Mystery Book List
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Blood of the Prodigal
An Ohio Amish Mysteries
By P. L. Gaus
“No one who enjoys a fresh approach to the mystery novel, plus an insider’s look at Ohio’s Old Order Amish culture, should miss Blood of the Prodigal. P. L. Gaus gives us a kind, gentle, and intriguing look at crime inside Ohio’s famous Amish colony.”—Tony Hillerman
Broken English
An Ohio Amish Mystery
By P. L. Gaus
“Gaus weaves his extensive knowledge of Amish ways into this fascinating, suspenseful tale.”—Ohioana Quarterly
Cast a Blue Shadow – On Sale
An Ohio Amish Mystery
By P. L. Gaus
“The author portrays the conflicts among the various Amish sects whose varying degrees of strictness in some instances cause them to shun each other. Eschewing any academic pedantry, Gaus manages to expertly enlighten as well as entertain.”—Publishers Weekly
Clouds Without Rain
An Ohio Amish Mystery
By P. L. Gaus
“Gaus is a sensitive storyteller who matches his cadences to the measured pace of Amish life, catching the tensions among the village‘s religious factions.”—The New York Times Book Review
A Prayer for the Night
An Ohio Amish Mystery
By P. L. Gaus
Amid a whirlwind of drugs, sex, and other temptations of the “English” world, a group of Amish teenagers on their Rumschpringe test the limits of their parents' religion to the breaking point.…
Separate from the World
An Ohio Amish Mystery
By P. L. Gaus
As another college year draws to an end, Professor Michael Branden is weary after nearly thirty years of teaching. Sitting in his office on a warm spring day, he receives an unexpected visit from an Amish man who claims his brother, a dwarf like himself, has been murdered.…
