Sooner Fled: Oak Valley Secrets 1

Oak Valley Secrets #1

by David L. Thornburg

Clean suspense with a touch of faith! Small-town pastor Peter Andrews has a secret. His real name is Tony Stratton, and the Witness Protection Program left him in Oak Valley, a rural Oklahoma town. Waiting to testify against a ruthless drug lord in Detroit, he is learning to adapt to his new life and solving crimes with the help of the church secretary, Stephanie.  Stephanie Martin yearns for excitement, but the new pastor is more than she bargained for! And what is he keeping from her? Can she trust a man who has something to hide? Across five connected stories, they encounter reclusive authors, mob debt collectors, Confederate treasure hunters, and Soviet sleeper agents, all leading to an explosive showdown with Tony’s past. Mystery, murder, and romance - Oak Valley has it all!

Genres: Contemporary, Mystery

178 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 25, 2019

Reviews

[Abigail Harris]

Not my style but it may be yours though the "preacher" does say "son of a ---" and there was another comment that made me uncomfortable.

[Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

A story of a cop who was to testify against a major crime leader. He was sent to this little town to be a preacher ( pretend to) so he could hide out till time for him to testify at the guys trial. He got close to the church secretary after awhile and she figured out what he was hiding from her about him being in a witness protection program. Time came to go back to testify And she didn't want him to go by his self. But the FBI refused to let her go along because it was to dangerous. What does she do?

[Dennis Freeman · Rating 2 out of 5]

Connected short stories

This is 5 short stories that have the same main characters and are contiguous in time. Can't call it a novel, just 5 adventures of Tony and Stephanie. Short and simple. I smiled at Tony being pulled up the side of the building by a wench (rather than a winch). Very few tables will stop bullets. Fires are started easily. Solutions are quick and simple. Was this 5 half hour tv plots? Thornburg is an educator?- "was he putting himself physically between Stephanie and I".

[Delena Gibson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clean reading

This was a fun Christian suspense book. I really enjoyed reading it and looking forward to reading the next book. This about a former cop turn police chaplin in the witness protection program as a preacher who is supposed to lay low not happing to the FBI unhappiness

[paulette sarelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great FBI thriller

This was a cute story about a guy who just couldn't stay out of trouble. Peter and Stephanie solved so many crimes. They would definitely make a good detective team . I thought the ending kind of left you up in the air. Maybe the next book picked up.

[Kathryn Spurgeon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good story

I liked the plot, the setting and the characters. Ready to read more. Good job writing. Keep it up !

[C · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great action packed read. I loved the dedication of the pastor in this book. Never know what you might find out. Read during the Corona Virus Pandemic of 2020.

[Charlene Goff · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it

Great read. Believe able characters and storylines. Well written. I really enjoyed this book. I look forward to reading mire of Mr. Thornburg he's writing.

[S.campbell8655yahoo.com · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clean Suspense

Good story . Clean suspense . I would recommend it and I am going to get the rest of the series as well.

[kc · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great start to a series. Looking forward to reading more.