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Right Call (Sophie Trace Trilogy V3)
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Ethan Langley is home for the summer, eager to renew his friendship with Vanessa Jessup and her infant son, Carter. And her parents, Police Chief Brill Jessup and her husband, Kurt, approve: Ethan is thoughtful, kind, hard-working, and ambitious. Before Ethan is even settled, a series of random shootings leaves someone he loves dead. While police are scrambling for suspects, Ethan learns shocking details that could break the case?but it imperils the lives of those he's come to love. He's been dealt a risky hand in a game for which he doesn't know the rules. Will he make the right call?
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With information that could solve a series of murders but endangers the girl he loves, a college boy grapples with what to do—and whom to trust. |
Item Specifications...
Pages 390
Dimensions: Length: 1.25" Width: 5.5" Height: 8.25"
Weight: 1 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date Mar 1, 2010
Publisher David C. Cook
ISBN 1434767841
EAN 9781434767844
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 | The Right Call May 29, 2010 |
| Sorry.. a no go... Repeated itself constantly and lost interest half way through the fifteenth cup of coffee that the old group of folks had at the diner every tenth or so pages.... | | | | The Right Call May 29, 2010 |
| Loved Kathy Hermans first book in the trilogy but the last two waffled on constantly about God and constantly repeated itself on things like what people were eating in the diner.. Disapponited as I really enjoyed the first book.... | | |  | Addictions/Obsessions drive the story line of "The Right Call" by Kathy Herman May 15, 2010 |
Kathy Herman's book, The Right Call, the third book of the Sophie Trace Trilogy, which also includes The Real Enemy and The Last Word, picks right up with another thrilling, dangerous episode that includes Police Chief Brill Jessup, which ultimately endangers her family and her daughter's boyfriend, Ethan. If you have read the previous two books, you are well-acquainted with the well-rounded, in-depth issues and characters of the Jessup family.
The Right Call drives you right into the center of murder by hire, random shootings, greed, addiction, deeply held secrets, and poor choices made by some of her characters, affecting whole town of Sophie Trace.
Ethan learns of details behind the deaths of five people that could break open the case. However, his decision to disclose this information will affect the lives of others and maybe even himself. Even if he doesn't disclose the information, other lives are still at stake. His walk with the Lord gives him insights and wisdom of what to do in this deadly situation.
Kathy's novel will show you that we are all addicted to something, and what or Who we choose to follow will make all the difference in the world. Choices we make do not just affect just ourselves-there's a ripple effect of consequences that incorporates others around us. The importance of a relationship with God, so that you can call on Him for wisdom and direction in making decisions in difficult situations, is one of the main insights gleaned from this book. I highly recommend the whole series.
This book was provided free by Audra of The B & B Media Group, Inc., for my honest review of the book. No monetary incentives were received to gain a positive review by myself. | | | | Kathy Herman Does It Again - Another Enthralling Novel! May 7, 2010 |
The latest book on my reading list is `The Right Call' by Kathy Herman [...], third and final novel in the Sophie Trace Trilogy. I had the pleasure of reading Book Two, `The Last Word' earlier in the year (you can read my review here - [...]. I have not read `The Real Enemy,' Book One as yet, but may do so when time allows. I really grew to love the characters in this trilogy!
Here is Kathy Herman's [...] biography:
Best-selling suspense novelist Kathy Herman has written sixteen novels since retiring from her family's Christian bookstore business. Kathy and her husband, Paul, have three grown children and five grandchildren and live in Tyler, Texas.
Here is the video trailer for this wonderfully written book:
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To recap - the Sophie Trace Trilogy follows the Jessup family of Sophie Trace, Tennessee. Sophie Trace, which is a fictional town, is set in the Great Smoky Mountains in the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge vicinity, on the North Carolina border. The mother, Brill Jessup, is the chief of the Sophie Trace Police Department. She previously served eighteen stellar years on the Memphis Police Department as a detective. She has been married for twenty plus years to Kurt, who is the owner of a chain of five quick copy stores called SpeedWay. They have three children - Ryan, a recent summa cum laude graduate of Vanderbilt University in Nashville (who does not appear in this installment; he is traveling to Costa Rica after graduation and prior to beginning law school), Vanessa, a junior at an on-line university while living at home with her toddler, Carter, and Emily, the baby of the family at age eleven.
As noted, in `The Last Word,' Vanessa returned home for the summer after her sophomore year seven months pregnant - without advising her parents in advance. Despite the prodding of the father of the baby to abort, she gave birth to the baby, and Carter is the joy of the Jessup family. Everyone is chipping in help her raise the baby, including his Auntie Em - proud Aunt Emily. It is the beginning of another summer, and Vanessa's sweetheart, Ethan Langley, has returned home for the summer after his junior year at as a psychology major.
In `The Right Call,' (based on 2 Peter 2:196: "For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him"), the main focus is on Ethan. There are several exciting and suspenseful moments. As soon as Ethan returns back to Sophie Trace, there are four murders which, at first glance, would appear to be random and unrelated. One of the victims is someone who was very close to Ethan; unfortunately, the summer he had been looking forward to with great expectation in terms of spending time with Vanessa and Carter, began on a very sad note.
As usual, Kathy weaves the Gospel throughout the novel. All of the major characters are Christians, and they don't hesitate to share their faith with those who may not know the Lord. They know that they want to share what they have with others, and they are grateful for what the Lord has done for them. Here is Ethan thinking about his true identity in Christ as he finds himself in a dangerous predicament:
Why should a King's kid cower in fear when he has been granted the power of his Father's authority? Didn't he have angels protecting him? Wasn't every step he would ever take be recoded before he was born? Didn't his heavenly Father have a purpose for his life? Was he going to let those pathetic pawns of darkness bully him into silence?... If right was right, it was right all the time - not just when it was convenient. (p. 317)
In `A Note from the Author,' Mrs. Herman shares with us how we all can live by the power of the Holy Spirit:
As long as we're confined to these mortal bodies, the Enemy will fight to control us - body, mind, and spirit. And though many of us will never experience the devastating effects of drugs, alcohol, sex, or gambling addiction, how often do we fall victim to the more acceptable vices, such as overeating, overspending, overworking, overindulging? Denial tends to be the first form of defense, and we ignore the problem until it gets a foothold. Then, rather than letting God's Holy Spirit have the reins, we struggle to tame it in our own strength and realize we can't - that we've become slaves rather than masters, overdoers rather than overcomers.... Those of us who are called by His name do not have to be enslaved by the flesh but can live by the Spirit. It takes faith, discipline, and a burning desire to let go and let God. As odd as it seems, it's only by letting Him take control that we're set free - and able to fins true joy and peace. (pp. 393-394)
In addition to writing a suspenseful and God-honoring novel, Kathy has written a Discussion Guide in the back of the book, with insightful and probing questions. I would highly recommend this book to a book club for study.
As stated, this is the third and final novel in the Sophie Trace Trilogy. Each book in the Trilogy stands on its own; Kathy provides enough background information in each book that the previous books do not necessarily need to be read, and they don't have to be read in order. I appreciate that aspect of the series! I highly recommend reading all of them, though - they are that good! I can now say that I am a Kathy Herman fan without question!
Fortunately (I did not want to leave this family!), the next series in Ms. Herman's repertoire will be the Langley Manor Trilogy, set in the bayou country of Louisiana. Kathy's playing my tune! In addition to loving the Great Smoky Mountain region of the country, I love reading about Cajun country down in Louisiana! The first book in this latest trilogy cannot be released soon enough for me!
This book was published by David C. Cook and provided to me by the B & B Media Group for review purposes.
Reviewed by Andrea Schultz - Ponderings by Andrea - [...] | | |  | Great Suspense Apr 26, 2010 |
This is a mistery/christian book written by Kathy Herman in 2010. It was published by David C.Cook also in 2010 and The B&B Media Group was kind enough to send me a copy for reviewing through their blogger book review program.
This is the third book of a series called Sophie Trace Trilogy.
The history develops in a city close to the Great Smoky Mountains named Sophie Trace. Our Hero, Ethan Langley, returns from college to spend his summer vacation with his family, and he is willing to see where his friendship with Vanessa Jessup (daughter of police chief Brill Jessup) might lead. But a series of events will shake his world and he will face a hard decision. He can either help the authorities supplying information that will help them breaking a shooting case but at the cost of endangering the life of his loved ones, or he can chose a path that is also equally dangerous. Will he make the right call?
Although I did not read the first two books of this trilogy, the history holds as a stand alone history. But having liked the style of the author, I am eager to read the first two books of this series. The book goes deep into the problem of addictions, as mentioned by the theme of the book, a passage from 2 Peter 2:19b: "A man is a slave to whatever has mastered him". For our history, some addictions are to gambling, lying, smoking etc.
In general, this is a very easy reading book (it took me about 13 hours to read it), very entertaining and with an excellent plot. If you enjoy a good suspense, this book is for you.
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