ALL THINGS HIDDEN

Judy Candis

Warner Books

ISBN 0-446-69315-4

September 2004

Inspirational

Jael Reynolds is one tough homicide detective who is up for a promotion, but, all of a sudden her small town of Dadeville, Florida has a crazy person on the loose that is killing the drug dealers. As she starts the investigation, help is given to her by way of FBI Agent Eric Grant. Having been divorced for a while, letting work and her son be her only focus, changes when this attractive man enters her world. Realizing it’s been too long since she's had a personal life makes her body feel things that she knows as a Christian woman, it shouldn't.

As she and Eric work together to find the murderer, several people become suspects in the case. Then a cruel twist of fate occurs and Jael’s son and babysitter are kidnapped and held hostage. Jael has problems functioning once this occurs and Eric takes over as the lead investigator. What happens after this keeps the reader on the edge of the seat, until the final sentence of the book.

I know you’re probably wondering how a story packed with this much action and suspense could be considered an inspirational but it is. Ms. Candis has written Jael’s belief of God, in a way that demonstrates the battle one goes through in having faith. Although Jael believes in God, she struggles to hold on to that faith when the most precious person to her, could be lost forever. In addition, it’s that faith that uncovers one of the ugliest hate crime organizations, that walks the face of the earth. This story will inspire you to believe that no matter how bad things seem, if you just believe God can make things right.