Safe Keeping
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At the heart of every crime, there's a family…
My son is a murderer…. So begins this chilling and emotionally charged mystery from highly acclaimed author Barbara Taylor Sissel.
Emily Lebay had always thought of her family as ordinary. Sure, they've endured their share of problems, even a time of great trouble–what family hasn't? But when a woman's body turns up in the dense woods near their home, and Emily's grown son, Tucker, is accused of murder, Emily is forced to confront the unfathomable, and everything she believed about her life is called into question.
This isn't the first time Tucker has been targeted by the police; a year ago he was a person of interest when another woman was found dead in the same stretch of woods. Still, neither Emily nor her daughter, Lissa, can reconcile their Tucker with these brutal crimes. Terrified, convinced there's been a tragic mistake, Emily and Lissa set out to learn the truth about Tucker, once and for all. And while his life hangs in the balance, what they discover proves far more shocking than their darkest fears….
"A gut-wrenching mystery…enjoyable and insightful." –RT Book Reviews on Evidence of Life
Barbara Taylor Sissel
Barbara Taylor Sissel is the author of five novels, including Evidence of Life and Safe Keeping. With heartfelt emotion and page-turning suspense, her stories focus on ordinary families and what happens when they are abruptly confronted with extraordinary circumstances. In addition to writing, Barbara is an avid gardener and the mother of two sons. She lives and writes in a small garden cottage on a farm located in the beautiful Texas Hill Country.
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I picked up a copy of this book because it falls in the genre that I like. However it did not intrigue me. I got to page 56 and put the book down. I came back to a long while later and started reading it again as I was determined to read the book. Sadly though I only got a few more pages into the book and finally gave up on it. None of the characters or storyline were drawing me in and keeping my interest. Plus, I really did not like the way that they talked. Such a bummer as I thought this book would be good. Oh well. On to the next book.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Tucker Lebay is 34 years old and still lives at home with his doting mother and Vietnam vet father who suffers with PTSD. Tucker has been emotionally scarred after an extreme incident when he was 4 years old with his father, and his mother continually makes excuses for him while his father, who realizes he is at least partially responsible for his son's problems, nevertheless has written him off. Tucker is a suspect in at least two murders, and his mother and sister zealously defend him and will not believe he could be guilty. I actually thought the murderer was someone other than it turned out to be, so the author did keep me guessing. One note: people's hearts in this book are very active - they lurch, jump into the throat, pound, break, ache, and sink into the pit of the stomach. Also, one of the characters mentions running her fingertips around the edges of her ears a few times, an odd gesture that I had to stop to think about. The fact that these things caught my attention indicates to me that the author needs to find some new, more diverse literary devices to characterize the emotions of her characters. An OK book.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5SAFE KEEPING BY Barbara Taylor Sissel is a gripping suspense novel, a captivating saga of one family’s emotional journey, when forced to confront the real possibility that one of their own may have committed a horrible crime.
Set in Texas, two murders hang over this family’s 34-year old son, Tucker. They must all sort through their mistakes and misunderstandings to uncover the truth.
Tucker’s girlfriend Miranda was discovered dead, now another woman, Jessica, a friend Miranda’s has been found in the same stretch of woods, and the suspicion has fallen on Tucker once more.
Tucker’s family—father, Roy; mother, Emily; sister, Lissa; and brother-in-law, Evan—are deeply involved in the emotional chaos of the investigation, as well as questioning his innocence--could he capable of such inconceivable acts.
As these relationships are tested, will be bonds be strong enough to survive--a family under pressure, as they learn the truth, while considering the worst? Is forgiveness possible?
Lissa and Emily are uncertain where to lay the blame for Tucker’s issues and everyone has their own issues. Are they the result of the tremendous fear he experienced as a child when in the throes of an episode of post-traumatic stress? Or is Tucker’s troubled nature the result of faulty genes?
Emily and Roy make tremendous sacrifices in order to keep Tucker safe. How far would you go to protect your child?
The family slowly begins to crumble under the stress of the ongoing police investigation. Roy retreats from everyone, Emily tries to pretend everything is normal, and Lissa begins her own inquiries into the murders with sacrifices. Revelations about long held secrets expose the family’s dysfunction—a riveting and haunting read.
Enjoyed the conversation with the author at the end, and the inspiration for this novel ---fascination with the I-45 serial killings that plagued Texas for a number of years. Look forward to reading more from this talented author!