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A killer is preying on sacred ground.... In the sleepy rural town of Painters Mill, Ohio, the Amish and “English” residents have lived side by side for two centuries. But sixteen years ago, a series of brutal murders shattered the peaceful farming community. In the aftermath of the violence, the town was left with a sense of fragility, a loss of innocence. Kate Burkholder, a young Amish girl, survived the terror of the Slaughterhouse Killer but...
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The Plank family moved from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to join the small Amish community of Painters Mill less than a year ago and seemed the model of the Plain Life-until on a cold October night, the entire family of seven was found slaughtered on their farm. Police Chief Kate Burkholder and her small force have few clues, no motive, and no suspect. Formerly Amish herself, Kate is no stranger to the secrets the Amish keep from the English-and each...
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Theresa MacLean novels volume 2
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Jillian Perry has been found dead in the woods, leaving behind a husband of three weeks and a young daughter. The police can't determine how she died--but forensic investigator Theresa MacLean suspects foul play. To complicate matters, a former boyfriend of Jillian's unexpectedly petitions for custody of the daughter. Obsessed with Jillian, he also suspects that Jillian was murdered, and now he and Theresa believe Jillian's daughter may be in danger...
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Theresa MacLean novels volume 3
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Forensic scientist Theresa MacLean investigates a crime spree from Cleveland's past when the bodies of recent murder victims show up bearing the hallmarks of an uncaught serial killer who had terrorized the city seventy-five years earlier.
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When Parker Harrison--a convicted killer and former client of a unique programme for paroled murderers--asks private investigator Lincoln Perry to find the daughter of a deceased Mafia don, Perry decides to take the request at face value until he discovers that the bones of the woman's husband were discovered at the exact same time Harrison began his quest to locate her.
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Murder always leaves a sour taste. Although baby showers aren't an Amish tradition, Bailey King wants to celebrate Emily Keim's forthcoming bundle of joy. It's the least she can do for her hardworking assistant at Swissmen Sweets, especially with Emily being estranged from her siblings. Everyone in Harvest, Ohio has gathered at the town gazebo--decked out in lemon-themed decor to add some of Emily's favorite flavor to the festivities--including Juliet...
8) Gone missing
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Investigating the disappearance of an Amish teenager, chief of police Kate Burkholder and state agent John Tomasetti stumble on a dead body at the same time another girl goes missing, and later discover sinister links to numerous cold cases.
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Ohio Amish mysteries volume 7
Ohio Amish mystery volume 07
Thorndike Press large print mystery
Amish-country mystery volume 07
Ohio Amish mystery volume 07
Thorndike Press large print mystery
Amish-country mystery volume 07
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As 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. "I just killed Glenn Spiegle."
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"Between minding a pair of rambunctious goats, meetings with her quilting circle, and matchmaking, Millie Fisher has plenty to keep her busy through her golden years. But the witty widow always makes time to solve the odd murder . . . Some Amish men don't know what's good for them. That's what Millie Fisher told herself when young Ben Baughman set his heart on marrying Tess Lieb. With Tess's father refusing to give his blessing and Tess's ex-boyfriend...
11) Takeover
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Theresa MacLean novels volume 1
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Early one Thursday morning, forensic scientist Theresa MacLean is called to the scene of a gruesome murder. The body of a man has been found on the front lawn of a house in suburban Cleveland, the back of his head bashed in. Although it's not the best start to her day, Theresa has been through worse. What unfolds during the next eight hours, though, is nothing she could ever have imagined. Downtown at the Federal Reserve Bank, her police detective...
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Professor Michael Branden is intrigued when Enos Erb, an Amish man, claims that his brother, Benny - a dwarf like himself - has been murdered. But Branden's attention is divided when a young student apparently leaps to her death from the college bell tower. The investigation into the girl's death uncovers links to a controversial genetics study on the effects of inbreeding within the Amish community - a study in which both Enos and Benny participated....
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Sara Yoder is learning that danger can lurk in freedom's shadow. John Schlabaugh and Abe Yoder-- Sara's friends and fellow travelers on the Amish rite of passage, Rumschpringe-- are missing. Worried, but distrustful of most English, Sara calls Pastor Cal Troyer for help. Then Sara also disappears. Troyer, along with his old friends Professor Michael Branden and Sheriff Bruce Robertson, must race against the clock to find a murderer and break a ruthless...
14) Unpunished
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It begins with the kind of bizarre death that makes headlines-literally. A copy editor at the Cleveland Herald is found hanging above the grinding wheels of the newspaper assembly line, a wide strap wrapped around his throat. Forensic investigator Maggie Gardiner has her suspicions about this apparent suicide inside the tsunami of tensions that is the news industry today-and when the evidence suggests murder, Maggie has no choice but to place her...
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First in a new series from national bestselling author Kylie Logan, The Scent of Murder is a riveting mystery following Jazz Ramsey as she trains cadaver dogs. The way Jazz Ramsey figures it, life is pretty good. She's thirty-five years old and owns her own home in one of Cleveland's most diverse, artsy, and interesting neighborhoods. She has a job she likes as an administrative assistant at an all-girls school, and a volunteer interest she's passionate...
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"Millie is happy that her childhood friend, Uriah Schrock, has returned to Harvest after decades away. He was sweet on Millie in their school days, but she only had eyes for her future husband. Now, there's a new spark between them, so Millie is concerned when Uriah doesn't show up at the Harvest concert series - or for his job as the village square's groundskeeper. Perhaps Millie has been involved in too many murder investigations, but she has a...
17) A welcome grave
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Following the murder of prominent attorney Alex Jefferson, Cleveland private detective Lincoln Perry is called in by the victim's widow to help locate Jefferson's estranged son, only to find himself the prime suspect in the killing of the missing man.
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"With Juliet Brody and Reverend Brook tying the knot in Ohio's Amish Country's most anticipated nuptials of the year, Bailey King is determined to do everything in her power to make the event a sweet success. Except midsummer heat waves and outdoor ceremonies don't mix, and an exasperated Bailey soon finds herself struggling to fulfill bridesmaid duties and keep her stunning marshmallow-frosted wedding cake from becoming a gooey disaster. Then much...
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"With autumn in full swing and Thanksgiving on the way, Krissy's supplying cider and her staff is manning the apple-bobbing booth at a town event. But then a patron dunks his head in -- and doesn't come back up. It soon becomes clear that Krissy's brew wasn't to blame. But with her policeman boyfriend looking to make detective, she can't help being drawn into the investigation. The victim was notorious for harassing not only her own bookstore but...
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