Harmless as doves an Amish-country mystery
Record details
- ISBN: 0821419676
- ISBN: 9780821419670
- ISBN: 0821443933 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 9780821443934 (electronic bk.)
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (viii, 193 p.)
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electronic resource - Publisher: Athens : Ohio University Press, c2011.
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Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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Subject: | Branden, Michael (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Branden, Michael (Fictitious character) Amish Amish -- Fiction FICTION -- General Amish Country (Ohio) -- Fiction Ohio -- Amish Country |
Genre: | Fiction. Electronic books. Mystery fiction. |
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- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2011 June #1
An Amish-on-Amish murder is hard for Sheriff Bruce Robertson of Holmes County, Ohio, to comprehend. Yet he has no choice but to arrest Crist Buckholder, Amish born and bred, who repeatedly confesses to killing Glenn Spiegle, new to the area and the faith, over who would marry Vesta Miller. But Burkholder's confession doesn't ring true either to his lawyer, who tries to educate her client about civil law, or to the coroner. As Amish bishop Leon Shetler tries to comfort his flock and counsel Vesta's unduly rigid father, Spiegle's murder is found to be part of a larger plot involving a long-simmering desire for revenge that leads to blackmail and more killing. In Gaus' seventh Amish mystery, series protagonist Professor Michael Branden is on sabbatical at Duke University until he's called to help by Robertson and pastor Cal Troyer. Gaus spins a fine mystery with a strong background of Amish faith and plenty of detail on the difficulties the Amish face in the modern age. Copyright 2011 Booklist Reviews. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2011 July #1
Professor Branden (Separate from the World) sets aside his sabbatical research and flies to a Florida Amish vacation spot in this engaging series entry.
[Page 62]. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2011 May #3
A violent crime disrupts a peace-loving Amish community as well as the "English" (non-Amish) population of Ohio's Holmes County in Gaus's well-constructed seventh Amish-Country mystery (after 2008's Separate from the World). When a member of Bishop Leon D. Shetler's church, Crist Burkholder, who wishes to marry beautiful 17-year-old Vesta Miller, confesses to killing rival Glenn Spiegle, who's twice Vesta's age and favored by her authoritarian father, sorting out the twisted truths takes not only the wisdom and counsel of Shetler but also the investigative skills of Sheriff Bruce Robertson. The seeds of the killing lead Sgt. Ricky Niell and Professor Michael Branden to Pinecraft, Fla., an Amish winter vacation spot. Multidimensional characters on both sides of the cultural divide give depth to the narrative. While Gaus provides a serviceable plot, it's the complex interactions of these two very different cultures that make this such an enjoyable and enlightening read. (July)
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