Family Secrets

This Sista-girl friendly novel briefly takes readers back to the small town of Oakridge in the 1970's where a young African American attorney, Thomas Miner, is murdered to conceal a will that names an illegitimate black child as heir to a family's massive fortune.Twenty-six years later, Attorney Marie Perry, a beautiful, straight-laced goody-two-shoes takes the high-profile case in an effort to further her career. During the course of the investigation, Marie makes a discovery about herself that changes her life and brings her closer to God.The fast-pace moves the story along and gives fiction the same soul-stirring jolt that Kirk Franklin gave rap music. Carefully introduced subplots add different textures as does lively supporting characters to this realistic plot about guilt, greed, lies and what happens when secrets are divulged.