In the wooded Amish hill country, a professor at a small college, a local pastor and the county sheriff are the only ones among the mainstream - or 'English' - who possess the instincts and skills to work the cases that impact all county residents, regardless of their code of conduct or religious creed. When the widow of a revered Millersburg College alumnus and one of the school's biggest donors is brutally murdered, authorities fear that Martha Lehman, a young Mennonite college girl, holds the key. But Martha isn't talking...

Author Biography

Retired college professor P. L. GAUS lives with his wife, Madonna, in Wooster, Ohio.