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Book Review of Tested by Fire (Baxter, Bk 1)

Tested by Fire (Baxter, Bk 1)
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A bizarre houseboat explosion rocks the close-knit community of Baxter to its core. Firefighters and friends stand by powerlessly as the blazing hull of their neighbors' home sinks to the bottom of Heron Lake.

HAVE ALL FIVE MCCONNELLS PERISHED IN THE FLAMES?

No one wants the truth more than Jed Wilson, Mike McConnell's best friend. When rescuers recover the remains of all but one family member, suspicion spreads like wildfire.

WAS IT AN ACCIDENT? OR MURDER?

Jed finds himself in a race with the FBI to track down the one person who may know what happened...and is thrust into a dynamic encounter with his own past.

Tested by Fire is the compelling story of a small community confronted with a loss of innocence - and of contemporary people trapped in the wreckage of guilt and despair. Can they somehow plumb the depths of God's mercy and grace?