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Murder of an Amish Bridegroom

by Patricia Johns
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The quiet Amish lifestyle isn't all that it seems in this debut cozy mystery series, for fans of Amanda Flower and Wanda E. Brunstetter.
Petunia Yoder is Blueberry, Pennsylvania’s youngest old maid, at twenty-two years of age, and completely unmarriageable. But she’s determined to celebrate her friends’ weddings with joy and a full heart. Unfortunately, Petunia’s best friend, Eden Beiler, is playing a dangerous game with a man who is ruining her reputation.
Ike Smoker is the community’s iceman—the one who cuts, stores, and sells the ice—and when Petunia discovers him dead with an ice pick in his chest, Eden is found on the scene with blood on her hands. Homicide detective Asher Nate is new to the area, and he has a challenge on his hands. The Amish community sticks close together, and he doesn’t understand the subtleties and nuances of the clues he uncovers. He needs an Amish interpreter, and he asks Petunia if she’ll help. In a bid to keep her best friend out of prison, she agrees.
The community is filled with people who had good reason to hate Ike Smoker, especially as Petunia and Asher begin to uncover his secrets. Was someone trying to protect their family's reputation? Or to exact revenge for a sin buried deep in the past?
There’s a litany of damning clues that litters the ground—and if Petunia and Asher can’t come up with the truth, they could end up as the next ones on the killer’s list.

  • Creators

  • Series

    An Amish Seamstress Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    December 5, 2023

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

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      • ISBN: 9781639105335

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      • ISBN: 9781639105335
      • File size: 1516 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      November 1, 2023
      Petunia Yoder, known as "the youngest old maid" in Blueberry Township, finds a new life as a detective. Petunia, who lives with her widowed father, can't cook or bake well enough to attract a husband, but she makes money as a seamstress. On a visit to the nearby ice house, she finds her best friend, Eden Beiler, in shock and covered with the blood of Ike Smoker, the man she loves. Everyone in the Amish community saw how unsuitable the wild Ike was for the na�ve Eden, but she believed his lies about changing his life and marrying her. Det. Asher Nate, who can't help but suspect Eden, naturally arrests her, but Petunia talks him into letting her act as his guide to the very different mores of the Amish community in hope of proving Eden innocent. Not that there's any shortage of other suspects, since Ike was probably the most hated man in the community. He owed money to lots of people and was ruining Eden's reputation while flirting with other women. Petunia and Asher develop a good working relationship; without her, he would get little information from the closed-mouth community. After a woman who turns out to be Ike's wife shows up at the bishop's house, minus her two kids, Petunia begins to uncover disturbing secrets that point to people she knows and loves. Plenty of suspects and a burgeoning relationship between the English detective and the Amish heroine make for a fun read.

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