Reasonable Doubt

The Mahoney Sisters #1

by Tracey Victoria Bateman, Tracey Bateman

When tragedy separated teen sweethearts Keri Mahoney and Justin Kramer, they promised to reunite someday. Now, fifteen years later, their meeting was bittersweet. After his wife's murder, Justin sought refuge with his twin sons at the childhood cabin in Missouri where he and Keri had first met. But Keri had become a police officer...and Justin might soon be facing a murder charge. Could past wrongs be forgotten and love rekindled as he and Keri joined forces to find the true killer, and prove Justin's innocence beyond a reasonable doubt?

Genres: Love Inspired, Christian Fiction, Love Inspired Suspense, Mystery Thriller, Christian

Mass Market Paperback

First published August 1, 2005

About the author

Tracey Bateman is also published as Tracey Cross, is the Christy award-winning author of more than thirty titles and has nearly a million books in print. She lives in Missouri's Ozarks with her husband and four children.

also published under the name Tracey Bateman

Reviews

[Melissa (Semi Hiatus Until After the Holidays) · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars--LI Suspense Husband suspected of killing his wife.

[Vanessa St.Onge · Rating 2 out of 5]

I mean, it was okay. It was very heavy on the romance vibes. And not so much on the suspense thing. And sometimes the mentions of God seemed to be a little forced. I've read better, and I've read worse. I did enjoy the the whodunit element, because that part was well executed.
This isn't my normal genre. It was given to me, or came in a mystery box. I have passed it on to a woman who will hopefully enjoy it much more than I did.

[Della Raines · Rating 4 out of 5]

Did he or didn't he?

Did Justin kill his wife? As every proof of his innocence fades away, it is hard to prove he didn't commit this crime. What will happen to his twin boys?

[Humberta · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the little twist at the end.

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This started out well but did not carry through to the end. So once again this romance line disappoints :(
Best part 4 me on page 28.
"Two weeks of solitude awaited her, and she had every intention of using the time to reflect, pray and discover exactly what God was trying to show her by sending discontent into her life. She'd tried to escape it's iron jaws, but it gripped her unerringly and Keri was powerless to stop the pain. The melancholy persisted no matter how hard she tried, how long she prayed or how many miles she jogged."

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Who doesn't like a story with hope that a couple that once loved each other might get back together at another time in their lives? Justin wanted to marry Keri, but his family moved him away. He was still a teenager and his life moved in a different direction. Keri, crushed by not hearing from her teen love, became a policewoman and never married. Fifteen years later, Justin shows up in his old hometown, widowed, and a parent of twin boys. Keri hears that he is a suspect in his wife's murder. Justin wants to explain about some of his life decisions and have Keri forgive him. She isn't sure she can trust him or if she can be around him without crying! In a great story, Keri reveals inside troubles besides just loving Justin. Read this book and find out what is really eating at Keri and why she isn't married.