Review – Murder Simply Brewed

Book Description – What will happen when two amateur sleuths, one Amish and one English, combine forces to solve the string of crimes happening in the Amish Artisan Village? Spring has arrived in Middlebury, Indiana, and Amber Wright can see profits in sight for her collection of Amish artisan shops—until she receives a call that Ethan Gray is dead. Hurrying over to A Simple Blend, she finds a single hole in the front window and Mr. Gray dead from an apparent heart attack. All the money is still in his register. Hannah Troyer takes over the shop’s duties, and she and Amber become fast friends as well as amateur sleuths. The police believe Gray’s death to be a by-product of vandalism, but Amber and Hannah aren’t so easily convinced. Old Testament clues that don’t add up, a neighbor who is pulled into the midst of the investigation, a town with secrets to hide, and blossoming romance—all will combine to push Amber and Hannah into unfamiliar roles in order to solve a mystery and bring peace to the Amish community.

My Review – I was waiting, waiting on this book. I love Vannetta’s books and I love mystery. UPS delivered this book on Tuesday and I started reading it the same night. It was so worth the wait. Such a great story. Lots of suspense, in fact I was really stumped as to who was to blame for the murder right up to the reveal I was so surprised! LOVED that! I loved the teaming up of Hannah and Amber, an unlikely pair to be friends or to be working on solving a murder together. I have to say one of my favorite characters in this book was not even really a key character and that was Hannah’s mom. She was so laid back and not uptight like lots of the Mamms in Amish stories often are. A very encouraging mother and a great character. This book was a great book, lots of suspense and action. 5 stars from this reviewer.