By
Kelly Bridgewater
Back Cover Copy:
Improving
communication skills is never easy. In this case, it could be murder!
Maven Morris is a speech-language pathologist on medical leave–or as she likes to put it: out to pasture. When she’s offered a lucrative position by one of the community’s most powerful men to help his traumatic-brain-injured daughter improve her communication skills, Maven discovers deadly secrets behind the iron gates of the mansion.
Now, she must find the courage to seek justice no matter who gets hurt–even if it’s her.
Maven Morris is a speech-language pathologist on medical leave–or as she likes to put it: out to pasture. When she’s offered a lucrative position by one of the community’s most powerful men to help his traumatic-brain-injured daughter improve her communication skills, Maven discovers deadly secrets behind the iron gates of the mansion.
Now, she must find the courage to seek justice no matter who gets hurt–even if it’s her.
My Review:
I,
personally, had never read anything by Lillian Duncan before, but when Pelican
group offered all their e-books for free during Lent, I jumped on the chance
and downloaded twenty books for free. I downloaded all of the books by Lillian
Duncan because there covers drew me in. I was excited to jump into these
suspense books.
The
main character in Deadly Communications
is Maven, an elder lady who is on medical leave from being a speech pathologist
from the local school. While it is very common to make the lead heroine or hero
in a mystery book young, Duncan goes against the norm and makes Maven more
mature. I enjoyed that aspect of her character because she has more life
experience, and right away, I trusted what Maven would say or do.
As
for the faith in the book, Duncan does a good job at allowing Maven to wrestle
with the idea of God. Duncan does not jump right in with the mature Maven,
fully trusting God with her life. She has doubts and isn’t afraid to share
those struggles with her friends. The tone isn’t preachy. It allowed me to
question and empathizes with Maven. I believe all believers have been down the
same track some time in their lives.
While
all the conflict occurs in Ella’s head, I still wondered if the incident in the
first chapter would make an appearance in the story. Did someone threaten Ella
if she told what she saw? It kept me wondering, tugging me along for the entire
book.
Duncan
was a Speech Pathologist herself, so she used her area of experience to create
a character in Maven. From the research and the skills Maven tried to get Ella
to talk, it rang true with the character. Duncan introduced me to the inner
workings of a speech pathologist without too much jargon. I followed along and
wasn’t confused by the plot line.
Overall, I will be trying more of Lillian Duncan's books as I find time to read them.
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| From Duncan's Amazon's Author Page |
Lillian Duncan’s Writing Bio:
Lillian
Duncan lives in Ohio with her husband, four parrots, one Jack Russell, and a
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel that she's thinking about renaming Clifford since
he keeps growing and growing and....
Her website (www.lillianduncan.net)describes her books as Stories of Faith mingled with...murder and mayhem. She writes the type of books she loves to read--suspense with a touch of romance. Depending on her mood, some books have more romance than others.
She's been a Speech Pathologist for over thirty years. Whether as an educator, a writer, or a speech pathologist, she believes in the power of words to transform lives, especially God's Word.
Her website (www.lillianduncan.net)describes her books as Stories of Faith mingled with...murder and mayhem. She writes the type of books she loves to read--suspense with a touch of romance. Depending on her mood, some books have more romance than others.
She's been a Speech Pathologist for over thirty years. Whether as an educator, a writer, or a speech pathologist, she believes in the power of words to transform lives, especially God's Word.
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