"Return to Cape Refuge"

Police Chief Cade is busy planning the perfect romantic proposal to Blair Owens when suddenly one of his men discovers the body of a dead girl. Once again there is trouble in this small town and Cade is in knee deep. Especially when in the midst of his proposal a second girl is found and all clues point to him.

Does the mysterious author who has just taken up residence in their town play a role in the murders? Who would have such a grudge against Cade to try to plant evidence against him?

In the midst of the abductions and killings are Sadie, long time residence of Hanover House and her mother, ex- convict Sheila Carusso. Sheila briefly works for the author whose books contain scenes closely resembling the new murders. Sadie is intent on playing journalist and investigates until she too shows up missing. It seems a secret from Sheila's past may tie into the most recent abduction.

Even with fear taking hold of the town Cade manages to propose and a wedding is planned for the near future. Blair and her husband are awaiting a new member of their family.

Fans of this continuing series will find themselves once again engrossed in the future of characters they've grown to love. Readers who haven't yet started this collection should make a quick trip to collect this series.

"I can only imagine what it will be like when I walk by your side." Mercy Me

Reviewed by Shelby Bagby
Posted October 31, 2005

Murder and mystery continue in Book Four of the Cape Refuge series A famous mystery writer has just moved to Cape Refuge when a teenage girl is found murdered. Sheila Caruso--ex-con, mother to Sadie and Caleb, and resident of Hanover House--is working for the writer when she discovers that a scene in one of his novels matches the crime scene. When Police Chief Cade and Blair Owens discover a second dead teenager--mirroring a murder in another of the eccentric writer's books--Cade is drawn into a web of trickery and deceit. Evidence turns up in Cade's own truck, and suddenly he becomes the number-one suspect. Cade tries to clear his name, but when eighteen-year-old Sadie Caruso disappears, tensions mount to a fever pitch. Can Cade find the real killer before Sadie winds up dead? Is the novelist a demented killer, or a hapless victim? And what does Sadie's own mother have to do with the crimes? Secrets are uncovered, while lessons are learned about the sins of the father being visited upon his children. Will the consequences of Sheila's life be fatal, or is there redemption and mercy for her and her children? "Chief Matthew Cade rarely considered another line of work, but news of the dead teenage girl made him long for a job as an accountant or electrician—some benign vocation that didn't require him to look into the eyes of grieving parents."

Summary

In the fourth book of the Cape Refuge Series, a teenage girl is found murdered, and the scene matches one in a book by a famous mystery writer who just moved to the island. This murder has a connection to Hanover House, and the residents there might never be the same.