Plain Murder

A woman who left the Amish community long ago returns to Pennsylvaniaand finds herself negotiating between her people and the police In this unique mystery debut, a shallow grave is found on a Pennsylvania farm, and one woman straddling the Amish and outside worlds must uncover a killerand create a life on her own terms Fifteen years after leaving her Old Order Amish life, Rachel Mast has returned to Stone Mill, Pennsylvania. Corporate success didnt bring true happiness, but Rachel also knows she can never be Amish again. Instead she runs a B&B and tries to help her community in ways they cant help themselves. But now a gruesome discovery has been made on her Uncle Aarons cow pasturethe body of prominent Englisher businessman Willy ODay. Aaron refuses to hire a lawyer, trusting his innocence, and his faith, to see him through. Rachel isnt so sure, especially given the long public feud between the two men. Her relatives wont speak to the police, but they will talk to Rachelif she puts on a skirt and bonnet. Rachel knows emotions and entanglements run as complicated in the Amish world as outside it. But as she delves deeper to clear Aarons name, she discovers secrets that put her own life in danger ';Rachel's struggle to reconcile her traditional upbringing and ';Englisher' lifestyle provides this whodunit with its most intriguing element.'Publishers Weekly