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Material Witness, Excerpt #1 Today I thought I’d share a short excerpt from Material Witness. This is from Chapter 10 (page 121). Melinda has learned that her son, Aaron — her handicapped son — is in danger. She’s hurried home to warn her family, but when she arrives no one is there. As Ginger nudged Melinda’s hand searching for a... read more

School Days and Material Witness   Material Witness is the story of a little boy who sees something terrible–he sees a man attack a woman. He doesn’t know it at the time, but he sees a man kill a woman. Why would I write such a thing? We would all protect our children from seeing this horrible event, from being... read more

Shipshewana–The Setting for Material Witness I was in northern Indiana last week doing research for a new book (Amish Artisan Mystery Series). While I was there, I stopped by Shipshewana for a book signing and to meet old friends. So I wanted to share with you a few photos from my afternoon there. I hope you enjoy them!    ... read more

Shipshewana Amish Mystery – Material Witness In just 2 weeks, book 3 of my Shipshewana series–Material Witness will begin shipping from the Zondervan warehouse. I wanted to share with you the new covers, which the art department at Zondervan did a wonderful job of creating. If you’ve already read books 1 and 2, no worries — the story is the... read more