The Baker's Wife by Erin Healy

About: Before Audrey was the baker's wife, she was the pastor's wife.

Then a scandalous lie cost her husband a pastoral career. Now the two work side-by-side running a bakery, serving coffee, and baking fresh bread. But the hurt still pulls at Audrey.

Driving early one morning to the bakery, Audrey's car strikes something-or someone-at a fog-shrouded intersection. She finds a motor scooter belonging to a local teacher. Blood is everywhere, but there's no trace of a body.

Both the scooter and the blood belong to detective Jack Mansfield's wife, and he's certain that Audrey is behind Julie's disappearance.

But the case dead-ends and the detective spirals into madness. When he takes her family and some patrons hostage at the bakery, Audrey is left with a soul-damaged ex-con and a cynical teen to solve the mystery. And she'll never manage that unless she taps into something she would rather leave behind-her excruciating ability to feel other's pain.

Review: I found myself itching for spare time to finish up The Baker's Wife.  It was one of those books that really keeps you guessing until the very end.  It was easy to get lost in the small town and feel as though you were right there searching for Julie along with Audrey.  Being a former pastor's wife I found the references to this part of her life entertaining.  It reminded me what a hard job that is and how quickly others are to judge.  When I first read the synopsis I wasn't sure about the "leading" that Audrey experienced but in the end I found it to be very interesting and in the end I think it was God giving her a little nudge towards those in need.

I really enjoyed reading Erin Healy's new book and will be checking out her other titles.

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