The crow’s call

Reviewed by:

Ceil Carey, retired public librarian and long time book discussion leader

Title:

The crow’s call: Amish Greehouse Mystery – book 1

Author:

Wanda E. Brunstetter

Publisher:

Shiloh Run Press

https://www.barbourbooks.com/barbour-books/(Shiloh Run Press)

Date:

2020

Format:

Paperback

Length:

319 pages

Overview:

In a horrible buggy accident, three members of the same family are killed. Vernon King leaves his family as father, husband and grandfather. His wife Belinda and daughter Amy attempt to continue running the greenhouse, their mainstay of income for the family. Sister Sylvia has also lost her husband and struggles to hold herself together and care for her two young children. She is no help at all in the greenhouse. Their young brother Henry is filled with anger and bitterness and his attitude goes a long way to making the life of his family a tense, miserable one.

As we read The crow’s call, many scenarios are introduced but few are resolved in this first book of a trilogy. Who is vandalizing the greenhouse and their land? Does Monroe Esh (Belinda’s former beau before her marriage to Vernon) have honest intentions or something of a more devious  nature? Is Henry part of the vandalism? If you as a reader do not mind being left hanging, then you will certainly enjoy this story and it’s likable characters.

Rating:

4 out of 5

Suggested audience:

Fans of Amish fiction

Christian impact:

There is a strong Christian worldview throughout the book.

Also includes:

-discussion questions

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