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Sales Rank: 151079
Category: Book
Author: Harry Kraus
Publisher: Zondervan
Studio: Zondervan
Manufacturer: Zondervan
Label: Zondervan
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.4 x 1
ISBN: 031027284X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780310272847
ASIN: 031027284X
Publication Date: June 1, 2008
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Product Description
Wendi Stratford has the perfect life, including her perfect job as an accident reconstructionist. The problem is, it?s all a sham, and Wendi is tired of the emptiness. But after her plan to escape ends in a horrible accident, Wendi probes the wreckage?and makes a frightening discovery. Someone is out to commit the perfect murder. Wendi?s.
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 Harry is Good As Usual January 8, 2009
This may not be Harry Kraus' best book, nevertheless it weaves characters in and out and makes it easy to follow them. It is a "fluffy" story but has good moral questions and allows you to get insight of the lives of the characters and how they deal with the consequences. It's always hard to make "right decisions". Medically based books are high on my list and not everyone enjoys them as much as I do. Check out Dr. Kraus' other titles for good reads.
Nothing is as perfect as it seems December 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Wendy Stratford wants out of what she calls her "perfect plastic" life. She's tired of her perfect blond hair, her perfectly successful, surgeon husband, and her perfect Christian life. She wants a chance to have a real life, so she devises a plan to carry on an affair in Jamaica with her piano teacher, Chris.
All is going as planned until Chris ends up in a horrible automobile accident. As a skilled accident reconstructionist, Wendi begins to detect inconsistencies in the accident report. Something is wrong. The "accident" begins to look like Chris was hit on purpose. Wendi is determined to find out what really happened but as she investigates people begin to die.
At first, I wanted to paint Wendi with the bored and neglected wife brush and sweep her aside. I felt a bit annoyed with Wendi for the first part of the story. When she began to rebel against her morals with a devil-may-care attitude, I was certain she was having a midlife crises set in motion by a faith crisis that she blamed on her husband. Even though her husband wasn't perfect, I didn't feel he was entirely the blame for her restlessness.
Then Wendi's personal story begins to unravel, revealing the pain and guilt she carried since her teen years due to an unwise choice which had embarrassing and life-altering consequences. Her mother's actions to preserve the family's perfect Christian image by covering up the mistake only cemented Wendi's need to be perfect by any means. It is then that Wendi's heartache and desperation to find her true self, her true identity is revealed. I felt bad judging and sweeping her aside merely on her wayward actions. Boy did I forget that deep-seated pain often motivates people to do things I can't understand. Isn't that where prayer instead of prejudice comes into play?
Perfect asks the question: how far will people go to atone for guilt? This story is full of deceit, guilt, cover-up, and revenge which magnify our need for forgiveness and grace.
The reader will be drawn into the storyline as the plot unfolds. At first you think you know where the story is going until Kraus throws the reader for a loop with an unexpected twist. Once the suspense tightens, Kraus does not let go until the final page is turned.
 Comical November 13, 2008
While this book held my interest, the best word I can think of to describe it is "farce." It was quite humorous. The author had the main character more expert in sleuthing than the detectives. Accidents and not-so accidents abound and people were dropping off like flies. I supposed the book to be about forgiveness and grace and while it was in there, it was more of "who done it?" and "why?" Very little to do with the former.
Good suspense November 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I picked this book up not realizing it was Christian literature. When I did realize it in chapter 2, I was disappointed because I had recently finished another Chistian novel which had prejudiced me against this type of writing. What I didn't want was a story where the author used the hand of God to resolve the story's problems rather than have the characters manage using their own resources. Fortunately, no magic tricks were needed as the protagonist worked through the events in a realistic manner and came to a new understanding about her faith. Good writing and high on the can't-put-it-down scale.
 Great book! August 19, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I couldn't put this book down! It was suspenseful and emotional and grabbed my attention from the very beginning. I think all of us can relate to feeling "fake" sometimes and the desire to break free from our "perfect little images" and be real. Wendi has to put on a "show" to a level where it makes her feel like it is killing her to be so pefect all the time. Wrapping herself in blame and shame and feeling that God is disappointed with her. She has no concept of grace. Her world begins to unravel as strange events begin to occur around her. But it is in the unravelling of her life that she finally finds the answers she's been looking for. A terrific book that spoke to my heart and my own longings to drop the masks and live with freedom in God's love. So not only was it a good suspense and story, it was a story that packed in a powerful message of grace.
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