Monday, May 11, 2020

Unveiling the Past by Kim Vogel Sawyer

I very much enjoyed this sequel to Bringing Maggie Home. Kim Vogel Sawyer does a great job of writing an exciting mystery, while delving into relevant topics like forgiveness, grace and brokenness. Meghan DeFord is a cold-case detective assigned to get to the bottom of the mysterious disappearance of a banker who left for work and was never seen again. The case stirs up wounds from her own past by her own absent father. Meghan must choose between bitterness and resentment or healing and restoration.

Some favorite characters from the first book return in this one: Meghan's mother, Diane, and her grandmother, Hazel. Both are women with difficult pasts who have found healing and hope in their faith and relationship with Christ. Both are wonderfully warm and funny and add much to the story.

Another relevant topic that Unveiling the Past addresses is marriage. Meghan's husband, Sean, longs to start a family, but Meghan is reluctant and fearful. They both struggle to express their feelings and must learn how to communicate and understand each other.

If you enjoy contemporary Christian fiction and like a good mystery, you will definitely enjoy Unveiling the Past. Although it is a sequel, it does stand alone if you haven't read the first book, Bringing Maggie Home.

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