A Matter of Trust

Mystery and the Minister's Wife #15

by Diane Noble

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Genres: Mystery, Christian Fiction

Hardcover

Published January 1, 2009

About the author

Diane Noble is the award-winning novelist of more published books than she can count: historical fiction, contemporary mysteries and suspense, and romance (written under the pen name Amanda MacLean).

Diane writes from a heart of deep faith that's woven into her stories and nonfiction writings. She often posts on Facebook and Twitter about her journey with Parkinson's Disease and the unexpected gift of learning to live moment by moment with humor, grace, and optimism.

With more than a quarter million books in print, Diane continues to spin tales that touch readers' hearts. Book one of her new three-book mystery series, The Professor and Mrs. Littlefield, will be in bookstores September 1, 2014. It's title? THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE MISSING FIGUREHEAD.

Diane is a professed Third Order Franciscan in the Anglican (Episcopal) Church, following the footsteps of Jesus with simpicity, love, and joy as lived out by St. Francis of Assisi. Mother to two beautiful daughters and Gramsy to two cutest-ever granddaughters, Diane lives in Southern California with her wonderful husband and two spoiled cats. Oh yes, and Diane loves

Reviews

[Sparrow · Rating 1 out of 5]

Still dreadful, but not quite as spectacularly dreadful as the first one I read. Only twenty-nine instances of laughter, fifteen chuckles, and ninety-eight smiles/grins/beams. Most disappointing. There were, however, also eleven instances of giggling, which I feel is far too high for a single book.

Also, this book is a lot more annoying to read than the other one because the main character Kate's husband insists on keeping this massive, unnecessary secret from her. The fact that the "secret" was so blindingly obvious made it even worse; by page seventy-three of the book, I had jotted down that Kate and her husband were "100% going on [a] trip to Italy." Lo and behold, what is finally revealed in the last three pages of the book? The husband's plans to take Kate on a surprise trip to Italy! Never mind that he forces their kids and Kate's best friend into keeping this a secret from her, leaving her in a constant state of uncertainty and near paranoia. Never mind that his refusal to give her any real assurance beyond "if you love me, you have to trust me" leaves her incredibly stressed about the mysterious drain on their finances and the possibility that her husband is hiding a serious health issue from her--surprises are fun and cute, and totally make up for the weeks of agony and uncertainty that you put your spouse through! Right?

. . .

Right?

[Lavender · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another good, clean, easy - to - read mystery. Nothing to keep me up at night but also mysterious enough for me to want to read just one more chapter.

[Samantha Cornwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

So many mysteries our dear pastor's wife is trying to solve at once... Definitely keeps you busy trying to put the pieces together with her.

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[Sandy Griffin]

I'm beginning to see why everyone loves Guideposts books. They're wonderful! This was yet another "can't put it down" story, but a little too far-fetched and cliche to be realistic. Still yet the storyline was compelling, and the plot well thought out. Definitely one for my recommendation list. If you're a fan of international mystery and intrigue, you'll thoroughly enjoy this book.