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Title: The Blood We Spill

Subtitle: The Letty Whittaker 12 Step Mysteries, Book 4

Author: Donna White Glaser

Narrator: Jennifer Harvey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-20-16

Publisher: White Stone Press

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Still suffering recurring panic attacks following the murder of a close friend just months ago, psychotherapist and recovering alcoholic Letty Whittaker is struggling to bring her life back to normal. She's getting there. But when her best friend disappears into the depths of a religious cult, Letty is forced to cut ties with her safe life and plunge into a world of fanaticism, hypocrisy, and danger.

What Letty discovers is a community in upheaval. The cult's second-in-command has disappeared without a trace. As its members vie for dominance in the power vacuum, the leader's demands for his "children" to reject worldly evils, and commit their lives - and money and properties, of course - to purity and sacrifice grow increasingly bizarre. Determined to not give up the hunt for her own strangely elusive friend, Letty digs into the legion of dark secrets hidden within the community, and unearths more than she may have bargained for.

Members Reviews:

Frustrating and exciting at the same time

Still suffering recurring panic attacks following the murder of a close friend just months ago, psychotherapist and recovering alcoholic Letty Whittaker is struggling to bring her life back to normal. Her bff, Beth, disappears into the depths of a religious cult to assist another AA member, Reggie, in gaining information about Reggieâs daughter. Letty makes a conscious decision to also go undercover in the cult, initially to help Reggie, but then she gets caught up in the mystery of what else is going on in the cult. She discovers a community that is fragmenting, with a leader going off the deep end, and some kind, if misguided followers caught in the middle.

I struggled a little more with this book and enjoyed it slightly less than previous entries in the series. I wanted to grab Letty by the shoulders, shake her, and tell her, âGet your arse to a meeting, immediately book an appointment with your supervising therapist and CALL YOUR SPONSOR!â Even more than in book 3, Letty displays some poor judgment that made me question her viability as a therapist. I was also disturbed that she seemed to walk away from her AA support system so easily. And yes I know sheâs fictional, but I like the character so much, I wanted to protect her from her own stupidity. In her favor, she did visit a therapist to mentally prepare with dealing with cult life, and she did have Beth and Eli, her almost-boyfriend, to help her.

Despite my frustrations with Lettyâs actions, I still found the book gripping and highly readable. I missed the descriptions of the meetings, but it was interesting to see Letty and Beth, and Eli, out of their element. There was some edge of the seat excitement that kept me turning pages, and the ending, although abrupt, was very satisfying and left me wanting more. I will read more in this series.

Great Book

Donna White Glaser has a wicked sense of humor and uses it. You can read any of her books as stand alone but to get full enjoyment I suggest reading them in order. Letty is a therapist and a recovering alcoholic with PTSD. She is serious about helping others and fiercely loyal to her friends often to the detriment of her well-being. If I needed a friend to help me with a problem I would choose Letty.

Reggie and Beth decide they need Lettys help.