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Book SynopsisIn the wake of a fatal accident involving an Amish buggy and an eighteen-wheeler, Professor Michael Branden’s suspicions grow alongside a number of mysterious happenings plaguing the quiet community. Will he uncover the true source of the crash before anyone else gets hurt?
Trade Review“In this compact and tautly written mystery, the third in the series, Gaus portrays vividly the clash of traditional Amish values with the forces of land development and greed…. Gaus has structured his novel
Dragnet style, relating events day-to-day, moment-to-moment, while the plot unfolds with deceptive simplicity from the initial gruesome accident.” * Publishers Weekly *
“Gaus is a sensitive storyteller who matches his cadences to the measured pace of Amish life, catching the tensions among the village’s religious factions.” * New York Times Book Review *
“Gaus … combines drama and bewilderment in just the right proportions.” * Kirkus Reviews *
“Set among the Ohio Amish, this murder/mystery is more worldly than one would expect with such a backdrop…. How (Branden) unravels more than one mystery makes for interesting reading, particularly as he has to tread delicately between two parallel cultures.” * The Jerusalem Post *
“So many modern mystery novels feature crime fighters who seem every bit as sick in the head as the criminals they seek to put behind bars. Author P. L. Gaus’s mystery series set in Ohio’s Amish country features a college professor, not a tough private eye or a rogue cop, and a cast of Corn Belt criminals who are just as deadly as the big city variety.” * The Advocate *
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Clouds Without Rain uses believable characters to tell a carefully detailed story in an unhurried fashion. Gaus' style is deliberate but never slow-moving and aptly fits the subject.” * Medina Gazette *
