A Review Of Nora Wolfenbarger's The Promise

The Promise was Nora Wolfenbarger’s debut crime thriller. I don’t usually hold out a lot of hope on debut novels. Lately I’ve read several really excellent debuts. The Promise was one of them. I like a crime thriller to have multiple story threads, the more the better. The Promise has just the right blend of story threads and they collide to morph the story in a very pleasing sequence. An altogether enjoyable read. So, when grandpa solicits a promise to give his old warehouse a heart, it gets the soul of all souls. I would be disappointed if we didn’t hear from the blackbirds again?? For me, five starts for both Nora Wolfenbarger and for The Promise. One great debut novel. A couple of more books and the 'Blackbird' Mysteries would make a great Hallmark Channel movie series.