Dating Can Be Deadly

by Amanda Flower Narrated by Vanessa Daniels

Overview

Set in the fan favorite Amish village of Harvest, Ohio, the latest novel in the USA Today bestselling author's Amish Matchmaker series features the unlikely sleuthing duo of an Amish widow and her zany, oft-divorced English best friend.



It's August in Holmes County, and that means it's time for the Holmes County Fair. It's the county's biggest annual event, drawing tourists and locals alike to see livestock, eat too much fried food, and watch the rodeo and speed racing contests. This year, Millie has entered the quilting competition-while her very not Amish best friend, Lois Henry, is distracted by her new dating app and her search for husband number five. In a place where quilting is a way of life, the competition is fierce-especially this year, when an anonymous donor doubles the winning cash prize. Amish and English women are up against each other, and some will do anything to win-even murder . . .



When someone attacks the quilt barn by slashing the quilt display, it's unsettling enough. But when a quilting judge is found murdered, Millie knows it's time to for Lois to get off her app and help her hunt for a killer instead-before the competition is wiped out for good . . .

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Praise for Amanda Flower’s Amish Matchmaker Mysteries
 
“Seeing the Amish community represented in modern fiction is a rare treat, and it is done so in a way that does not make them seem as ‘other’ in the community of Harvest. Honeymoons Can Be Hazardous concludes with a cliffhanger for Millie Fisher that has readers anxious for the next installment.” –Carla Schantz, Aunt Agatha’s
 
“Flower has that special sparkle that some writers possess—that magical quality that makes the plot, characters, and setting fly through your reading fingers as fast as you can turn the pages. She makes her situations and characters truly come to life with a depth of emotion behind her characters that make them memorable. This is a wonderful read.” —Mystery Scene Magazine on Marriage Can Be Mischief
 
“Amanda Flower does not disappoint.” —Crimespree Magazine on Marriage Can Be Mischief
 
“Flower combines quirky characters, close-knit community, and first-class sleuthing to great effect. Fans of Amish mysteries will love this.” —Publishers Weekly on Courting Can be Killer

“There is nothing cozier than the second Amish Matchmaker Mystery.” —Library Journal on Courting Can be Killer
 
“Plot twists, the lovingly described setting and customs of Millie’s Amish community, quirky characters (including two rambunctious goats), and plenty of humor distinguish this first in a new series.” —Booklist on Matchmaking Can be Murder
 
“A sentimental view of Amish life complete with two charming goats makes for easy reading.”—Kirkus Review on Matchmaking Can be Murder
 
“[Flower is] a skilled storyteller.” —Akron Beacon Journal on Matchmaking Can be Murder
 
“You will like Amish matchmaker Millie Fisher and her zany English sidekick with spiky red hair, Lois, and sweet Edith, niece to Millie. But you’ll love Phillip and Peter. The two Boer goats do their part in Matchmaking can be Murder by Amanda Flower to catch the killer.” —Amish Heartland Magazine

Kirkus Reviews

2023-07-26
Amish and English worlds collide when the murder of a quilt competition judge places a possible witness in danger.

Millie Fisher and her closest friend, Lois Henry, are like chalk and cheese. But somehow the pairing of the Amish matchmaker and her purple-spiked-haired best friend works, maybe because the two share the same sense of justice in a sometimes troubled world. Though Millie is close to God and her Amish community, her penchant for solving mysteries means that she’s allowed certain modern affordances, like a phone line, that help keep her safe in her informal investigations. And investigations always seem to find Millie and Lois. The latest is the murder of Tara Barron, the difficult head judge of the local fair’s quilt competition, a competition in which Millie has entered a beautiful wedding-ring quilt. Millie knows that murder doesn’t discriminate among communities, so she and Lois use their separate connections to find a potential motive, while Lois tries not to get sidetracked by her own potential love matches. Being 68 makes Lois even more keenly aware of her desire for a partner, whereas Millie’s age and experience as a widow makes her nervous about finding a new man, even though Lois keeps pointing out that their longtime friend Uriah Schrock is interested in Millie as a match. As the investigation into Tara’s death intensifies, Millie meets Zach Troyer, a young Amish boy, and his beloved Pygmy goat, Scooter, whose presence at the fair may make them valuable witnesses to the crime—so long as Millie can keep them safe long enough for Zach to tell his story.

A melding of Amish culture with a traditional cozy, with a cute goat to boot.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940160024233
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Publication date:	10/24/2023
Series:	Amish Matchmaking , #5
Edition description:	Unabridged

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