Not This Author’s Best Work
Review by Kim Cantrell
Camille Renard has always used her sexuality to manipulate the people in her life, even going as far as flirting with her sister Valerie’s husband then accusing him of being the aggressive which resulted in a separation between the couple.
For the last two years, however, Camille has sought redemption by committing herself to becoming a nun at St. Marguerite’s convent in her hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Yet old habits (pun intended) die hard. Soon after Camille reveals to Valerie that she is pregnant by Father Frank O’Toole, she is found murdered in the church’s small chapel. A murder at the church is strange enough, but Camille’s death attire is even stranger: an old, yellowed wedding gown.
And things only get more weird. Camille is discovered by Sister Lucia, a fellow nun-to-be who has her own twisted history and a “special gift” that she tries to keep hidden.
In a true to life scenario, the church attempts to cover up the murder of one of their own but between Valerie, the sister and former cop, and lead Detective Montoya’s own personal past with the victim and Sister Lucia, that just isn’t going to happen.
Much loved suspense thriller author Lisa Jackson brings this tale of religious secrets, inescapable pasts, and romance to live in her latest book Devious.
I’ve always been a fan of Lisa Jackson, one of the few fiction authors on my favorite list, but somehow this book just fell flat and it was a struggle to finish it.
I don’t know whether it was too many useless injects of the characters thoughts, my inability to “like” Val – a woman so intelligent but so blind to her sister’s obvious -, or the cheesy lines given to some of the characters.
While it’s not Jackson’s best work, it’s not the worst book I’ve ever read. And since it’s a lead-in book to future books, I’m glad I did read it so that I won’t be lost for (hopefully better) upcoming stories.
I won’t make a recommendation either way, other than to say if you have read anything else by Lisa Jackson don’t start with Devious. Fans, however, will have to take what’s here and make your own tough choice of whether to read or not to read. 
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