What I’m Reading~The Watch on the Fencepost is an entertaining story by Kay DiBianca. It has mystery, romance, a puzzle, and a bit of suspense with characters I came to care about. Here’s the back cover copy:
A Watch that Tells More than the Time . . . A 2019 ILLUMINATION Award Winner and ERIC HOFFER Award Winner
In a deserted park on a cold winter day, 27-year-old Kathryn Frasier is training for a marathon when she discovers a gold watch on a fencepost. Sensing that it was deliberately left for her to find, she sets out to solve the mystery behind the watch, but her orderly life is turned upside-down when it leads her to a dark family secret and a suspicion that her parents’ recent deaths may not have been an accident.
Thrown into the hunt for a possible killer, Kathryn peels back layer after layer of cryptic clues, and encounters an extraordinary cast of characters, including an actress with a talent for disguises, a politician with a secret of his own, and a handsome businessman who shows a sudden romantic interest in Kathryn.
But is the search for the truth worth risking her own life?
My Take on The Watch on the Fencepost:
Kay DiBianca is a new-to-me author and I enjoy her style of writing. I liked Kate Fraiser from the get-go. She’d recently lost her parents in an accident that didn’t make sense to her, so when she started finding puzzle clues from her dad, she immediately thought the clues might help her discover what caused their accident.
I love puzzles, and Kay DiBianca did a great job of incorporating puzzles in the story. I enjoyed trying to figure them out along with Kate. DiBianca also did a great job with the characters and the behind-the-scenes look at a political campaign. I really liked CeCe and hope the second book features her again.
There was just enough romance in the story without it overpowering the mystery. DiBianca had me suspecting almost everyone in this story. It had a good ending, and I’m looking forward to reading the second book in the series–Dead Man’s Watch. I think readers will enjoy DiBianca’s story.
I’ve been cleaning my office (before and after photos to follow soon!) Leave a comment and I’ll enter you in a drawing for a book from my library! In an interesting twist, Kate discovers a sister she never knew she had. It was a secret her parents had kept from her. What do you think about parents keeping something like that a secret?
And the winner of The Methuselah Project is Regina Merrick!
The winner of the October drawing is Gloria A.
I’ll be contacting each of you!
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I love your photo and Scripture. You always seem to find the right pairings, Pat.
Family secrets are a tough call. For ones that are no one else’s business, I can see keeping. Ones that affect family members are a tougher call. Those secrets have a way of being discovered, and can cause more pain in the discovery than if they were shared at the right time. The book you’ve chosen for today sounds very interesting.
There is a solid principle of physics that says systems (home offices included) tend toward a state of disorder. It takes considerable effort to restore order. Bravo to you for challenging that principle!
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Hi Tim! I agree that secrets have a way of getting out. And most of the time it’s better if they don’t become secrets at all. Thanks for stopping by!
Pat, thank you again for highlighting new (to me) authors and books. I’m about a third of the way through this book, and find it intriguing. Your recommendation brought it to the top of my TBR queue.
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I’m so glad to introduce you to an new-to-you author, Tim!
Great photo and verse. I’ve got to leave in a few minutes for meetings today, so I wanted to take a quick look at what you had going. This book sounds exciting. I have only read books that had a scenario like you mentioned with the unknown sister, but never known anything like it. I don’t understand those kinds of situations.
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Edward, sounds like you have a busy day! I think you’d like The Watch on the Fencepost!
My cousins and I ferreted out a secret about another cousin. It turned out she needed the support.
Sorry, power glitch. Part of my post disappeared.
Some secrets shouldn’t be kept. Others are no one else’s business.
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I so agree, Paula! I’m glad you were able to help your cousin. Thanks for stopping by!
It seems many families have secrets. Most become known and that causes pain. It’s my impression that less pain results if even difficult facts are known from as they happen.
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I agree, Delores! Thanks for stopping by!
This sounds like a real page turner. It’s very helpful reading reviews from a good source for books and new-to-me authors! Thanks for posting. Your Scriptures and photos have been a triple blessing to me this summer, as I discovered one of those hidden family secrets in July. Brutal! So, the Scriptures you have posted have been salve to my soul. Blessings.
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I’m glad my memes have blessed you, Barbara. When I was twenty-one, I discovered a secret that really threw me, and it’s one I could have been told many years earlier. Thanks for stopping by!
Beautiful photo and verse! Sounds like an interesting book. I don’t think keeping secrets like that is a good idea, the truth will always come out, but its hard to say what you’d do when you’re not the one in that position.
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I know, Megan! I’ve kept some secrets, but would prefer to not be in the know! Thanks for stopping by.
This sounds like a very interesting book. I love puzzles and mysteries. Yay for being the October winner! Thanks!
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This is a great book for puzzle lovers, Gloria! Thanks for stopping by!
This book sounds like a great read, Thank you for sharing about it.
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It was a great read, Alicia! I really enjoyed it and am looking forward to reading the next one.
Family secrets sounds intriguing!
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This was an intriguing secret, Joan! Thanks for stopping by.
I always enjoy your photos and scripture. Secrets are hard to deal with for me as I am one that believes in being truthful and discussing the hard things.
Beautiful photo and powerful verse!
Enjoy your weekend!
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Thanks, Caryl! Have a good weekend yourself!
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I understand, Lucy. I hate for someone to tell me something then say, “But don’t tell anyone!” I enjoy putting the scripture with the photos.
I have been reading your posts but hesitated to respond for various reasons. Still loving your photos with your spot on scripture. Thank you. Of the last three ( I think) books you mentioned, I already owned 2 of them. Did not realize until I went to look them up. Thanks for the reminder and the additions to TBR list. I hate secrets. I have told people many times if I do not ‘need’ to know, do not tell me.
Forgot to add that I would prefer to not be added in drawing. I am so far behind in my TBR freebies it is not funny.
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Joni, I’m so glad you enjoy my photos! And I understand not always posting a comment and I certainly understand having a way too big TBR stack! lol Thanks so much for stopping by!
I don’t think secrets should be kept hidden. It doesn’t really help anyone in the end. It sounds like a very interesting book. Thank you for sharing.
I need to import you to clean my office when you finish with yours!! Keeping secrets like the one of a secret sister, I ride the fence on as that book has in the title. It depends on the people and personalities and circumstances involved.
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I agree, Sally Jo! This was a good puzzle book! Thanks for stopping by.
I’ll have to look into this author….sounds like an intriguing book! As for secrets, I think it depends on the secret, the circumstances and the reason for the secrecy. Many things which are kept secret would be better told to those who may be hurt by its discovery later, especially if there is a good chance they will do so.
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Diane, I really enjoyed this book! And I agree it’s not a simple yes or no answer. Thanks for stopping by!
Patricia, I’m just seeing your blog post now and I’m so grateful for the kind words about “The Watch on the Fencepost.”
Your blog looks amazing and I’m definitely going to follow.
Blessings to you and thanks again.
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Thanks, Kay for stopping by! I really enjoyed The Watch on the Fencepost and look forward to reading Deadman’s Watch. Thanks for signing up for my blog!