“When
Jan Blake and Elaine Cook arrive at Lancaster Community Church to prepare for
the Mother Daughter Tea, they discover that the historic white clapboard
building has been broken into. Have the cousins stumbled on to yet another
mystery? At first, it appears that nothing was taken, but it soon becomes clear
that something valuable—dating back to the very founding of Maine and part of
Pastor Mike’s family history—is gone. And then another unusual item, far less
valuable, is discovered missing too. Who ransacked the church and took these
things?
The plot thickens as red herrings
sidetrack the sleuthing cousins from their pursuit of clues and, as is often
the case when there’s trouble brewing in Lancaster, the truth is more
surprising and complex than they could imagine. Meanwhile, Elaine’s daughter
arrives for a visit from Colorado, and the cousins’ latest flea market find
might very well bring with it a mystery of its own.”
Series: Book #9 in the “Tearoom
Mysteries” series. Review of Book #1, Here!, #2
Here!, #3 Here, #4
Here, #5 Here, #6 Here, #7
Here, and #8 Here!
Spiritual Content- Prayers & Thanking God; A devotional/message at an event
& with a Scripture read; Church going; All about many mentions of a church,
church going, church events, Sunday school, youth groups, Bible study groups, pastors,
sermons, & services; Mentions of God; Mentions of prayers, praying,
thanking God, & blessings over food; Mention of Bibles, Bible reading,
devotionals, & Bible quizzes; A mention of someone from the Bible; A mention
of a blessing;
*Note: A mention of bad luck.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: two ‘stupid’s and three forms of ‘shut
up’; A bit of eye rolling; Being held at gunpoint (up to semi-detailed); All
about many mentions of a break-in, vandalism, a theft, a stolen item, the thief,
& vandalizers; Mentions of wars & battles; Mentions of break-ins, burglaries,
& robberies; Mentions of jail & arrests; Mentions of gambling, casinos,
a poker chip, & debts; A few mentions of lies & lying; A mention of a
car accident; A mention of drugs; A mention of hunting;
*Note: Elaine goes to a gun range
with her daughter & a few gun brands are mentioned (there is also a mention
of her daughter wanting her to think about having a gun for protection; There
are other mentions of a man that Elaine and Jan don’t really like (because of
his personality) applying to own a gun and them being uncomfortable with it; All
the mentions of guns and shooting are neutral, though they do lean to the more
positive opinion); Mentions of car brands; A few mentions of brand names (Kool-Aid,
Tommy Hilfiger, Nike); A mention of a Disney movie (Frozen); A mention of a TV
show (Jeopardy); A mention of a social media site (Facebook).
Sexual Content- Mentions of dates,
dating, & boyfriends; A mention of a cheek kiss; Very light love, falling/emotions
in love, & the emotions;
*Note: A mention of Elaine
worrying if a top makes her look fat.
-Elaine Cook
P.O.V.
mainly of Elaine
281 pages
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My
personal Rating- 
While this book kept my attention
better than other ones in the series, it still had it’s frustrating moments such
as Elaine and Jane withholding important evidence, jumping to conclusions on
who could have stolen something, and lifting people’s finger prints off of
trash. I was very certain of who the thief was quickly in and was correct.
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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