Caught in the Middle

I am sick and tired of reading sappy Christian novels that revolve around a perfect heroine-beautiful, perfect, damsel in distress type. That is why I love Gayle Roper's Caught in the Middle series-her heroine is none of those things!Merry Kramer is the kind of person you would meet in the check out line in the grocery store who got in the Express lane with 1 item too many. She's like a real person-nothing phony about her. She's hilarious! I fall off the couch laughing every time I read this book! She doesn't do stupid things like other heroines do (you know, like running into the dark, abandoned building at night while being chased). She's sensible, and a little bit ditzy, just like normal people!The mystery here is truly a good one-and I read mysteries all the time. I can usually figure out what's going to happen, but this book kept me guessing until the answer was revealed. Curt, the love interest in the story, isn't the knight in shining armor that fixes everything-true, he helps her out a couple of times, but she is not at all a subservient type of lady! She tells him off several times, which results in very entertaining reading!Bottom line: Read this book if you're sick of cheesy, unreal Christian novels with characters that make you want to puke.

Imagine you want to take a can of diet Coke out of your trunk and find a body instead. That's what happens to Merry Kramer who just moved to Amhearst, Pennsylvania to work as a reporter for the local newspaper and to forget about her ex-boyfriend. After the first shock she is interested in finding out who killed the man in her trunk. Not only because she is involved but also because it's now her story. The first thing she finds out is that now someone tries to kill her. It seems as if the killer thinks she knows something. And why is Andy, the main suspect, hiding since the day she found the corpse? Is he the one who tries to kill Merry? What about the death of Trudy, the mayor, who died in an accident she had at home? And why is Merrry's boss behaving so strange towards her? Luckily Curt, a painter is always with her to protect her. But then Andy wants to talk to Merry alone! She agrees and the showdown can start...I enjoyed reading this book from the first to the last page. It's a mistery where as reader you always get the story from the point of view of Merry. So you get the same information as Merry and you can guess with her who did it. And it's not untill the showdown that the reader and Merry find out what happened. I like misteries like that. The book has only about 230 pages so it's not too long and quick and easy to read. No long hold ups with unimportatnt information. I really recommend this book.

I picked up this book by random one day when I was my local christian bookstore. I started reading it and I couldn't put it down. The book is about a rockie reporter for a local newspaper who just happens to be a sleuth as well! The main character's name is Merry Kramer. One night as she was doing a human interest story she finds a dead body in the trunk of her car. When another dead body is found Merry becomes suspicious. When realize that she is the next target she realizes that she knows something the murderer wants to be kept hidden.... I'm not telling anymore because it is just too exciting.

This whodunit has everything you could hope for in a mystery--clues that lead the reader delightfully astray, suspense to the very end, a double-dose of romantic intrigue, and a truly lovable heroine. But here's the real surprise: This book is also laugh out-loud funny. More, please!

This was a very fun book to read. I never thought a mystery novel could keep me on the edge of my seat in suspense yet keep me laughing at the same time. Merry Kramer, the feisty heroine is adorable. The romance in this book isn't sappy either. It was just perfect!