Material Witness: Amish and Englisch Mystery book

A new book by Vannetta Chapman:  Material Witness

    Tragedy strikes on the opening night of the Fall Crafters' Fair when a woman is killed in the parking lot of Daisy's Quilt Shop, and the only material witness is one of Melinda Byer's boys. The investigation takes a more bizarre turn when detective Shane Black becomes convinced the killer was actually after Callie. This time, it's a madman loose in the largest crowd of the year, and he's looking for something or someone. If they can't figure out what, one of Deborah and Callie's close circle of friends may be next. Masked identities, antique quilts with hidden messages, an Amish boy whose handicap makes him stronger, one brave dog, and a possible hidden treasure ... read more for nonstop action, danger, and a dash of romance!

 

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    Vannetta Chapman has published over one hundred articles in Christian family magazines and has received over two dozen awards from Romance Writers of America chapter groups. She discovered her love for the Amish while researching her grandfather’s birthplace in Albion, Pennsylvania. She published a novel with Abingdon Press called A Simple Amish Christmas in October of 2010. Her first Quilt Shop Murder Mystery, Falling to Pieces (Zondervan), released in September 2011. Falling to Pieces is the first book in Vannetta's Amish mystery three-book series. Chapman lives in the Texas hill country with her husband.

 

Joy In Our Journey's review:

    Amish and Englisch working together as a team within the covers of one book, and that book is a mystery?  Never! 

    However, it is true in Material Witness, the third book in a new series by Vannetta Chapman called A Shipshewana Mystery.  And a very intriguing story it is.

   Callie is an Englisher who inherited a quilt shop from her Aunt Daisy.  Her competitor, an Amish lady, is mysteriously murdered right in front of Callie's quilt shop, right on the busiest weekend of the year. And to make matters worse, a seven-year-old handicapped Amish boy, Aaron, saw it all happen, and now he is in danger.

    How all this works out as the Englisch and the Amish work together to not only find the criminal, but to solve a years-old mystery, is a delightful read.  I must warn you, before you begin reading this book, you need to make sure you have enough time to finish it, or you will loose some sleep.  It is a book you can't put down!

    I appreciated the way the author made each character not only true to their heritage, but to also work together in order to live as friends and neighbors, and to solve the mystery.

    I have read many Amish books, but this book series - A Shipshewana Mystery - has become one of my favorites.

Julieanne
Joy In Our Journey.com

    I received one copy of Material Witness from Zondervan Publishing in exchange for Joy In Our Journey's honest review shared here with you.  No other compensation was provided.

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