CONTROVERSY IN THE COUNTRY: TERRY SHAME'S THE TROUBLING DEATH OF MADDY BENSON

Terry Shames Samuel Craddock books always reveal more depth than we usually associate with the small town mystery. Even though I have read reveryone, I always find myself surprised when her stories break from from the rural quantness she often initially establishes and dives deep into the dark side of social and human behavior./Jarrett Creek's police chief incovers along with the culprit. Shames takes on a topical controversy in The Troubling Death Of Maddy Benson.

Initially, the trouble comes from the fact that is that he knows nothing about the victim. One of the advantages of being law enforcement in a small community he has lived in for decades is that that Samuel or his deputies have some understanding of those involved,, even in death. However, Maddy benson is a newcomer with lots of secrets. He travels to Dallas and other parts of Texas, building her past. The digging turns up her activism in pro-choice politics and helping women get abortions in Post-Dodd Texas. Whe he he looks into pro-life suspects, he catches the ire of a local minister and his job and life are put on the line.

Shames utilizes the small town mystery as a way to address the subject on a humanistic level. With Samuels questionsing Maddy's friends, family, and the women she helped, we get a personal look at the political debate. He even finds himself. Samuel even works through his own personal views as the case pushes hm. While the book leans toward the pro-choice argument, it does so in a nuanced and compassionate level.

The Troubling Death Of Maddy Benson takes on the abortion controversy in a clear eyes manner. Terry Shames avoids big statements and heated debates and uses her series characters to make it feel like a discussion among old friends. She also show, as usual, more goes on. in a small town than you might think,