A Fine Line

Baxter #5

by Kathy Herman

Baxter residents fear upheaval when a regional tire plant announces it's coming to Baxter. Rumor says mayor Charlie Kirby's signature on the deal was influenced by an affair with the tire company's corporate attorney - who dies suddenly after the agreement is finalized. Charlie, a pillar of the community and a father of seven, faces the court of public opinion and the biggest moral dilemma of his life. Meanwhile, newspaper editor Ellen Jones goes looking for a feature story, collides with the brick wall of the late attorney's past - and is stalked by someone pursuing the same track!

Genres: Christian Fiction, Christian, Fiction, Mystery

304 pages, Paperback

First published October 4, 2003

About the author

Best-selling suspense novelist Kathy Herman has written twenty novels—including the Secrets or Roux River Bayou Series, Sophie Trace Series, the Seaport Suspense Series, and the Phantom Hollow Series—since retiring from her family’s Christian bookstore business. She and her late husband Paul have a blended family of three grown children. Kathy lives in the Northwest.

Reviews

[Kyleen]

A wonderful 5 book series (to be read in order) that pulls at the heart strings and realize what a Mighty God we serve! This series stresses our need to truly forgive, guard our hearts because satin is real and waiting for us to slip or fall on our Christian walk.

[Debbie Bise]

Great read. Truthful about temptation

[Abbie W]

EXCELLENT EXCELLENT series!!! Highly recommend and would read again!

[Tamara Tilley]

A FINE LINE is the fifth and final book in the Baxter Series by Kathy Herman. After reading all five, I would have to say HIGH STAKES and A FINE LINE were my favorites. I enjoyed the way these stories were built around real everyday issues. In A FINE LINE, Charlie Kirby deals with the temptation that could ruin his marriage. When Shelia Paxton, Thompson Tire Co.’s persuasive lawyer, dies suddenly in a drive by shooting, rumors fly regarding Charlie’s relationship with her. He vehemently denies any involvement with her, though he knows he is far from innocent. And as Ellen Jones, Baxter’s newspaper editor, sees an even deeper story in Shelia’s sudden death, she has no idea the dangerous Pandora’s box she has opened when she decided to investigate.

A FINE LINE swings from Charlie’s agonizing guilt over his unfaithfulness to Ellen’s realization that she is in over her head in her investigation of Sheila Paxton’s death. I enjoyed the suspense and the honesty in dealing with sin and forgiveness. I recommend the series as a whole.

[Mary]

The last book in the Baxter series, "A Fine Line", concerns a killer from the mob who is looking for specific people who were placed in the witness protection program. Also, some false accusations were made against one of the pillars of the community, which causes family difficulties. Even though I didn't care for the plot of this book as much as some of the others, I will be sorry to say good bye to the people of Baxter.

[JoAnn]

This book was a great end to the Baxter series. I had tears in my eyes reading the end and saying goodbye to characters I have been reading for a while. I really enjoyed the story line between Charlie and Marlene and what they went through. But mostly how they stuck with the Lord and how He didn't give up on them. I recommend this book and series.

[Denise]

I just grabbed this off the shelf because it was listed as a suspense. Imagine my surprise that it was a Christian author and the book was about a marriage in healing after an alleged affair. How can I not give that a good score?

[Robbi]

This is the last I. the Baxter series. I am sad to say goodbye. I didn't enjoy this book as much as I did the others in the series however it is a great book as well. the subject matter is a bit tougher to read through though.

[Linda]

the end of the baxter series. I enjoyed it. had the good ole mystery line. but all of this happening to oneperson in this small town gets to be a little much. but the message was a great one

[Jessica Zelkovich]

Love conclusions and this one was great!

[Damon Rogers]

Liked the title so grabbed it at the library. Enjoyed the Christian aspects of the story about forgiveness.

[Tee Mcdaniel]

The last in the series I'm going to miss these books they are really good reads with great characters.

[Pamela Leinenweaver]

What a great ending to the series loved this book