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Lamb to the Slaughter

Written by: Karen Ann Hopkins
Narrated by: Charlie Thurston,Carly Robins,Cassandra Morris
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Publisher's Summary

Some Amish communities aren't so cozy.

The death of a teenage Amish girl in a cornfield looks like an accident, but sheriff Serenity Adams suspects foul play. To solve the murder, she must investigate the nearby Amish community with the help of a man who was shunned years ago.

At first glance, the case seems obvious. The poor girl was probably accidently shot during hunting season, but when the elders of the Amish community and even the girl's parents react with uncaring subdued behavior, Serenity becomes suspicious. As she delves deeper into the secretive community that she grew up beside, she discovers a gruesome crime from the past that may very well be related to the Amish girl's shooting.

Serenity's persistence leads her to a stunning discovery that not only threatens to destroy her blossoming romance with Daniel Bachman, but may even take her life in the end.

©2016 Karen Ann Hopkins (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

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"A well-crafted tale of murder begotten by the collision of two incompatible worlds." (Kirkus Reviews)

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  • Sterling Splendor
  • 15-02-18

Awful

Childish and immature. Decent enough basic story line but the execution all the way around was just terrible.

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  • mcdrinnen
  • 11-02-20

Too many references to animal cruelty

I didn't like the references to animal cruelty. If not for that, I'd give it 5 stars.

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  • TBH
  • 25-06-20

Unacceptable language

I could not get through the first several pages of this book before I returned it for a refund. The language was completely unacceptable for a book listed under Christian Fiction. It might be a good story, but it needs to be listed somewhere else for a book search.

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  • Judy Reckart
  • 07-05-20

bad sexual language

Bad sexual language. Not good for children. do not buy unless sex language is ok with you.

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  • Teri
  • 23-08-18

Harlequin romance

This book read more like a harlequin romance novel than a detective novel. somewhat disappointing

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  • Kayleigh G.
  • 01-09-22

Sent me to the wrong book

Was looking for the book by Ronald Dahl. Definitely not the same book. Audible sent me to this one now my 1 credit is gone. You suck Audible

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  • BethAnn Lesher
  • 30-04-22

Good Story, but...

This was a well-plotted out story, somewhat overdramatic in the depiction of Amish.
the narration almost prevented me from continuing to listen--Amish 'speech' was stilted and overly slow and over-pronounced.
The narration will, most likely, make me consider my options before another purchase.

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  • pamela harrington
  • 21-02-21

Excellent Audio

Very good book and the performance of the narrator was excellent too. Amish community, murder, love, a women sheriff and surprises. Kept my interest throughout the book. The deceit of the old sheriff to the community is terrible. I would recommend this audio to others.

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  • amie slocum
  • 22-11-20

gr8 story!! I just love stories about the amish

gr8 story

Amish murder mystery

very suspenseful😍

can't wait for book 2

the character serenity is very passionate

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  • Cindy Meyer Lady of the Loch
  • 24-02-19

Superb Start to Mystery Series

Karen Ann Hopkins has created memorable characters and an amazingly diverse setting in which her female sheriff must develop a more open mind to deal more effectively with the unique population of her county.

Especially love the Audible version.

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 05-03-18

a great mistake

bought this by accident...thought I would still give it a go. glad I did - great

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  • Jenny Barthe
  • 21-07-17

A bit too obvious

An interesting topic, likeable characters but just not enough depth or intrigue for me. Though I did manage to listen to all of it.

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  • anne devlin
  • 14-04-20

Great story and performance

This was a really great story from the offset but what I really enjoyed was the way 3 stories played out alongside each other, or the same story from 3 perspectives. All narrators gave an excellent performance. Can’t wait to go to the next in the series.

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  • Mel A
  • 29-02-20

Well done story - unnecessary foul language

The storylne was great; unique method from the victim throughout; told from various characters; well woven plot and story. HOWEVER the author flies off in tirades of foul language that is totally uncalled for, not necessary, it adds NOTHING to the story and I found both abrupt and offensive! For that reason I gave it only 1 star overall!!! DISAPPOINTED!

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  • Megan Stuart
  • 02-12-22

A good mystery ruined...

by overly flowery romance. Using both a female and male for the central characters voice was disruptive.

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  • Helen
  • 27-09-18

great read

Great story line, I really enjoyed the different narrators for each main character. would recommend.

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