Sheila Rae Myers is an author who has mastered the art of storytelling. In her book, "Detective Jake: The Search for Truth," I found that as the story developed, and characters with it, I became more and more drawn into this highly interesting and compelling story. Sheila expertly lays out the story in an extremely precise manner This kept me interested enough to keep turning the pages, but also kept me in anticipation, because of her skill at keeping clues just out of the readers reach. Sheila is supremely adept at creating emotional highs and lows throughout her story. Shiela's character development starts with the main character, Detective Jake Stalb, and using his conversations with the other characters so well, I felt like I actually knew him; and most notable, cared about his well-being, and spiritual health. In fact, I hadn't read far into the book before I realized that I cared quite a bit for most of the characters (particularly Jake's wife, Clarissa, and his brother-in-law). Sheila uses her character's dialog remarkably well. It has been my experience from being such an avid reader for so long, that creating effective and realistic conversations is one of the most difficult things for an author to master, and Sheila is truly a master. The end of the story has a twist that surprised and delighted me. The book left me with a lasting, warm feeling; which not all books will do.
     I strongly recommend, "Detective Jake: The Search for Truth," to everyone. I am certainly interested in reading other books from Sheila Rae Myers. - Michael Barnett, Author of Eden Fading