Book Excerpt:
"Who would ever suspect that their mentor, teacher, and friend was a cold-blooded killer? Jessie Martin didn't—at least not until she answers the midnight call.
Late one August night, Jessie's lifelong mentor and friend—and presently a popular, charismatic, and handsome high school teacher—Terrence Butterfield calls. He utters a startling admission: he's killed someone. He pleads for Jessie's help, so out of loyalty, she rushes to his aid, unaware that she's risking her relationship, career, and life–and that of her unborn child—to help Terrence.
Does Jessie's presence at Terrence's home implicate her in the gruesome murder of the teenage boy found in the basement? Why does Terrence betray Jessie when he has a chance to exonerate her of all charges? Has he been a monster in disguise for all these years?
To reclaim her life and prove her innocence, Jessie must untangle the web of lies and reveal the shocking truths behind the homicide. The quest turns out to be the fight of her life: to preserve everything and everyone she holds dear."
Title The Midnight Call: A Queen City Crime Mystery
Author: Jodé Millman
Publisher: Level Best Books
Series: A Queen City Crime Novel Book 2
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Five
Review:
"The Midnight Call" by Jodé Millman
My Assessment:
If you are looking for a suspenseful read with a lot of plotting, you have come to the right place. Be prepared for many twists and turns, surprises, and shocks that will also have one shaking their heads and saying, wow, as this crime mystery 'The Midnight Call' will keep one turning the pages to see what is coming next.
Now to the characters...and there will be many, and this author presents them to the reader in how this horrible tragedy starts from a phone call to Jessie Martin [who was a lawyer] from Terrence Butterfield [a teacher]. 'The Midnight Call is a story that 'focuses on the legal aspect of the arrest and the workings of the prosecution and defense of the case.'
What will happen as the reader sees how Terrence Butterfield is a mastermind of manipulation? Will this make a difference in this case?
We go from there to a variety of attorneys...some good and some well; this is where you will have to pick up this read to see how it all plays out in this Poughkeepsie, NY, location.
This story will be one that the reader will not want to put down until the end, and that ending was quite a new revelation to the story.
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