"Shady Characters" by Susan Page Davis

About this book:

  “When Mary receives a call from her friend Henry, inviting her over to see his new classic car, she immediately accepts. Henry is thrilled with his 1955 Buick Century, which he bought at the local auto show, and can’t wait to show it to her. Their dinner is interrupted, however, by some strange noises in the garage. Henry goes to investigate, and Mary hears a struggle. When she reaches the garage a few seconds later, she find the door of the Century open, a shadowy figure running off into the night, and Henry unconscious on the ground. As her friend lies in a coma, Mary sets out to discover who broke into his car and why. When she notices a strange man following her and lurking outside the hospital room, Mary wonders just how much trouble Henry is in.”


Series: Book #22 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,#14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, and #21.


Spiritual Content- Micah 7:8 at the end in bonus content; A few Scriptures mentioned, quoted, & remembered; Prayers; Church going; 'H's are capital when referring to God; Mentions of God & trusting Him; Mentions of prayers, praying, blessings over food, praising God, & thanking God; Mentions of church, church going, a pastor, a sermon, services, & prayer group; A mention of being Blessed.
 

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘shoot’ and two ‘stupid’s; A bit of eye rolling; All about many mentions of injuries, someone being attacked, the attacker, a coma, a concussion, injuries, blood, crimes, criminals, arrests, burglars, thieves, thefts, stealing, stolen items, & jail; Many mentions of a divorce & others commenting on the couple (calling her a gold digger, saying that she remarried as soon as legally possible, & the man saying that getting married was the worst mistake of his life and he will never get married again); Mentions of deaths of spouses & grieving; Mentions of threats & thugs; Mentions of lies & lying; A few mentions of car accidents; A few mentions of drugs & drug addicts; A few mentions of gossip; A couple mentions of guns; A couple mentions of jealousy; A mention of an ax murder; A mention of shoplifting; A mention of wine; A mention of tattoos; 
             *Note: Many mentions of car brands; A couple mentions of authors.
 
 
Sexual Content- A mention of a woman having “special feelings” for a man; 
             *Note: A woman implies that a married woman was possibly having an affair; A mention of a man moving in with a newly divorced woman.

 

-Mary Fisher
                                P.O.V. of Mary 
                                                        261 pages

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My personal Rating- 

This twenty-second mystery from this bookish series was quite fun because it was set around a missing ring and Fourth of July in a small town! I wasn’t a big fan of all the divorce comments and the couple being a bit ugly to each other, though. I felt bad for Henry being unconscious, but thankfully everything worked out okay. 

 

 

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*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.