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Book SynopsisAs another college year draws to an end, Professor Michael Branden is weary after nearly thirty years of teaching. Sitting in his office on a warm spring day, he receives an unexpected visit from an Amish man who claims his brother, a dwarf like himself, has been murdered.
Trade Review“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.”
— The New York Times“[Gaus’s] writing is crisp and fast-paced, his depiction of the Amish sympathetic yet realistic…. [An] enjoyable, interesting novel. Only one caveat: It’s too short!”
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Ohioana Quarterly“Two unexplained deaths bring home to history professor Michael Branden (A Prayer for the Night, 2006, etc.) the powers and limitations of modern science.… A perceptive look at problems that have no easy solutions.”
— Starred Review,
Kirkus Reviews“The pro-medicine/anti-medicine debate that splits the Amish community literally pits brother against brother and the clash of cultures, and of ideals within a culture, adds complex depth to Gaus’ story.”
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Mystery Scene Magazine“In Gaus’s excellent sixth Ohio Amish mystery … a convincing plot and credible, sympathetic characters make another winner in this fine regional series.”
— Starred Review,
Publishers Weekly
