Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Christy Awards Finalists 2020 -- Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Category

 

GIVEAWAY

What are the Christy Awards?


"The Christy Award is designed to nurture and encourage creativity and quality in the writing and publishing of fiction written from a Christian worldview and showcase the diversity of genres." (from the Christy Awards website.)

These 2020 finalists are books published in 2019. You might have read them already. You might not. I've read two in this category. I'll include links to my reviews in the descriptions.

How does this giveaway work?

You select which of the three Christy Award 2020 -- Mystery/Suspense/Thriller category finalists you would like to receive if your name is drawn. Mention the title in your comment (or an email if you're entering that way.) If you win, that's the book that will be sent to you. Easy Peasy. Here are the three finalists. 


Echoes Among the Stones
by Jaime Jo Wright (Bethany House / Baker Publishing Group)

After Aggie Dunkirk's career is unceremoniously ended by her own mistakes, she finds herself traveling to Wisconsin, where her grandmother, Mumsie, lives alone in her vintage, though very outdated, home. Aggie didn't plan for how eccentric Mumsie has become, obsessing over an old, unsolved crime scene -- even going so far as to re-create it in a dollhouse.

Mystery seems to follow Aggie when she finds work as a secretary helping to restore the flooded historical part of the town's cemetery. Forced to work with a puzzling yet attractive archaeologist, she exhumes the past's secrets and unwittingly uncovers a crime that some will go to any length to keep hidden -- even if that means silencing Aggie.

In 1946, Imogene Grayson works in a beauty salon but has her sights set on Hollywood. But coming home to discover her younger sister's body in the attic changes everything. Unfamiliar with the burgeoning world of forensic science and, as a woman, not particularly welcomed into the investigation, Imogene is nonetheless determined to stay involved. As her sister's case grows cold, Imogene vows to find justice...no matter the cost.



The Girl Behind the Red Rope
by Ted Dekker and Rachelle Dekker (Revell / Baker Publishing Group)

Ten years ago, Grace saw something that would forever change the course of history. When evil in its purest form is unleashed on the world, she and others from their religious community are already hidden deep in the hills of Tennessee, abiding by every rule that will keep them safe, pure -- and alive. As long as they stay there, behind the red perimeter.

Her older brother's questions and the arrival of the first outsiders she's seen in a decade set in motion events that will question everything Grace has built her life on. Enemies rise on all sides -- but who is the real enemy? And what will it cost her to uncover the truth?



Smoke Screen
by Terri Blackstock (Thomas Nelson)

One father was murdered. Another was convicted of his death. All because their children fell in love.

Nate Beckett has spent his life fighting wildfires instead of the lies and rumors that drove him from his Colorado hometown. His mother begs him to come back now that his father has been released from prison, but it isn't until he's sidelined by an injury that he's forced to return and face his past. But that means facing Brenna too.

Fourteen years ago, Nate was in love with the preacher's daughter. When Pastor Strickland discovered Brenna defied him to sneak out with Nate, the fight between Strickland and Nate's drunken dad was loud -- and very public. Strickland was found murdered later that night, and everyone accused Roy Beckett. When the church burned down not long after, people assumed Nate set the fire to get even for his father's conviction. He let the rumors fly and left town without looking back.

Brenna is stunned to learn that the man convicted of murdering her father has been pardoned. The events of that night set her life on a bad course, and now she's fighting a brutal custody battle with her ex and his new wife where he's using lies and his family's money to sway the judge. Brenna is barely hanging on, and she's turned to alcohol to cope. Shame and fear consume her.

As Nate and Brenna deal with the present -- including new information about that fateful night and a wildfire that's threatening their town -- the past keeps igniting. Nate is the steady force Brenna has so desperately needed. But she'll have to learn to trust him again first .

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway is for a paperback or ebook copy -- winner's choice.

If you would like a chance to win a copy of one of the Christy Award Finalists -- Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Category, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca. If you add an email to your comment, remember to use AT and DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it's easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday November 7 2020 . Offer open to International Readers. Good luck!

37 comments:

  1. I LOVED "Echoes Among the Stones"...actually anything Jaime writes is so, so, good!!

    I am not a Dekker fan...so that leaves "Smoke Screen" by one of my favorite suspense writers!!! I've been wanting to read this one for a while 😊,

    teamob4 (at) gmail (dot) com

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    1. Yes!!!!! (to Echoes) and I'm hit and miss with Ted Dekker but this one was a definite hit for me. I had totally forgotten about Smoke Screen languishing on my wishlist and my library has it! Woot!!! I'm now 12 on the hold list. :-) Good luck, Trixi!

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  2. I've heard good things about Echoes Among the Stones so I'll go with that one, Kav. Thanks again for doing these Christy finalist giveaways!

    ckbarker at gmail dot com

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    1. You will love Echoes Among the Stones, Chery. At least, I hope you do. Good luck!

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  3. Echoes Among the Stones by Jaime Jo Wright
    quilting dash lady at comcast dot net
    Thank you Kav for having these give a ways

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  4. I am intrigued by Smoke Screen
    mauback55 at gmail dot dot com

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  5. Echoes Among the Stones, please.
    turtle6422 at gmail dot com

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  6. Echoes Among the Stones! Everything I've read by Jaime Jo Wright has been spectacular.

    rachaeldalquist AT yahoo DOT com

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    1. She's such an amazing author -- and how she keeps two timelines straight and melds them together by the end. Wow! Good luck, Rachel!

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  7. I'm wholly interested in Jamime Jo Wright's books, but have yet to enter into her gothic mystery/suspense realm. I know I'm missing out, so my choice is ECHOES AMONG THE STONES.
    tlhcoupon(at)hotmail(dot)com

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    1. You'll be hooked once you start reading! Good luck, Terrill!

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  8. I'll pick Smoke Screen by Terri Blackstock. But they all look very good!
    pbclark((at)netins(dot)net

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    1. I'm anxious to read that one too. Good luck, rubynreba!

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  9. Echoes Among the Stones
    Kathleen ~ Lane Hill House
    kathleen[dot]e[dot]belongia[at]gmail[dot]com

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  10. Echoes Among The Stones was so good. Hard decision between the other two....ok Smoke Screen. Thank you for the chance. leliamae54(at)aol(dot)com

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    1. Love a decisive reader. :-) Good luck, book twin.

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  11. I would love to win a copy of Smoke Screen

    pattymh2000(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  12. I'd love to have Terri Blackstock's Smoke screen. In book form since this works best for us. rrwalter34atGMAILDOTCOM

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  13. WOW So Hard! What A Dilemma!
    After A Long Search I have to say I would Choose a Print Copy of Smoke Screen by Terri Blackstock as My Choice
    Thank You 💖 For the Chance to Win
    iamabho AT gmail DOT com 💓😍💓

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    1. Good Choice. I'm anxious to read this one too. Good luck, Linda!

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  14. I've been hoping to read Smoke Screen so I'll pick that one!

    dmandres5 at Gmail dot com

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    1. It's been popular today. Good luck, Melissa!

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  15. Echos among the stones would be my choice. cheetahthecat1986ATgmailDOTcom

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  16. Would love the opportunity to read "Echoes Among the Stones" by Jaime Jo Wright.

    Thank you for the chance!
    2clowns at arkansas dot net

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  17. Smoke Screen by Terri Blackstock. Thanks for the giveaway!

    ladysnowangelphotos(at)gmail(dot)com

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  18. All of these sound intriguing but there's just something about Jaime Jo Wright's books that captivate me.

    ecriggs1990(at)aol(dot)com

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