The Path of the Crooked, Ellery Adams
The Path of the Crooked, Ellery Adams
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The Path of the Crooked

Author: Ellery Adams

Narrator: Cris Dukehart

Unabridged: 7 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/23/2016


Synopsis

Cooper Lee was at a crossroads. Her boyfriend of five years had just left her for another woman, she was living in an apartment above her parents' garage, and her job as a copier repairperson was feeling a little, well, repetitious. Hoping for a fresh start and a new outlook on life, she joins the Bible study group at Hope Street Church. The last thing she expects while studying the Bible is a lesson in murder.

When Brooke Hughes, the woman who first invited Cooper to Hope Street, is found murdered in her home, all signs point to her husband as the culprit. But Wesley Hughes was an elder at Hope Street Church, and the members of the Bible study are filled with disbelief that such a kind and loving man could take a life, much less his wife's. Unwilling to let an innocent man and friend be railroaded into prison, the Bible group decides to investigate on their own.

As Cooper and this humorously diverse group of people—including a blind folk artist, a meteorologist with a taste for younger women, and a soft-spoken web designer who might be out to catch Cooper's eye—dig deeper into the clues, they're about to discover that finding the truth sometimes takes a leap of faith.

About Ellery Adams

Ellery Adams has written over forty mystery novels and can't imagine spending a day away from the keyboard. Ms. Adams, a native New Yorker, has had a lifelong love affair with stories, food, rescue animals, and large bodies of water. When not working on her next novel, she reads, bakes, gardens, spoils her three cats, and rearranges her bookshelves. She lives with her husband and two children (aka the Trolls) in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Abigail on May 24, 2020

Cooper Lee is an unhappy camper. Her longtime boyfriend has suddenly fallen in love with someone else and left her behind. She has returned to the womb, more or less, living in a garage apartment at her parents' house while she tries to sort out her life. On the surface she's fine, holding down a jo......more

Goodreads review by Christy on March 16, 2010

I do not get the phenomenon of recipes in the back of Christian fiction. Why never instructions on how to make a go-cart or something? Since I don't have much to say here I'll add a recipe to the end of my review as well. I really liked the lead character, as she was a smart women with believable han......more

Goodreads review by Julie on June 16, 2010

The concept for this book is what caused me to pick it up - it's unique for its genre, and also largely untapped within literature. Heroine Cooper Lee is a 30-something with an unusual job; she repairs copiers and other office machines. Like many people of her generation, she's long ago left church b......more

Goodreads review by Samantha on September 16, 2016

This book was kind of like fast food - quick and easy but not incredibly satisfying. It was your cookie-cutter cozy mystery, complete with the heartbroken protagonist, shallow sister, homecooking mama, rough around the edges grandma, awkward handsome new guy, the sleazy secretary....you get the idea......more

Goodreads review by Micky on May 14, 2019

A very interesting "new to me" series! I would definitely categorize this as a Christian Cozy Mystery and while that isn't my usual genre, it is very well done. The group of friends are a bible study group so there is mention of different scriptures and the meanings of them to each character, but it......more