🏞️🚓🚨 "Amish Country Murder" (Amish Country) 🚨🚓🏞️ (2020) - Book Review
MY REVIEW
Series:
Amish Country (Book #2)
Paperback:
224 pages
Publisher:
Love Inspired Suspense, Harlequin Books (March 3, 2020)
Language:
English
ISBN-10:
1335402683
ISBN-13:
978-1335402684
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“An
Amish woman targeted by a serial killer
is the only living witness…
As the sole woman to escape the Dead of Night Killer, Catherine Fisher’s the key to catching him—if he doesn’t kill her first. Now it’s up to FBI agent Sutter Brenneman to protect her. But with her memory missing and all clues indicating the serial killer took her for very personal reasons, it’ll take everything Sutter has to keep her safe.”
is the only living witness…
As the sole woman to escape the Dead of Night Killer, Catherine Fisher’s the key to catching him—if he doesn’t kill her first. Now it’s up to FBI agent Sutter Brenneman to protect her. But with her memory missing and all clues indicating the serial killer took her for very personal reasons, it’ll take everything Sutter has to keep her safe.”
Thank you in advance to the author, Mary Alford,
and JustRead Publicity tours for providing a complimentary advance review copy.
A positive review was not required. All words and thoughts are my own.
Any chance to read a romantic suspense novel, I’m
in. If it is a clean and/or Christian novel – all the better! This has
definitely become one of my FAVORITE genres!
And, getting to read a book by a
new-to-me-author is always a good thing.
About 20 years ago, I was introduced to Harlequin’s Intrigue line. I didn’t get introduced to the “Love Inspired” line until 2003. At the time, the publisher was Steeple Hill. They added a suspense line later on.
About 20 years ago, I was introduced to Harlequin’s Intrigue line. I didn’t get introduced to the “Love Inspired” line until 2003. At the time, the publisher was Steeple Hill. They added a suspense line later on.
Flash-forward to today …
A lot has changed, and now the Love Inspired
Suspense line is definitely my #1 favorite. My second is the regular Love
Inspired line. I’m so glad that Harlequin kept them.
This book is somewhat part of a series, which I’m
going to call “Amish Country” for now. However, this book is easily a standalone
read. The first one (“Amish Country Kidnapping”) isn’t required to be read
first, but I am adding it to the TBR list (which never ends) as it introduces
two characters who have a substantial role in this book – Noah Warren and his
wife Rachel, who are married and have a daughter.
Right off this cover drew me in – the threatening
and ominous fire-colored clouds, the scared girl on the front, and the man in
the barn. Sinister intent abounds. Definitely doesn’t seem like it would bode
well.
And, it doesn’t.
From the first page until almost the very last,
the action does not stop. I could hardly put it down. It was very well written
and had such an engaging pace to it. This was an easy to follow book, but might
be hard to keep up with as there is a lot going on here – a serial killer,
kidnapping, attempted murder
This story begins as Catherine (although she
doesn’t remember her name) has escaped a killer, but almost died in the
process. From there, the killer won’t stop. But, he’s also a killer that the FBI
is hunting.
He and his motives are both unknowns. What is
known – he won’t stop. When I read it at night, I found myself looking around
when I heard a noise. Alford did a wonderful job in creating a mysterious and
creepy killer who doesn’t care who he hurts to get what he wants.
This is definitely a heart-pounding, exciting
read.
When the suspect was revealed in chapter 17, it
came as a shock as I didn’t expect that turn. I honestly expected the killer
was someone who was investigating the crime due to how many times he escaped
law enforcement or missed them. But, I was definitely wrong.
While a bit on the dark side (as most suspense
is) – this has just enough faith to see the characters through. There are
references to God (Gott), but it isn’t
a central theme or a sermon-based story.
RATING:
5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐–
Goodreads
5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐–
Bookbub
5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐–
Personal Rating (see rating explanation in this blog: https://readingexcursions.blogspot.com/2020/01/rating-system-2020-changes.html)
Other Books in the Series:
Series:
Amish Country (Book #1)
Paperback:
224 pages
Publisher:
Love Inspired Suspense, Harlequin Books (January 7, 2020)
Language:
English
ISBN-10:
1335402551
ISBN-13:
978-1335402554
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“For this Amish widow, nowhere is safe...
Unless she trusts the Englischer she once loved.
Waking up to a man trying to kidnap her is Amish widow Rachel Albrecht’s most terrifying moment—until she discovers he’s already taken her teenaged sister. Now Rachel’s life—and her sister’s—depends on her first love, Englischer deputy Noah Warren. But the danger of rekindling their forbidden love is the least of Rachel’s worries with her family in a killer’s sights…”
Unless she trusts the Englischer she once loved.
Waking up to a man trying to kidnap her is Amish widow Rachel Albrecht’s most terrifying moment—until she discovers he’s already taken her teenaged sister. Now Rachel’s life—and her sister’s—depends on her first love, Englischer deputy Noah Warren. But the danger of rekindling their forbidden love is the least of Rachel’s worries with her family in a killer’s sights…”
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