Matchmaking Can Be Murder
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By AMANDA FLOW ER
Reviewed by JILL SELL Amish Heartland Contributing Writer
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ou will like Amish matchmaker (quilter and amateur sleuth) Millie Fisher, her zany Englisch sidekick with spikey red hair, Lois, and sweet Edith Hochstetler, niece to Millie. But you’ll love Phillip and Peter. The two Boer goats do their part in Matchmaking Can Be Murder by Amanda Flower (Kensington Books) to catch the killer of unsavory Zeke Miller, found dead in Emily’s nursery greenhouse. There is more than one person in the fictitious community of Harvest, located in Ohio’s Holmes County, who has a motive for smashing Zeke on the head with a murder weapon. But when Edith and Lois’s granddaughter, Darcy, (both of whom were involved with Zeke) rise to the top of the list of suspects, their fiercely protective older women relatives don’t wait for the police to solve this case. To complicate matters, Millie is adjusting to her new life back in Ohio after living in Michigan for a number of years caring for her sister. She is also grappling with a guilt issue that stems from a decision she made years ago which tore family members apart. But despite the heavy topics, Matchmaking Can Be Murder has its humorous moments. The first book in a new series is
off to a good start. But back to the goats. For the book’s cover illustration, one is wearing a prayer kapp, a head covering used only by Amish women. But the goats are male, if you consider their names. We’ll forgive the artist. A little poetic license, perhaps?
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