While Deidre Morris is attending a meeting at the town
library, her best friend forever Dixie is babysitting
Deidre's five-year-old son Kevin. Dixie just moved back to
Echo Falls a couple years ago. At the library Deidre meets
Jase Glassman. Jase has just moved to town and is working
in her father-in-law's law firm, taking the place of her
deceased husband. Frank died two years ago in an
unexplained car crash and the position has not been filled
until now.
Deidre has trouble getting her car to start when she leaves
the meeting, and Jase comes to the rescue, offering to
drive her home. As they arrive at Deidre's house, the front
door is open. Jase goes in cautiously and finds Dixie dead
on the living room floor. They find Kevin lying at the
bottom of the stairs, unconscious. After a few days in the
hospital, Kevin awakes and has no memory of what happened.
The question now is killed Dixie and why? There seems to be
no immediate explanation.
Jase comes to Echo Falls with baggage and takes his new job
with strings attached. He's supposed to be gathering
evidence for Judge Morris, his new employer and Deidre's
father-in-law, to prove that Deidre is an unfit mother.
This murder in her home nicely helps him fit right in with
getting well-acquainted with her.
Marta Perry brings us a suspenseful new series set in
Pennsylvania Dutch country where the English and Amish co-
exist side by side. Deidre and Jase are strong, resilient
characters who feel some attraction to each other right
away, but both are extremely cautious with their hearts.
After all, Jase is supposed to be investigating Deidre, not
falling for her. The supporting characters are a sundry
lot, and I expect we'll learn some of their stories in
future books in this series. As the storyline moves along,
Jase begins to doubt that there is any fact in the judge's
charges against Deidre. Is it just an unfair prejudice?
ECHO OF DANGER keeps us turning pages with every twist and
turn of the plot. It's a story about trust and betrayal,
but also about kindness and forgiveness. I've always been a
fan of Ms. Perry's novels. This should be a great new
series!
In peaceful Pennsylvania Dutch country, a young mother
discovers a shocking danger—and an unexpected ally
A whisper of a threat looms over widow Deidre Morris. She
and her young son have unwittingly become prisoners of her
intimidating father-in-law's power. One wrong step could
find her son torn from her and in the hands of the
influential judge. But when Deidre collides with an
intriguing stranger, the prospect of a new friendship gives
her renewed hope…until a devastating murder rocks the quiet
community of Echo Falls and Deidre learns first impressions
can't be trusted.
Attorney Jase Glassman's assignment is straightforward:
befriend Deidre, gather incriminating evidence…and allow her
dogged father-in-law to take custody of her child. Anything
else, including losing himself in her honest charm, will
compromise the job he was hired to do. Yet when a murderer
ushers danger into the town, Jase's only instinct is to
protect Deidre and her son—no matter the sacrifice.
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