Credible Threat, by J.A. Jance (2020) // Ali Reynolds Series # 15
This is the first book I have read by J.A. Jance, but it is the 15th book in her Ali Reynolds series. The author spends some time providing the reader with some background from prior books in the series, but the novel can stand on its own. Apparently in prior novels, Ali works with her husband B. Simpson in solving mysteries. In this book, B. Simpson is abroad working on his own project, so Ali is left to work on her own to solve this mystery.
Rachel Higgins is a 70-year old woman whose marriage to a controlling husband has fallen apart. When their only son, David, died of an overdose years earlier, her husband basically lost his will to go on. He lost his job and spends his days making bird houses. Rachel and her husband barely speak to each other. The book begins when Rachel learns that David turned to drugs because he had been abused by a priest when in high school and he couldn’t confide in anyone.
Rachel vows to take revenge upon the Church and her target is Francis Gillespie, the aged Archbishop in Phoenix, Arizona. Little does she know that the Archbishop had taken a strong stand against the pedophilic priests in his diocese. Rachel begins by sending the Archbishop threatening notes that she drops into the collection plates in a number of churches throughout the diocese. The Archbishop went to the local police; however, he was told that the threats were not credible, hence, he turns to his friend Ali.
Rachel has gone to great lengths to create the “perfect” crime as she continues to plot her revenge on the Archbishop. Can Ali stop Rachel before she kills? Will Rachel’s husband come out of his shell and thwart Rachel’s plans?
Great literature this is not, however, it was a fun and quick read. I will definitely go back and start reading this series from its first book.
Read: May 7, 2021
4 Stars
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