I would actually place this book between 3.5 and 4 stars. I liked the first book in the series more than I did this one--though this one is good too--it's just more suspense with less emphasis on the Christian aspects of the characters than there was in the first book.

I first heard of this series through a friend (MJ) who posted them on GoodReads.

In this book, Jennifer and Harvey are planning their wedding. There are Christian aspects to the book:
*They get premarital counseling from the pastor of their church
*They take care to not let their relationship go too far physically while they're only engaged
*Jennifer's brother Jeff shows interest in Christianity
*Eddie makes strides in his faith walk

But the prayers and thoughts of the two main characters that I liked so much in the first book are absent in this one.

It looks like I guessed correctly about some of the potential couples. Time will tell on some of the others. Sarah did not play as big a role in this book as she did in book 1.

The tedious nature of police building the case seems well done. The author balances it well, making it so we realize that the answers don't just materialize and it's working aspects of the cases that brings new clues to further the investigation all while not making it too slow, tedious, and plodding that we're bored by it as readers. ( )