mentions of a
man’s demons; A mention of a girl looking like a Greek goddess.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘stupid’; A mention of a
curse (said, not written); A bit of eye rolling; All about mentions
of a fire, the arsonist, & the crime; Many mentions parties,
alcohol, drinking, drinking problems, drinks, & drunks; Mentions of a
burglar/thief & break-in; Mentions of jail time; A couple mentions of
fighting & brawls; A couple mentions of threats; A couple mentions of
rumors; A mention of a car accident & death; A mention of an
assassin; A mention of embezzlement; A mention of cigarettes; A mention of
jealousy;
*Note: Mentions of books and
authors (including series by Ally Carter); Mentions of car brands; A couple
mentions of TV shows & characters.
Sexual Content- See below
*Note: A couple mentions of girl
with a Marilyn Monroe-type figure.
-Mary Fisher
P.O.V.
of Mary
292 pages
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My
personal Rating- 
I personally had a harder time
getting into this mystery, but I’m not sure why. It wasn’t overly exciting or
interesting, but I’m happy to check another book off my TBR.
See y’all on Friday with a new
review!
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this
author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
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