Art Murder Go Hand in Hand in

 Fragments of Fear

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Welcome to the Blog Tour for Fragments of Fear by Carrie Stuart Parks, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!  Art and Murder go hand in hand in Fragments of Fear, the newest release from Carrie Stuart Parks. 

ABOUT THE BOOK Fragments of Fear

Title: Fragments of Fear

Author: Carrie Stuart Parks

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Release Date: July 23, 2019

Genre: Inspirational Suspense/Thriller

Stolen art. A New Mexico archaeological dig. An abandoned dog. And a secret that’s worth killing for.

Evelyn McTavish’s world came crashing down with the suicide of her fiancé. As she struggles to put her life back together and make a living from her art, she receives a call that her dog is about to be destroyed at the pound. Except she doesn’t own a dog. The shelter is adamant that the microchip embedded in the canine with her name and address makes it hers.

Evelyn recognizes the dog as one owned by archaeologist John Coyote because she was commissioned to draw the two of them. The simple solution is to return the dog to his owner—but she arrives only to discover John’s murdered body.

As Evelyn herself becomes a target, she crosses paths with undercover FBI agent Sawyer Price. The more he gets to know her, the more personally invested he becomes in keeping her safe. Together, they’re desperate to find the links between so many disparate pieces.

And the clock is ticking.

“Over the years, Carrie has mastered forensic art, fine art, and her own brand of offbeat humor. As a novelist she combines these skills with another: puzzle writing––scattering puzzle pieces all over her fictional universe and then dropping them into place in twists, surprises, revelations, and side-pocket whimsy until the big picture emerges, never too soon, always on the brink of disaster.” —Frank Peretti

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My Thoughts on Fragments of Fear: 

This book is very unique.  It centers on art but then again it doesn’t.

Some big takeaways from the book.  Acceptance is important no matter what we look like.  The negative space is real and we need to be looking for it and at it and the people who live there.  Lies are all around us and hurt can come from even the closest relatives and the nicest people.

What would you do to save someone you loved?  If someone wasn’t who you thought they were which way would you remember them after they died?

All these questions and thoughts plus so much more went through my head while reading Fragments of Fear.  Art is definitely not my thing.  I know nothing about it.  All the names in the book were just that to me.  I couldn’t tell you which were real artists and which weren’t.  But that’s not the reason I picked up this book.

I chose to read this book because I’m a lover of mystery, suspense, and murder books.  But I don’t want the normal ones on the shelves.  I want the murder mysteries that are written by Christian authors so I don’t have to worry about content that I don’t approve of.  Nothing like getting into the midst of a really good mystery only to come across questionable content and have to stop reading.

This book will not make you stop reading.  Instead, it’s going to make you keep reading. You might take the book to the dining table, or even possibly the bathroom because you don’t want to set it down.  

While I figured out parts of the book before they were revealed there were some definite wow and you’ve got to be kidding me moments.  Loved them!  In fact, I loved the whole book.  The style of writing is unique and flows really well.  Nothing disjointed here.

I loved the strength that the main character comes to have.  She develops strength in herself and learns who she can and cannot trust.  Of course, learning brings about some wrong decisions.  But her knowledge of negative space keeps her relatively safe and thank goodness she happened to mention to Sawyer about negative space as well.  It’s like their own secret code!

Also, have you ever heard of a bad guy with a good heart?  There might be one of those in here too.  And let’s not get me started on that dog.  Oh, how adorable. Tavish is so lucky that sweet pup got foisted on her. 

Highly recommend this book and I’m going to be checking out other books by this author now as well. 

I have voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from JustRead Publicity Tours. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.  I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way.  All opinions expressed are my own.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the FTC regulations. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR of Fragments of Fear

Carrie Stuart Parks is a Christy finalist as well as a Carol Award–winning author. She has won numerous awards for her fine art as well. An internationally known forensic artist, she travels with her husband, Rick, across the US and Canada teaching courses in forensic art to law enforcement professionals. The author/illustrator of numerous books on drawing and painting, Carrie continues to create dramatic watercolors from her studio in the mountains of Idaho.

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