The Crow's Call

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BRUNSTETTER, WANDA E.
THE CROW'S CALL

Mysterious events plague a greenhouse in Pennsylvania's Amish Country

When Vernon King, his on, and son-in-law are involved in a terrible accident, three women are left to cope with their deaths, as they become the sole providers of the family they have left. The women's only income must come from the family greenhouse, but someone seems to be trying to force them out of business.

Amy King has just lost her father and brother, and her mother needs her to help run the family's greenhouse. It doesn't seem fair to ask her to leave a job she loves, when there is still a sister and brother to help. But Sylvia is also grieving for her husband while left to raise three children, and Henry, just out of school, is saddled with all the jobs his father and older brother used to do. As Amy assumes her new role, she also asks Jared Riehl to put their courtship on hold. When things become even more stressful at the greenhouse, will Amy crumble under the pressure?

My Review:

There's something very similar in the way both Wanda Brunstetter and Beverly Lewis write. They are both classic storytellers who have a distinctive Amish flare both in word choice and cadence. So, definitely, if you're a Beverly Lewis fan, do give Wanda Brunstetter a try and here's a great place to start because The Crow's Call is the first in a new series. And a mystery at that!

Honestly, the first chapter is gutwrenching. I found it hard to catch my breath reading about the accident that irrevocably changed the lives of the King family forever. And I'm still reeling. In a way, their story is very much a grief journey depicting the various ways each family member copes (or doesn't!) in the ensuing months. Amy's at the heart of the story but the author brings in multiple points of view as she carries us through the day-to-day challenges of dealing with such a catastrophic loss.

And if that wasn't enough to cope with, Amy keeps discovering senseless acts of vandalism centered around their greenhouse business.  There are plenty of interesting characters I put on my suspect list -- both Amish and Englisch -- and while I think I might have it narrowed down a bit, I'm still not sure exactly who the culprit is or why they are being so cruel because....

Gah! Cliffhanger ending alert! It seems The Amish Greenhouse series is more of a serial style and the mystery definitely isn't solved by the end of this first book. I'm on tenterhooks waiting to see if my suspicions are correct! Thankfully I don't have to wait long because The Mockingbird's Song comes out in less than a week. :-)

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