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The Crack in the Teacup, by C.M. Albrecht, is a mystery
fiction novel with a slight seasoning of romance and
suspense to spice things up. The story line is centered in a
small Californian town where an 11-year-old boy, Jerry
Beakey, goes missing on his way to a music lesson. Author
C.M. Albrecht skillfully walks the reader through every aspect
of the case and what happens in police departments,
support centers and within the family of the missing person.

There are two main characters in The Crack in the Teacup.
Detective Steve Music and his co-workers butt-heads with
the FBI while working on the case. Lovely, and sympathetic,
Shelly Lambert guards an awful secret and harbors a guilt
that drives her to volunteer at the Missing and Exploited
Children Coalition whenever she could get away from her
job as a Notary.

Whenever Detective Music and Shelly meet during the
investigation, something deeper between them happens.
Neither of them seems to know what to do about it. Steve
discovers Shelly’s secret when he looks into her past and
creates a huge rift between them that could destroy their
romance.

A classic who-dun-it written in the Agatha Christi style with a
very unusual motive for child kidnapping. I suspected nearly
everyone involved at some point in the book and I liked that
the characters represented true society, with people of
different races, ideals and backgrounds. The Crack in the
Teacup has very little violence, but a lot of mystery and a
happy ending.

ISBN#: 1-59466-037-9
Author: C. M. Albrecht
Publisher: Port Town Publishing

Book Reviewer: Lillian Brummet - Co-author of the book
Trash Talk, a guide for anyone concerned about his or her
impact on the environment - Author of Towards
Understanding, a collection of poetry.
(http://www.sunshinecable.com/~drumit)

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