Caught Redhanded

Amhearst Mystery #4

by Gayle Roper

Mysteries followed reporter Merry Kramer everywhere. Case in On a morning jog one day, she discovered the body of a murdered woman. The small-town journalist had to find out who'd committedthe horrible crime. And the more she dug, the more she realized thatwhoever was hiding the truth certainly wouldn't stop at one murderto protect it.

Merry knew she had to decide—and decide soon—whether findingthe killer was worth risking her own life, as well as her futurewith a wonderful fiancé.

Genres: Christian Fiction, Romance, Christian, Mystery, Love Inspired Suspense, Contemporary Romance, Love Inspired

Mass Market Paperback

First published August 1, 2007

About the author

Gayle Roper rejoices every day that she gets to be a writer because she's in love with story. Even on the days that words rebel and have to be coerced onto the paper, there is nothing else she'd rather do. When readers like her work, it's like God says, "See? I knew what you were wired to do." When her books win awards like the Carol Award (Caught Redhanded) or the RITA Award (Autumn Dreams), the Holt Medallion (The Decision, Caught in a Bind, Autumn Dreams) or the Reviewer's Choice (The Decision), it's icing on the cake. And she gets to teach others how to write at conferences too. She spends a lot of time smiling. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and Romance Writers of America and is the best-selling author of Hide & Seek and more than forty other books.

Reviews

[Terry Yaceyko · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok read.

[Lonnie · Rating 4 out of 5]

How many cars can Merry go through? Let us count the ways…Her first car was confiscated when a dead body was found in the trunk. Her second car had bullets through the windshield when someone tried to kill her. She was stuffed into her third car by the same guy, who then threw the keys into the snow. And this was all in the 1st book! In Caught in the Act, her 4th car was totaled when she hit a deer. In Caught in a Bind, her 5th car was again confiscated when a dead body was found (in the passage seat this time). And finally, in Caught Red Handed, her 6th car was blown up and her 7th car was scorched from from the heat and flying debris when her apartment exploded. Let’s just say that Merry and Mr. Hamish, owner of a local car dealership that also handled rentals, have become very good friends  That’s 7 cars in less than a year! Here’s to hoping she can kept her 8th car intact :-)
Great series that I found on OverDrive, but I felt the ending was rushed in this last book. I'm going to miss Merry.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the final Curt/Merry romance saga book. Merry has once again discovered a body, which could put a damper on her upcoming wedding to Curt. But Curt and Merry are having problems of their own. They each have an idea on where they wish to spend married life together. How will they ever decide?

The suspense part wasn't as interesting to me in this one. I pretty much had it all figure out pretty early on in the book - a bit to obvious...But I was interested int he romance part. Curt and Merry's romance slowly built up over four books. I've really enjoyed the approach the author took. They fight and make up - both scenes are wonderful! This shows that even those madly in love have problems...

This series has been great. I'm so sad to see it come to an end! The book ended very well. I just wonder if Curt can keep merry out of trouble - guess that's left up to the imaginations of the reader...

[Mark Baker · Rating 4 out of 5]

When Merry decides to get into shape two weeks before her wedding, she runs across another corpse. Can she solve the murder and get all those details finished? The mystery was rather easy to figure out, but it was wonderful to finally get the final book in the series.

Read my full review at Carstairs Considers.

[Gwenn Wright · Rating 2 out of 5]

O dear. Predictable. Every aspect, predictable. But what really bothered me was that the main character is supposed to be in her late 20's but she came across as someone in her late thirties or forties. And then the constant, detailed clothing descriptions. And it was more devotional than mystery, shouldn't the two aspects be blended more homogeneously? Suspenseful? No. O well.

[Brenda Klaassen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an interesting story that both entertained and held my attention. The Characters seemed to be "real-to-life." I had not figured out the mystery until the solution was revealed. I enjoyed the Christian values in this book.