Double Minds

by Terri Blackstock

Book Overview

The young girl with the Bohemian style was on the floor where she'd fallen, between Parker's computer case and her file cabinet. She wore a long, flowing skirt--lavender, the color of calm--and camel-colored Uggs. She lay on her back, her long, wavy blonde hair matted with blood. For struggling singer/songwriter Parker James, the music business has just turned deadly. Her desk in the reception area of a busy recording studio has become a crime...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0310250633
• ISBN13: 9780310250630
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up

Customer Reviews

Refreshing!

Again, another excellent book from Terri Blackstock. I have yet to be disappointed with her writing! Double Minds takes the reader to the world of Christian musicdom. Add murder and greed and you have yourself a twisting, fast paced, completely absorbing novel. I found the book fascinating and read it while I was on vaction this year during July 4th weekend. I found her AFTERWORD especially touching in this novel. I am sincerly hoping that Terri decides to make this book a series! Bethany K. Scanlon Author of Searching for Liberty, Grace and Destiny

Secrets revealed in Double Minds

Terri Blackstock begins this murder mystery with a bang!! Not only is this stand-alone book filled with suspense, mystery and intrigue, it's very thought provoking. I love how this author weaves the tough questions of life throughout this gripping tale. Songwriter Parker James, has written some Top 10 Christian songs for her friend Serena. Serena is about to sign a deal with a Billboard record company to expand her audience. Parker is struggling with her friend's decision to sign with a secular label. Parker's brother says to her "...God doesn't only call us to do things in Christian arenas. I'm not a Christian cop. I'm a cop who's a Christian. I don't just solve Christian murders." I LOVED this line. How true is this? Ever struggle with that in your life? Parker struggles with that and more. Parker learns of others agony and struggles through the course of this murder mystery. Her mother says "...a person had to want freedom more than bondage before God would grant it.(freedom) Prayers of the double-minded often went unanswered." Wow!! Terri Blackstock has so many profound moments right from the beginning of this thrilling story up to the end. I know you'll enjoy the message and excitement of this book so much you'll be compelled to share this with a friend or two. Finding Hope Through Fiction [...]

Another great Terri Blackstock book

Terri has written another great suspense book. She has a message that the world needs to hear and incorporates it into each book. I look forward to her next book which can't come soon enough! Thank God for Terri Blackstock. The secular world is missing a lot if they don't read her books.

Great Book

I couldn't put this book down. Terri is one of my favorite writers. Like the twists and the ending.

The superb whodunit adds deep excitement to a strong thought provoking Christian thriller

In Nashville, Christian songwriter Parker James is highly regarded for her inspiring lyrics, but wants the chance to sing her songs. She knows pride is one of the seven deadly sins, but still hopes to have a chance. Still she does her best writing and working as a receptionist at Colgate Studios. Parker is stunned when her brother Homicide Detective Gibson James text messages her to come to the studio. She learns that Belmont University student and an intern Brenna Evans was shot to death. Assisting her brother with his investigation, Parker wonders if she was the intended target as her work area as the studio receptionist is where the victim was killed; though she cannot fathom why someone would want her dead. The superb whodunit adds deep excitement to a strong thought provoking Christian thriller with an apt title. Terri Blackstock provides an intriguing look at modern American Christian thought with dedicated believers struggling to adhere to scripture while also trying to make it in the wider world. Parker's BFF Serene has a chance to break out beyond the relatively small pond of Christian music to that of the oceanic sized pop scene, but would need Parker to modify lyrics that would still remain inspiring yet take them outside scripture. This is Christian suspense at its best as Ms. Blackstock takes her readers outside their pious comfort zone. Harriet Klausner