What follows is a wild investigation as rumors of Ben’s affairs and possible involvement in the murder run rife. But things come to a head when Lisa, Ben’s wife disappears only to turn up dead, piling even more pressure on Cade to find the killer. Two of the candidates Sam and Ben believe he is doing a terrible job and want him gone. The city of Cape Refuge has been experiencing a rise in murder cases putting a lot of pressure on Police Chief Cade, in the run up to the mayoral elections. The award-winning Rivers Edge: is the third novel in the series and is one of the its most highly regarded. The baffling thing is that all evidence point to chief of police Mathew Cade as the prime suspect in the killing, even as he protests his innocence, insisting that someone is out to frame him. A teenage girl is found murdered and a few days later, another body is found in eerily similar circumstances, before another girl goes missing. Starting out with a bang, it is a suspense-filled narrative following the lead characters as they investigate the murder of a teenage girl. BEST CAPE REFUGE BOOKSīreakers Reef: The fourth novel in the series is one of the most appreciated novels in the Cape Refuge series of novels. It was also nominee for the 2005 Christy Award in the Suspense category.

“Rivers Edge”, the third novel in the Cape Refuge series of novels was suspense/mystery finalist for the 2005 Christian Retailing’s Best. What follows is a suspense-filled novel that lays bare the dark history of the family in a narrative that demonstrates just why Blackstock won the Christian Retailers Choice Award in 2007. Terri Blackstock weaves in the young police Chief Mathew Cade who is the lead investigator, and a raft of suspects and shady characters. The two sisters are convinced that Jonathan had nothing to do with the murders, and decide to run their own investigation to find the real killer and clear Jonathan’s name. Jonathan who is married to Morgan helps out in the B and B and is the prime suspect in the killing, having has a heated argument with his in-laws a few days earlier. A motley crew of suspects makes for some great suspense building and an intricate plot twisting, as the death of the two sister’s parents is dissected and investigated which brings up long hidden memories and histories of the family including how Blair came to be disfigured.Ĭape Refuge the first novel in the series introduces Blair and Morgan two sisters whose parents Thelma and Wayne Owens the proprietors of a bed and breakfast in Cape Refuge, are brutally murdered. Grief-stricken, Morgan and Blair launch their own investigation to help Matthew Cade, the town’s young police chief, find the real killer. Thelma and Wayne Owen are brutally killed in a warehouse.

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