Lamb to the Slaughter (Serenitys Plain Secrets, #1)

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A well crafted tale of murder begotten by the collision of two incompatible worlds Kirkus ReviewsThe death of a teenage Amish girl in a cornfield looks like an accident, but sheriff Serenity Adams suspects foul play To solve the murder, she must investigate the nearby Amish community with the help of a man who was shunned years ago Lamb to the Slaughter is a story about the intertwining lives of three unlikely people in an Indiana Amish Community and the devastating results when a rebellious teenage girl is found shot to death in a corn field during the harvest Serenity Adams is the newly elected young sheriff in the country town of Blood Rock and besides dealing with the threatening behavior of her predecessor, she now has a dead Amish girl on her plate At first glance, the case seems obvious The poor girl was probably accidentally shot during hunting season, but when the elders of the Amish community and even the girl s parents react with uncaring subdued behavior, Serenity becomes suspicious As she delves deeper into the secretive community that she grew up beside, she discovers a gruesome crime from the past that may very well be related to the Amish girl s shooting Serenity enlists the help of the handsome bad boy building contractor, Daniel Bachman, who left the Amish when he was nineteen and has his own dark reasons to help the spunky sheriff solve the crime that the family and friends who shunned him are trying desperately to cover up Serenity s persistence leads her to a stunning discovery that not only threatens to destroy her blossoming romance with Daniel, but may even take her life in the end. Best Read Lamb to the Slaughter (Serenitys Plain Secrets, #1) [ author ] Karen Ann Hopkins [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr The Blood Rock Amish Community was anything but picturesque under it s pretty facade Hopkins woven a story that instantly pulls you in to the story and will keep you turning the pages The gripping story is about Serenity, the new sheriff in town And although she s new, she already had a dead girl on her plate and as she was trying to solve the case, she was surprise by the nonchalant reaction of the Amish community since the dead girl was one of their own.Serenity is the definition of badass The Blood Rock Amish Community was anything but picturesque under it s pretty facade Hopkins woven a story that instantly pulls you in to the story and will keep you turning the pages The gripping story is about Serenity, the new sheriff in town And although she s new, she already had a dead girl on her plate a...ENA S REVIEWI also received a copy of this book via Kismet in exchange for my honest opinion review.So what can I say about the book, I did initially dislike how the book jumped from the now with Serenity to the past with Naomi but once you get into the book it soon falls into a rhythm and I ended up not wanting to put it down I soon became attached to the characters and what was happening to each of them I enjoyed Karen Ann Hopkins way of writing and also I enjoy learning about the ENA S REVIEWI also received a copy of this book via Kismet in exchange for my honest opinion review.So what can I say about the book, I did initially dislike how the book jumped from the now with Serenity to the past with Naomi but once you get into the book it soon falls into a rhythm and I ended up not wanting to put it down I soon became attached to the characters and what was happening to each of them I e...Did not finish I didn t like the main character at all If you want to read books about an Amish community, where the sheriff or chief of police is not Amish don t waste your time on this book and go directly to the Kate Bu...Lamb to the Slaughter by Karen Ann Hopkins offers readers a view into the small town of Blood Rock, Indiana that boarders and interacts with a local Amish Community Hopkins delivers a murder mystery that has the new local sheriff navigating the two communities to catch a killer Mini Review fascinating whodunit with a side dish of romance5 reasons to grab a cup of coffee curl up with Lamb to the Slaughter You like small town settings and are curious about the Amish community Hopkins doe Lamb to the Slaughter by Karen Ann Hopkins offers readers a view into the small town of Blood Rock, Indiana that boarders and interacts with a local Amish Community Hopkins delivers a murder mystery that has the new local sheriff navigating the two communities to catch a killer Mini Review fascinating whodunit with a side dish of romance5 reasons to grab a cup of coffee curl up with Lamb to the Slaughter You like small town settings and are curious about the Amish community Hopkins does a great job of sharing small town politics, Amish culture and dealing the issues that arise when dealing with criminal acts.You like a nice, slow burning romance and aren t looking for it to be all wrapped up in a neat bow at the end I liked the ...I didn t like the back and forth pov between the current characters and I found Daniel especially annoying The romantic scenes were written in the terms of bad romance novel tropes Not sure I buy that the Amish are much like they re portrayed in the novel, seemed like the majority of the Amish adult women were either abusive or had a mental illness, or both The teenagers weren t much better The Amish men were portrayed as stoic, close minded, and a bizarre combination of ignorant to the be I didn t like the back and forth pov between the current characters and I found Daniel especially annoying The romantic scenes were written in the terms of bad romance novel tropes Not sure I buy that the Amish are much like they re portrayed in the novel, seemed like the majority of the Amish adult women were either abusive or had a mental illness, or both The teenagers weren t much better The Amish men were portrayed as stoic, close minded, and a bizarre combination of ignorant to the behavior of their wives and all knowing when it came to what their children were up to Right up until the end, of course when they were all surprised by who the actual killer was I ll give the author this, she did not reduce them to the tropes of the peaceful Amish However I think the author went too far the other way Overall, not a ho...I loved this book Never much of a mystery reader I was reluctant to read it but let me tell you I want to readof them Karen puts so muchinto the story besides mystery The characters of Serenity and Daniel have such depth you want to know their whole story That s why I m...THANK YOU for the sneak peek of Lamb to Slaughter Love the title as well, the name says it all This story truely BLEW ME AWAY Compelling and unpredictable from beginning to end Brilliant and a MUST re rea...I really wish Goodreads had a.5 rating system This isa 3.5, but not really a 4 I really enjoy books about the Amish It s where I go when I want to relax and feel some peace This book, however, isabout the dark side of the Amish While I still enjoyed it, it wasn t exactl...A mixture of mystery and sadnessLamb to the Slaughter is a novel about an Amish community in Indiana To me it seemed to either be written by an Amish person or someone who was attempting to sound Amish I thought it was a sad book and a little odd It held my interest but I did not like the endin...The story was all right, but the book is very, very negative towards the Amish, unfairly so The dialogue with Amish folks was not researched well, and was out of character If you want a good Amish mystery, skip the Serenity series and try Linda Castillo s Kate Burkholder series.

Lamb to the Slaughter (Serenitys Plain Secrets, #1)
  • English
  • 19 July 2018
  • Kindle Edition
  • 293 pages
  • Karen Ann Hopkins
  • Lamb to the Slaughter (Serenitys Plain Secrets, #1)