Cape Refuge

Publisher's Summary

When Thelma and Wayne Owens are found murdered in the warehouse where they held their church services, their son-in-law, Jonathan, is arrested for the crime - but his wife, Morgan, and her sister, Blair, as well as Thelma and Wayne's daughters, are confident that he didn't do it and set out to find the real killer.

©2002 Terri Blackstock (P)2008 Zondervan

I'd love to say I loved this.. but...

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I usually enjoy Terri Blackstock's stories. Some are unusual, some will make you think. This story is just a very good yarn. However, the narrator was SO annoying. The attempt at a southern accent is horrible and her portrayal of the young girl was whiny. It seems she wants to portray all Christians as flat monotonic beings without any Joie de Vivre. But then, that may be how they are written as well. They just don't seem to be.. really human - with conflicts and failings, etc. The story is good. A good message. I just wish I could have given it higher marks.

7 of 7 people found this review helpful

well done!

the narrator played each part consistently and well! She captured the emotions of the characters without over or under playing it.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Wonderful Book - Southern accent painful!

The storyline is wonderful and I love Terry Blackstock’s books but the southern accents were very painful. Being a southern girl myself, I don’t feel like it portrayed us accurately or intelligently what so ever. Every character in the book sounded like a backwoods hick and it took me a long time to be able to get over that thought and actually listen to the storyline.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Wanted a Mystery Not a Morality Play

I bought this because it was highly rated by a reader I follow. The story was well constructed but the narrator was very poor at doing southern accents and male voices.
I skipped about two thirds of the book, but had no trouble figuring out what lead to the conclusion in the last chapters. Christian love, charity and forgiveness is wonderful to many of us, but extremely hard to swallow in such large doses from flat or fatuous characters in this book..

3 of 4 people found this review helpful

a mystry of murder

i read this book earier in life and the audio book added a more dramatic flare to it and i enjoyed it i will listen agian

3 of 4 people found this review helpful

Not bad for "Christian" fiction

If I had known this was Christian fiction, I would have skipped right over it. I'm glad I didn't. I am a pastor's wife, so I am sympathetic to writers and artists who use their gifts to reflect the truth we find in scripture. However, I have a very low tolerance for mediocre work. Terri Blackstock is not a mediocre writer, in fact the plot and the story telling were very engaging.

The gospel presentation is pretty heavy-handed, so the book is unlikely to appeal to anyone who isn't already persuaded. (I wish more Christian writers and artists would read Victor Hugo, for instance, and get the hint... )

My big gripe with this recorded book is the "recorded" part. Ms. Raudman whines and shrieks her way through the largest part of the performance. If I hadn't been drawn into the storyline the shrill narration would have been enough for me to abandon the book in the fist few chapters.

It's an engaging "lite" mystery. Safe for sharing with your grandmother or your kids. Unlikely to offend any sensibilities.

3 of 5 people found this review helpful

Excellent

Very good book! I was not disappointed. Also a good book to read if you are grieving . The writer and narrator get 5 stars!

Whiny narrator & Predicatable story.

I am not religious, but I am spiritual. I have read many books with religious storylines that I have enjoyed very much. However there was little I liked about this book -- including its approach to Christianity. I found this preachy and moralistic rather than inspirational. And the mystery was predictable. I knew the "bad guy" long before it was revealed. It made the police seem inept or uncaring. And the characters re all too one-note. The good people are only good. The bad people are only bad, and completely unlikable. It isn't realistic, and I couldn't ever find a character that made me want to come back for more.

Also, the narration is terrible. The Southern accent is atrocious. The Caribbean accent is bad. The voicing of the young girl is whiny. Ugh!

1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Narrator options

Though I did think the narrator acted the parts well, I prefer male narrators , if the lines can't be shared by both male and female

awesome

great story of redemption and forgiveness. challenges the heart and soul. Good story line with suspense and great messege.