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Title: A Thin Film of Lies

Author: C. S. Lakin

Narrator: Kay Nazarchyk

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-25-15

Publisher: Susanne Lakin

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Homicide detective Fran Anders's latest case throws her into the lives of Mike and Alisa Jepson, a couple whose marriage is disintegrating fast.

When leads coming into the precinct point at Mike Jepson as guilty of murder, Fran watches the damage wrought on this couple, yet is unable to ignore the incriminating evidence. When Mike ends up arrested and in jail, Alisa takes comfort in a friend - Dee Dee - who moves in with her but soon becomes her worst nightmare. Mike hires a PI who uncovers clues to who is setting Mike up, but Alisa is caught in a trap before Mike can protect her.

Although Fran reaches out to Alisa during her crisis of faith, she is unable to stop events from barreling toward a crash. Yet, despite the tragedies to follow, Fran sees how God has used the Jepsons' trials and pain to bring Alisa back into His arms, with hope that Mike might follow suit.

Fran is a dedicated, no-frills cop who takes her job seriously but with a wry sense of humor. She suffers from the unbearable heat, from unrelenting allergies, but does not suffer fools. As much as she wants to please her superiors, she knows her true boss is - God - and she answers first and foremost to his leading, which sometimes takes her beyond the call of duty, often to the ire of those around her. A middle-aged, divorced, single parent with two teens, Fran hopes someday to find a great man and remarry, but she's not holding her breath. Right now, she just wants to be a good cop and mother, and use her faith to help those she encounters in her line of work learn there's someone "up there" who truly cares for them.

Members Reviews:

A Solid Mystery

I've always been a mystery fan and grew up on Ross MacDonald, Robert Parker and the great John D. MacDonald. Although Ms. Larkin has a different style than those masters, and the book has a few flaws, this is a solid mystery. Homicide detective Fran investigates a hit and run murder that brings her into the lives of married couple Mike and Alisa. Mike comes under suspicion, which doesn't make a shaky marriage any better. While Fran investigates the case and the reader watches the couple deal with some serious issues, the author makes some points about God and faith. John MacDonald's series hero Travis McGee was one of the finest characters in mystery fiction, a truly three-dimensional man. Lew Archer, Ross MacDonald's detective was so thin you could, in the author's words if I recall, "slip him under a door." the characters here are not as solid as McGee but they do become real and the reader is interested in the outcome. the prose is above average. All in all, a fine performance by the author.

Book Club Members Agree 'A Thin Film of Lies' is a Page Turner

Eleven ladies attended our Christian Book Club meeting when I presented the book to the members. Everyone really enjoyed the story line which held our interest. One of the ladies found the story to be predicable, I, for one, took longer for things to begin to fall into place in my mind. Everyone agreed that the story was a page turner. This may be the only time every one was in agreement on liking any of the books we have read during the last two years. Also, another member who was unable to attend the meeting, but read the book gave the book high ratings.

A Gripping Story

Lies can destroy a person's life and wreck families.