Plain Confession
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- $11.99
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Publisher Description
“Miller does an excellent job of portraying Amish life and its often conflicted relationship with mainstream culture.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
When Rachel Mast returned to Stone Mill, Pennsylvania, she unwittingly became a bridge between the closed Amish community and the Englisher police. Now, as she prepares for her wedding, she’s drawn into an investigation that could end in a different ceremony—her funeral . . .
Rachel didn’t know Daniel Fisher well, but it still comes as a shock when her fiancé, a state trooper, tells her that the young Amish man’s death may not have been a hunting accident. The police believe he was murdered and they need Rachel’s help telling the family. But when she does, they don’t seem upset or even surprised. Even more unsettling, Daniel’s brother-in-law confesses—while his mother begs Rachel to prove his innocence. But why would he give a false confession? Who is he trying to protect?
As Rachel’s search for answers overshadows her wedding plans, rumors swirl that she might not show up at the altar—and that Daniel wasn’t as upstanding as he seemed. While the list of people who wanted him dead grows, Rachel is caught in the killer’s crosshairs, and if she’s not careful, it may be more than her feet that turn cold . . .
“[Miller] continues her streak of successfully combining local color and detection.”—Kirkus Reviews
Praise for the Amish Mystery series
“An excellent addition to the Amish mystery subgenre.”—Library Journal
“An exciting tale of mystery, love, and danger.”—Booklist
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Miller's superior fifth Amish mystery (after 2017's Plain Missing) opens with the funeral of Daniel Fisher, a well-liked young Amish man who apparently shot himself by accident while out hunting in the Stone Mill, Pa., woods. Soon after the funeral, Daniel's oddball brother-in-law, Moses Studer, confesses to killing Daniel, and he's arrested, to everyone's surprise. Moses's mother pleads with B and B owner Rachel Mast, who no longer practices her original Amish faith, to prove Moses innocent. Rachel talks to Moses, who won't retract his confession, but indirectly indicates that he could use her help. She later interviews and re-interviews a number of people, including Moses's 14-year-old brother and a reclusive non-Amish neighbor, who all shed new and unflattering light on Daniel. The plans for Rachel's forthcoming wedding to Pennsylvania state trooper Evan Parks are both a prod and a hindrance as she seeks, at great personal peril, to find answers to Daniel's murder. Miller does an excellent job of portraying Amish life and its often conflicted relationship with mainstream culture.
