In the quiet town of Apple Creek, Ohio, Jenny Hershberger dreams of peace in her golden years. But when Garrett Beller returns with haunting memories and chilling evidence from a decades-old murder case, her life takes a dark turn. Together with retired sheriff Bobby Halverson, they delve into a mystery tied to the Amish community—a crime that has lingered in the shadows for far too long. As secrets unravel, Jenny must confront the past, risking everything to expose the truth and ensure that death does not claim more lives. Will they find justice before it’s too late?
About The Author
Amazon Best-selling author, Patrick E. Craig, is a lifelong writer and musician who left a successful performance career in 1986 to become a pastor. After pastoring, teaching and speaking at seminars in churches on the west coast for many years, he retired in 2007 to concentrate on writing and publishing fiction books. In November 2011, Patrick signed a three-book deal with Harvest House Publishers to publish his Apple Creek Dreams series—A Quilt For Jenna, The Road Home and Jenny's Choice. He followed that with The Paradise Chronicles series—The Amish Heiress, The Amish Princess, and The Mennonite Queen. These books and the reprinted Apple Creek Dreams series are now published by his own imprint, P&J Publishing, and all are currently on Amazon Best Seller lists on Amazon. Harlequin Publishing purchased The Amish Heiress for their Walmart Amish promotion series and that book spent time in Walmart stores across the country. In 2020 he teamed up with best-selling author, Murray Pura to write the award-winning Islands series—Far On The Ringing Plains, The Scepter And The Isle, and Men who Strove with Gods. They also produced The Storm Rider Series, The Amish Menorah Amish Anthology and a Christmas Collection of Amish stories for Elk Lake Publishing who also published his Middle School/YA mystery series, The Adventures of Punkin and Boo. Now he has turned his talents to Murder Mystery books and has three best-selling mysteries out—The Quilt That Knew, The Boy In Blue Denim, and 3 X 3.
Patrick has an extensive background as a writer. Throughout his school years he edited high school and college newspapers. In 1964 he won a national editorial contest sponsored by the Wall Street Journal for an editorial he wrote on the death of President Kennedy, and, in the same year, acted as Senior Editor for a special issue of the University of Washington Evergreen during a summer internship for High School Editors. After a year at Whitman College, where he was a journalism major, he moved to the San Francisco Bay area where he became a fixture on the local music scene.
As a professional songwriter, he wrote with and for such artists as Bill Champlin (Chicago), David Jenkins (Pablo Cruise), Buddy Miles, The Tazmanian Devils, and many others in the secular music industry. His songs were recorded by such artists and music groups as West Coast Natural Gas, Indian Pudding and Pipe, Joey Covington's Fat Fandango, The Sons of Champlin, The Tazmanian Devils, Buddy Miles, David Jenkins, Laura Allen, The Fairfax Street Choir and in Europe by the Swedish Band Seid. He had two music albums released on Warner Brothers records with The Tazmanian Devils and contributed as a performer and recording engineer to best selling albums by artists such as Chris Isaak and others. Recently a compilation of his early work was released in Switzerland as a specialty music album.
As a performer he played keyboards and sang with bands such as West Coast Natural Gas, Indian Pudding and Pipe, Van Morrison, Joe E. Covington, The Kantner-Balin Band, The New Boogaloo Express, The Fairfax Street Choir, The Tazmanian Devils, David Jenkins, Buddy Miles, and many others.
Now as a full-time fiction writer he turns out two to three books every year and is fast-gaining a reputation in the literary world.
My Review
This is the fourth book in this series, but this can be read alone.
This book begins with a middle age man finally asking for help, and bringing new information to a cold case. Was he going to be the next victim?
A story that takes place in Apple Creek, Ohio, Amish country and Jenny Hershberger and retired sheriff Bobby Halverson, are about to team up again.
Three young people had been murdered almost thirty years ago, and the culprit has not been found. The victims were all placed in snowbanks, why? Then the mystery note! What does Psalm 49:14 & 15 have to do with the murders?
My opinion of whom committed these horrendous crimes changed a bit, but then more danger. I loved how the minds worked and how they go about solving and having more facts revealed.
I hope for more books in this series, I was totally engrossed in this book, and loved how the author brought it to conclusion!
I received a copy from the author. All opinions are my own.
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Allen Brokken
is a teacher at heart, a husband and father most of all. He’s a joyful
writer by the abundant grace of God. He began writing the Towers of
Light series for his own children to help him illustrate the deep truths
of the Bible in an engaging and age-appropriate way. He’s dedicated 15
years of his life to volunteer roles in children’s ministry and youth
development. Now that his own children are off to college he’s telling
stories and sharing clean humor on social media.
He’s spent his life chasing headlines—until the woman behind the story captures his heart.
Barbara A. Curtis
lives in Connecticut with her husband, and they have one grown son, a
blessing to their hearts. She is a member of American Christian Fiction
Writers and Novel Academy.
Painkillers
are a problem, but not all people in pain turn to drugs for the
answers. Some people isolate themselves from others, believing they can
avoid more pain if they don’t get close to anyone. Others take the
opposite approach, surrounding themselves with unhealthy relationships
to try and avoid dealing with the pain and emptiness they feel. It’s
also common for people to bury themselves in other things—such as
sports, shopping, or other “idols”—keeping busy so they don’t have to
think about their pain. People even hide behind a mask of “intellect” to
shield themselves.
Reverend Jacky Connell
has served as the Senior Pastor of Eden Westside Baptist Church for
over thirty-six years. Rev. Connell is a pastor, teacher, author,
motivational speaker, and conference leader. God has placed the desire
to serve people and empower leaders in the heart of Bro. Jacky.
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