Rebecca Reviews ~ Formula of Deception by Carrie Stuart Parks + Giveaway

***UPDATE*** 

GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED DUE TO HURRICANE FLORENCE AND EVACUATION IN MY AREA. 

Praying God's protection for all in the path of this storm!

Thanks for the interaction and great recommendations for suspense novels!!!

TRIXI is our WINNER!!!!

Trixi, I am emailing you and Rebecca.

About the Book

When her twin sister was murdered, Murphy Anderson changed her name and appearance and moved to Kodiak to avoid the press and publicity. But when local authorities discover she’s an artist and request her help in drawing a dying man’s memories, she unintentionally ends up in the limelight again—and may be back in the killer’s crosshairs.
The memory that Murphy was asked to draw was from an Alaskan hunter who discovered five bodies on remote Ruuwaq Island ten years ago, but has only shared the information with the police now that he’s dying of cancer. When they go to the island to investigate, no skeletons remain but there is evidence that the bodies may have been deliberately destroyed. But the big discovery is of a World War II Quonset hut.
As one by one the people who were at the hut die, Murphy knows there is something much deeper at stake. What happened there during WWII? And who is willing to kill to keep those secrets buried? 

Rebecca’s Review

4 STARS!!!

"You can't trust him. You can't trust anyone . . . . You have a mission."

Memories are a funny thing; some are quite trustworthy, while others may present themselves as a "formula of deception". Murphy Anderson finds herself caught in between, as bewildering flashbacks handicap her ability to recalibrate her life in Kodiak, Alaska following the heinous murder of her twin sister.

Posing as a forensic artist, Murphy is pulled beside the deathbed of another Alaskan who is forcing painful memories to the surface. Capitalizing on her artistic abilities, his trail of sketchy details leads the crime team to the remote Ruuwag Island, where a rather routine search for clues turns into a labyrinth of evidence so volatile that everyone who comes in contact is promptly eliminated.

Deemed a "soul searcher" by the natives, Murphy's unique skill for gathering details has placed her squarely in the crosshairs of those who are carefully guarding their secrets. So many questions. And so few answers. This thrilling novel by Carrie Stuart Parks has more twists and turns than an underground cave, and its readers will be awestruck when they discover how she fits it all together.

Senior Reviewer, Rebecca Maney

Rebecca is a graduate of Bryan College with a degree in Christian Education, and is currently serving at the First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Gastonia, North Carolina as the Director of Children's Ministry. With nearly 28 years of experience in her field, she has had many opportunities to use her love of reading and writing in creative ways across the generations. A wife, mother of four "nearly" grown children, and grandmother to four beautiful grandchildren, Rebecca has been able to return to her love of reading and more recently reviewing, with a renewed passion for the "beauty of story".

Giveaway:

Rebecca is offering an extra copy of this book to one Stuff & Nonsense blog follower. US Only due to postage costs. Sorry, Y’all!!! It’s just so expensive to mail anything outside of the 48 contiguous states. L

The giveaway will end on Sept 13 12 due to storm evacuation. Please leave a comment and let us know how you follow the blog AND if you have read any of Parks’ books. If so, favorites? If not, recommend a good suspense thriller. Don't forget to leave your email so we can contact you if you win!!! J

~Happy Reading~