Fall from Pride

A Home Valley Amish Mystery, Book 1

By: Karen Harper

Narrated by: Gracie Peters

Against the peaceful night sky, a barn burns.…

Sarah Kauffman sought permission from her church elders to paint murals on a few of the Amish community's barns. Each was designed like an old-fashioned quilt square, representing a piece of the Amish traditions Sarah loved. The works of art were intended to draw more tourists to the Home Valley in the struggling economy. But instead, they invited a menace. One by one, each barn is set ablaze and destroyed.…The arson fires spread fear through the community - amongst Amish and Englischers alike. Now Sarah wonders if she's being punished for her pridefulness…or whether there's a more malevolent will at work.

As an outsider, arson investigator Nate MacKenzie struggles to investigate the crime scenes while adhering to Amish ways. With Sarah as his guide, he warms to the Plain People and their simple ways. As the fires rage, beliefs are challenged, a way of life is questioned and family secrets are exposed. In the aftermath of the destruction the people of the Home Valley must join together to raise their barns and their hopes for the future.

©2011 Karen Harper (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

What a Great tale of the Amish culture.

I liked hearing about the values of the Amish and the love of neighbors. The plot and characters were unique and interesting.Since this was a new author to me ,
I will look for more from this talented lady.

Amish life

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The characters are believable and engaging. I learned new things about Amish life and arsons.

Keeps you guessing

I really liked this story in that it keeps you guessing! Although the "bad guy/girl" didn't come out of the blue, there were so many possible suspects that you just didn't know who it was going to end up being!

Also, the author did a very good job at weaving a believable main character and making you unsure just how the story was going to end because of the conflicts going on in her life.

My only wish was that we could have seen more of it from Nate's perspective so we could get to know him a bit better. We did see a bit, but it would have been great if there had been more!

Interesting series

It was wonderful learning more about the Amish. They are such an inclusive group and yet very loving. I truly enjoyed this book and will purchase the other two books in the series.

Loved it.

If you could sum up Fall from Pride in three words, what would they be?

Wholesome, interesting, surprising

Any additional comments?

This story inspired me to research and bake half moon pies.