Kappy King and the Puppy Kaper
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Publisher Description
Content to be unmarried and plain-spoken, Kathryn “Kappy” King is an odd-woman-out in the Amish community of Blue Sky, Pennsylvania. But she’s skilled at making the special kapps local women need to cover their hair. And she might be the only one who can unearth the danger hiding in this peaceful valley . . .
When Kappy's neighbor, Ruth Peachey, turns up dead in her yard, everyone in Blue Sky believes it’s a tragic accident. Until the Englisch police find the gentle dog breeder was deliberately struck down—and arrest her mentally-challenged son, Jimmy, for the crime . . .
Jimmy’s sister, Edie, returns to Blue Sky clear his name, yet no one will speak to a shunned former Amish woman, much less give her information. Determined to help, Kappy starts digging for the truth among her seemingly-innocent neighbors. But suddenly a series of suspicious “accidents” threatens Edie and the Peachey farm—property Edie is determined to protect for her brother’s future.
Now, as danger looms large in the small community, Kappy must bait a trap for a killer snapping hard at her heels. And Edie must decide whether to make a home once more in the town she thought she’d left behind . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Kappy King, the Amish heroine of this unsatisfying series launch from romance author Lillard (Lorie's Heart), looks into the death of her neighbor Ruth Peachey, who raised puppies on her Blue Sky, Pa., farm before her fatal head injury. Kappy phones Ruth's daughter, Edie, who left the church and Blue Sky, and asks her to return because her mentally challenged brother, Jimmy, who used to help their mother with the puppies, needs her. Jimmy needs Edie even more after he's arrested for Ruth's murder. Kappy and Edie set out to find the real killer. Most of the Amish won't acknowledge Edie, except for a neighboring farmer who's interested in buying Ruth's farm. Meanwhile, store owner Hiram Lapp pursues Kappy romantically, and Edie flirts with Jack Jones, a detective on the case. The action builds to a disappointing resolution. Lillard's rather cursory treatment of the Amish won't please fans of the Amish mysteries of Linda Castillo and Paul Gaus.
