Cooper Lee adores her friends at Hope Street Church. Spending time with her bible study group, the Sunrise Bible Study Group, has truly given her a new outlook on life. She is a little concerned about how her relationship with Nathan has grown a bit distant, especially when the mysterious Edward Crosby reappears in her life.

When her sister Ashley looks to be involved in a grisly murder, Cooper knows she has to do the right thing and help clear her sister's name. So she enlists Nathan's help, along with her friends from Hope Street. With a little luck, a few prayers, and a whole lot of nosiness, she just might find the real killer.

The third book in Jennifer Stanley's Hope Street Church Mystery series, THE WAY OF THE GUILTY is a gentle and sweet who-dun-it that combines a little suspense, a little romance, and a lot of faith to result in a charming novel. Stanley fleshes out her characters and gives them more dimensions with each book. I found the inclusion of Biblical verses at the beginning of each chapter to be very soothing and appropriate to each chapter.