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Sep 06, 2020DT_kcls rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
There are some authors whose book I will read with nothing more than their name on the front cover. J.A. Jance is one of those authors. Yes, I have favorite characters of hers and some not so favorite. Nevertheless. So, when I picked up 'Credible Threat' yesterday and perused the inside flap, I was dismayed about the subject matter and how it would be presented. Actually, my first thought was 'Oh, crap, another bashing of the Catholic Church' over our priest scandals. I was wrong. Jance handled a difficult subject matter with a gentle kindness and respect for the anguish and pain it still causes for all parties and that many of us not involved carry with, and for, our beloved Church. 'Credible Threat' is about that anguish carried to its extreme. Ali Reynolds faces some legal and moral dilemma's in 'Credible Threat'. Even the Archbishop smiles wryly when he figures out how she intends to wriggle around it. The ending of 'Credible Threat' came as a surprise to me, but as I thought about it, it's the perfect ending for such a horrible subject and the point of our Faith (and faith). The 336 pages of 'Credible Threat' flew by for me in under 3 hours. I barely remember the plot of the previous Ali Reynolds book, 'The A List', which still has in her a funk, but I will remember this one. My one niggle is the writing about the Mass. We Catholics have two readings, separated by a Responsorial Psalm before the Gospel which is then followed by the homily. All three of the songs mentioned as sung at the Mass are lovely Christian songs, however none are Catholic songs and probably would not be sung at Mass, especially at one for this particular victim, especially not in the Cathedral. We usually say the St Michael's prayer as a congregation after Mass has ended. 4.25 stars.