"Money Is The Root Of All Evil"

Sally Cox feels lucky to have gotten a job as a CNA at the local nursing home. She loves the patients, she's made a few friends with her coworkers but unfortunately the money is not great and she's already so in debt she can't see a way out. She comes home each night to more and more collector calls on the answering machine. It is so easy to blame her ex-husband Sam for everything wrong in her life since he is the one who divorced her to marry a younger woman.

One of her favorite patients is poor Mrs. Rigsby who often seems very confused. The state is paying for Mrs. Rigsby's care but her son and grandson are convinced that she has hidden money away somewhere and they are determined to get their hands on it. Should Sally even believe Mrs. Rigsby when she tells her and her coworker about a lot of money and just where it is hidden?

This book takes on a very strange twist when Karen convinces Sally that they should go dig up the money and make both their lives better. They aren't the only ones who think the money could change their lives. Remember there is Mrs. Rigsby's charming grandson who really doesn't like to work and her poor son whose social security check leaves him eating ketchup sandwiches long before the month is over. Who all has Mrs. Rigsby told about the money and how many people will die before the money is rightfully turned over to the authorities?

I became a fan of Mrs. Herman's work after reading her Baxter series last year. She does an excellent job of mixing a great deal of suspense in her with inspirational stories which leaves this particular reader sitting on the edge of her seat waiting to see who the real bad guy is. I believe you'll love how Kathy Herman does a great job of showing us how people will do anything for money since most of us are convinced it is the answer to all our problems.

Be sure to watch out next year for a new series starting by Kathy Herman that will be a spin off from her Baxter series. The first book in the series is entitled A SHRED OF EVIDENCE.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matthew 6:19

Reviewed by Shelby Bagby
Posted August 11, 2004