Purged

Circle City Mystery #4

by M.E. May

Indianapolis Homicide Detective, Chennelle Kendall, faces the greatest challenge of her career when an avenging angel decides to force members of a Wiccan coven to confess their sins by torturing and murdering them. Th¬e killer believes them to be a group of devil worshippers and uses this belief to justify his acts of cruelty. Chennelle and her partner, Detective Erica Barnes, discover a church whose members have been opposing this group of Wiccans for several months. Soon the detectives have a large pool of suspects, but no evidence to back up their suspicions. Meanwhile, the avenging angel continues to claim more victims. Chennelle finds herself struggling to maintain her objectivity and respect for all parties involved and their rights to worship as they see it. When she discovers the long held secrets of the angel’s origin, will it help Chennelle stop this killer before he strikes again, or will this recent revelation give him the opportunity to purge the sins of his past? Purged is the fourth novel in the Circle City Mystery Series.

261 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 17, 2014

About the author

Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, M. E. (Michele) May now lives near Chicago with her husband, Paul. She has two children, four grandsons, three great grandsons, and two great granddaughters.

She studied Social and Behavioral Sciences at Indiana University, discovering what influences human behavior and finding her talent for writing.

Michele created the Circle City Mystery Series to showcase her hometown as well as give her readers great crime thrillers.

The first novel in the series, Perfidy, released in November 2012, won the 2013 Lovey Award for Best First Novel. This was followed by Inconspicuous (July 2013); Ensconced (Mar 2014); Purged (Nov 2014); and Unscrupulous (2015).

Reviews

[MsFormed · Rating 3 out of 5]

Extremely mediocre, and not exactly what I wanted, but compulsively readable with decent storytelling. I got frustrated reading about the cops' families, especially when they seemed to have no impact on the overall narrative of the book, but this is also the first in the series I have picked up. Readers of previous books might find it more compelling.

[Johnna · Rating 4 out of 5]

a little different but kept my attention and I enjoyed it

[Denise · Rating 5 out of 5]

Scary and creepy but very good. I am impressed by the range of mysteries M.E. May comes up with. And again I love getting to know the different police staff in each book.

[Kristine Tymusz · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it!

[Jennifer Ulrich · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this book on a whim and enjoyed it. It is a good fall read with a twist in it. Apparently it's a series. I plan to read her others as well.

[Harlequin Books]

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