High Stakes

Baxter #4

by Kathy Herman

Eighteen-year-old Angie Marks, tattooed and pierced, shows up in the small town of Baxter without a place to stay. When eccentric millionaire Patrick Bailey hires her to be his housekeeper, and then when Angie risks her own safety to help Mr. Bailey get his twin great-grandsons out of a rattlesnake's strike zone, she finds herself fully at the center of the town's curiosity. At Monty's Diner they say she might be involved with Billy Joe Sawyer, using rattlers to intimidate the key witnesses in his upcoming trial. Is she? Or does Angie Marks have her own agenda?

Genres: Christian Fiction, Christian, Fiction, Mystery

306 pages, Paperback

First published March 28, 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]

The whole Baxter series was just so much fun and I wanted more. Trying to figure out all the twists and turns kept me riveted!

[ANNETTE]

When I saw this book at a small bookstore I knew I had to have it.
A good story with a mystery and lots of inspirational thoughts.

[Breanna Morrow]

This one was just so stereotyped and drawn out. I also really struggled to get through her writing. There were so many left out punctuation marks that sentences honestly blended but didn’t make sense. It was hard to get through and I found myself becoming the grammar police throughout it. Which isn’t normal for this author but this book had so many errors.

[Debbie Bise]

Great read start to finish

[Randy Leingang]

Book 4 of the series. Enjoyed this book it is a Christian based book with interesting twist and turns.

[Tamara Tilley]

HIGH STAKES, the fourth book in The Baxter Series, quickly became my favorite. The introduction of Angie Marks, a young, free-spirited, teenager brought a youthful energy to the book. Angie has come to Baxter for a reason, not just by chance. And her spiky black hair, tattoos, and piercings, draws stares and standoff attitudes from the town’s people. Will she follow through with her plan? And what will she do when people suspect her in a crime just because she looks different?

Though I was surprised with the drastic change in the character of Patrick Bailey, I loved the interaction between him and Angie. The takeaway message of HIGH STAKES is, How do we treat others when they are different from ourselves? I’ve enjoyed the way all the characters overlap in this series. Though I continue to be surprised at how quickly some of the characters have gone from hardnosed, critical - to born again, virtuous, it has not been enough to sway me from reading further. I am now off to the final book of the series, A FINE LINE.

[Christine Bax]

I have really enjoyed the Baxter Series by Kathy Herman. High Stakes continues with the characters we meet in the first three books.

Although these books are a fast read, they are by no means light on content. I have found the series thought provoking and they have me searching myself and questioning my beliefs. They have indeed brought me closer to the Lord and Kathy Herman should be proud of these books because of that fact.

[Judy Wise]

I can't believe that this series is almost over, with just 1 more book to find. This was a different story for me, exciting and spiritual complete with snakes, and murder.
I loved it and look forward to the search for the final book "A Fine Line" in this
series.

[Mary]

"High Stakes", book four in the Baxter Series, is another page-turner. How can a convicted killer, who is behind bars, carry out his revenge on the people who put him there? Add to the mix, the arrival to town of a rough-looking teen-aged girl. What does she want from the people of Baxter/

[Jackie]

I really love Kathy Herman's books. They are so entertaining as well as inspirational. I have one more book in this series, then I'm going to miss the people in Baxter, even the folks at the diner (even Morti).

[JoAnn]

I really enjoyed this book. I liked reading about the new characters and continue reading about the characters I already knew. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series. I recommend this book.

[Linda]

good, i like how she puts the message in her books and they still have a little mystery and sap too.

[Tee Mcdaniel]

This was a great book it's the 4th in the series and the characters are great so real I loved it.

[Robbi]

This is my favorite of the Baxter series so far. I loved Angie from the very beginning and the changes in Patrick were so refreshing. this series has challenged me to think and be more Christ like.

[Monica]

couldn't put it down....

[Glover]

Interesting approach to cultural challenges in a small town.

[Pamela Leinenweaver]

Such a wonderful book so hard to put them down

[JanetW]

i'm really enjoying Kathy Herman books ... they have strong character plot lines as well as strong christian growing pains for those characters. highly recommended :)