Suspendered Sentence

Zusatztext Praise for the Amish Mysteries “The best cozy mystery debut I’ve read this year.”—#1  New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben “Delightful...Well-portrayed characters and authentic Amish lore make this a memorable read.”— Publishers Weekly "Bradford concocts a clever whodunit...Her characters possess depth! and her mastery of the Amish culture adds a dimension to her work that readers likely will find fascinating." — Richmond Times-Dispatch   “A fascinating cozy that showcases the culture of the people.”—Gumshoe Review “Bradford’s characters are some of the best developed! most interesting ones I’ve come across in a cozy mystery.”—Lesa’s Book Critiques Informationen zum Autor While spending a rainy afternoon at a friend’s house more than thirty years ago, Laura Bradford fell in love with writing over a stack of blank paper, a box of crayons, and a freshly sharpened number two pencil. From that moment forward, she never wanted to do or be anything else. Today, Laura is a national bestselling mystery and award-winning romance author. Her national bestselling Amish Mystery series includes Hearse and Buggy , Assaulted Pretzel , Shunned and Dangerous , Suspendered Sentence , and A Churn for the Worse . She lives in Yorktown Heights, New York, with her husband and their blended brood. Klappentext Visit the Amish community of Heavenly, Pennsylvania, where shop owner Claire Weatherly has come to appreciate a simpler, more peaceful way of life. But dark secrets are about to complicate things in this novel in the Amish Mystery series. After the Stoltzfus barn catches fire, Claire is awed by the response of the community. Hundreds of Amish men gather together to raise a new barn for the family in a matter of days. But in the midst of the work, a human skeleton is unearthed. Found with the remains is half of a friendship bracelet last seen on Sadie Lehman, an Amish teen long believed to have left her strict upbringing for the allure of English ways. Now Detective Jakob Fisher-once a member of the Amish community himself-is determined to solve the young woman's murder. With Claire's help, he must dig into the past and bring to light long-buried secrets-secrets that someone is willing to kill to protect... Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Claire Weatherly didn’t need to trade glances with her aunt to know what the woman was thinking. It was as palpable as the flames that danced in the hearth and the contentment she felt as she watched them. Life was good. Great, even. And the man seated beside her on the floral couch was, without a doubt, a contributing factor in that assessment. The only question that remained was whether he was there as the friend she repeatedly tried to convince herself he was, or the something more Diane’s eyes were desperate to convey via their usual arched brow or deliberate blink. Oh, how she wanted to lose herself in the kind of certainty reserved for the unhurt, but fear held her back. Instead, she turned yet another page of the paperback mystery novel she’d stopped absorbing the moment Jakob Fisher showed up at the door of her aunt’s inn, and mentally pleaded with herself to enjoy the moment. “I think you were about fifteen when I opened the inn, weren’t you, Jakob?” Claire lifted her head just in time to catch the detective’s faint nod. “I will never forget your smile the day you came out to my father’s farm to buy some pumpkins for your front porch. It was different than any I’d ever seen on an adult.” “Different?” Claire echoed across her book. “How so?” He trained his hazel eyes on her, eliciting a slight but audible intake of air from her lips in the process. “I don’t know. I guess the adults in my world at that time were more subdued. They smiled, sure, but not like your aunt did that d...

About the author

While spending a rainy afternoon at a friend’s house more than thirty years ago, Laura Bradford fell in love with writing over a stack of blank paper, a box of crayons, and a freshly sharpened number two pencil. From that moment forward, she never wanted to do or be anything else. Today, Laura is a national bestselling mystery and award-winning romance author. Her national bestselling Amish Mystery series includes Hearse and Buggy, Assaulted Pretzel, Shunned and Dangerous, Suspendered Sentence, and A Churn for the Worse. She lives in Yorktown Heights, New York, with her husband and their blended brood.

Product details

• Authors: Laura Bradford
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.03.2015
• EAN: 9780425273029
• ISBN: 978-0-425-27302-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 107 mm x 171 mm x 20 mm
• Series: An Amish Mystery; Amish Mysteries (Laura Bradfor; An Amish Mystery; Amish Mystery
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense