Sacred Trust

At the beginning of the book, Marti, Abbey's best friend is being murdered. Marti is talking about what is happening to her, describing how whoever it is, is doing these heinous acts. And she knows she won't live to tell about it. The killer crucifies her, like Jesus on the cross. Abby is Marti's best friend, in fact the two are almost in a lesbian relationship together. When Abby hears of Marti's death, she is shattered beyond belief. And yet, the Secret Service, suspects her as one of the killers. Jeffrey, Abby's husband is rotten to the core. They are only together for the sake of property. Tommy Lawrence was obsessed with Marti many years ago, so he could as well be the killer. And then there is Sister Helen, of whom taught Marti and Abby years ago when they were in school together and going to become nuns themselves, which they did, but then they were expelled when breaking the rules. Sister Helen is very very angry, and wants no part of Abby now. Really she is mad because Marty had a child she gave up to a couple, the Ryan's, and never got over that. Sister Helen wanted that child as her own since Marti didn't want Justin. And when she gave Justin to the Ryan's instead, Sister still managed to keep track of the boy. Justin gets kidnapped in the story and manages to escape. But it is a awhile until he gets back home. In the meantime, Abby forces Sister Helen to tell her where he is, and when she meets Justin, he fills her in on the fine details of what happened to himself before he escaped. Abby tries to put two and two together, but still can't find answers. Then suddenly, she is held hostage in her home, and the killer has her in his arms. And who the demon is, is a big surprise.

After reading "Crashing Down," I knew I had to read Meg O'Brien's other novels, so I ran out and bought them. It's always like that when you read a good book by a new author. "Sacred Trust" was quite different then "Crashing Down." It takes place in the gorgeous, picturesque, town of Carmel, California! (I personally love that town!) Abby Northrup is startled to wake up one morning and hear the news that her old best friend Marti Bright has been murdered. Her body was placed on a wooden cross with nails stuck through her hands and she was severly beaten to death. Next to the body was the word "Abby." The Carmel PD believe that Abby might have killed her. Abby is shocked and decides to investigate the death of her old friend on her own. As she tries to narrow down the suspects with the FBI and police on her tail, she uncovers many new revelations like her husband's blackmailing scheme in order to obtain land and Marti's son's foster parents have disappeared. The novel leaves the reader confused at points but the ending is extremely shocking and sums the book up well. I'm already in the middle of reading "Gathering Lies," her newest novel!

This book was fantastic, very suspenseful, thrilling, you name it. It starts with Mardi getting crucified. Abby, her best friend is devastated. After the crucifiction, there is one twist after another. I was so engrossed in this book, that I even forgot to eat meals. All the way though the book, you pick one person as the murderer, then change to another. You also have all the many other mysteries within the first mystery to think about, to try to figure out. You find out in the second to last chapter who the murderer is, but all the many other things do not come to light until the very last chapter. All of the characters were heartwarming people except for the villians, of course. This book was the BEST mystery I have ever read. Literally keeps you guessing to the very last page. I must have 200 romance/mystery books on my bookshelf, but the first book I went to after finishing "Sacred Trust" was "I'll Love You Till I die" by Meg O'Brien. Is there any other author? Thank you Meg,Love yaPS This book deserves 100 stars.

As a relatively new reader of suspense novels, Meg O'Brien's Sacred Trust has me hooked on the genre in general and on her style of writing, in particular. This book has so many twists and turns I simply could not out guess the characters and figure out the ending ahead of time. I highly recommend Sacred Trust to anyone looking for a good read, whether mystery lover or not.

I just finished Meg O'Brien's new novel SACRED TRUST last night around midnight. Great Read! I'd like to recommend it. I didn't put the book down all day! Although it is not a true "romantic novel" per se (it's more in the Thriller/Suspense Genre)I loved the action and main character - Abby Northrup. She's comes across as smart, strong and can take care of herself. Also, the twist and turns in the plot kept me going and made me crazy! (in a good way, of course). I have read other works by Meg O'Brien, with most recently, CRASHING DOWN and loved how she was able to keep me guessing till the very end at "Whodunit?" and "Why?" SACRED TRUST, did not let me down with this either. I had a bunch of people in my mind who I thought might be the killer and many reason why they would do it. It drove me nuts. I had to finish the book to see if I was right!So, sit back, have a cup of Jasmine Tea and enjoy the suspense Ms. O'Brien has for us :-) But, make sure you don't have any plans for the day that you'll have to cancel because you can't put the book down! :-)And Oh, and if you have a dog...keep him close by :-)