When the Smoke Clears is the first book in the Deadly Reunions series written by Lynette Eason. Of course there was romance (and that part was pretty much predictable), but the mystery that kept me sitting on the edge of my seat was anything but predictable!

Lynette kept me intrigued and mystified as to who the perpetrator was surrounding the attempts on the main character Alexia’s life as she returns home for her high school reunion. I was taken by surprise when I figured out who it was.

I shed a few tears as Alexia dealt with demons from her past. It was good to read how her circumstances brought her closer to God and not farther away from Him. We humans have a tendency to run from Him, don’t we?

As a heads up this is a murder mystery with multiple murders occurring, but no really graphic details were revealed.

This book was definitely worth the read and I cannot wait for the sequel!

“Available February 2012 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.”

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