Mystery Book List · 
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Harmless as Doves
An Amish–Country Mystery
By P. L. GausAs he goes about his milking chores on a cold October morning, Bishop Leon Shetler daydreams of escaping the Ohio winter and taking a bus to the Pinecraft Amish community in Florida for a vacation. His reverie is suddenly interrupted when young Crist Burkholder enters the barn, head down, hat in hand, to make a confession.…
Separate from the World
An Ohio Amish Mystery
By P. L. GausAs 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.…
A Prayer for the Night
An Ohio Amish Mystery
By P. L. GausAmid 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.…
Cast a Blue Shadow
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
Broken English
An Ohio Amish Mystery
By P. L. GausThe peaceful town of Millersburg, Ohio, in the heart of Ohio's Amish country, is rocked by the vicious murder of one of its citizens at the hands of an ex-convict. When a local reporter covering the story ends up dead as well, with the convict already behind bars, suspicion falls on David Hawkins, father of the first victim.…
Blood of the Prodigal
An Ohio Amish Mystery
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
