Real Enemy - (Sophie Trace Trilogy) by Kathy Herman (Paperback)

About the Book

Work has become Police Chief Brill Jessup's favorite distraction from trying to forgive her husband's infidelity. But when seven people in her town go missing, her tireless investigation threatens her family and she's forced to confront the real enemy.

Book Synopsis

Brill Jessup would rather work than deal with the bitterness she feels about her husband Kurt's infidelity. They've made a fresh start with Brill taking a job as the new police chief in a small East Tennessee town. Kurt is genuinely contrite and making every effort to show his commitment to Brill. Meanwhile Emily, their nine-year-old, is being the perfect little girl, as if she can make everything okay again. So why can't Brill get over this anger? Work presents the perfect distraction as rumors and superstition are running rampant in the wake of the disappearances of seven people in seven days. As fear rises in the community, Brill works desperately to solve the mystery . . . until it threatens her family and she is forced to confront the real enemy.

From the Back Cover

Suspense that speaks to the heart.
"A riveting story that rockets to a conclusion and will keep you on the edge of your seat."--Lorena McCourtney, author of Your Chariot Awaits

A fresh start . . .
A closed heart . . .
A dangerous mystery . . .

Brill Jessup just became the first female police chief in Sophie Trace, Tennessee, and is riding on the credentials of a stellar eighteen-year career on the Memphis police force. She may be a pro at finding clues, but she tends to ignore the obvious in her personal life. Her husband, Kurt, is weighed down by her unrelenting anger as he struggles to let God redeem the stupidest mistake he ever made. Brill hides behind her badge and bitterness, deciding that moving her family away from Memphis is the only change she needs to make.

Before she even has time to unpack her boxes, people start disappearing. Lots of them. To complicate matters, a local legend has many residents believing that the cause is unearthly--tied to the "real shadows," or spirits of the departed Cherokee who once inhabited the land. While Brill draws on all of her experience and instinct to solve the case, she must confront an enemy that threatens everything she holds dear--one that cannot be stopped with a badge and a gun.

About the Author

Bestselling suspense novelist Kathy Herman has written twenty novels--including Not by Sight, the Sophie Trace trilogy, and the Secrets of the Roux River Bayou Series--since retiring from her family's Christian retail store in Tyler, Texas. She and her late husband, Paul, have three grown children. Kathy now lives in the Pacific Northwest. Learn more at www.kathyherman.com.