Deliver Us From Evil

Description

Deliver Us from Evil is the third book in Deb Pines' traditional whodunit Chautauqua Mysteries featuring the wise and witty reporter sleuth of a certain age Mimi Goldman. "An Agatha Christie for the text-message age," IndieReader calls the series. It's August 2013 when Joe Wentworth, a widely beloved workaholic Chautauquan Daily editor, is found shot dead at his desk in an empty newsroom. The police quickly arrest two small-time criminals found with Joe's car and credit cards. But reporter and relentless snoop Mimi Goldman—back in Chautauqua, thanks to Wentworth—is skeptical. Step 1, Mimi needs to better understand her mentor, a very private Vietnam vet with two key passions: his dog and his research on "Amish grace," the sect's amazing ability to forgive, even a crazed 2006 school shooter who killed five young Amish girls, then himself. With help from her computer-savvy son, Mimi finds a few possible murder suspects, including a fired Daily staffer, a shadowy group called "The Plotters," an Amish cleaning lady and Wentworth's past loves. But the real killer is a surprise — as is Mimi's reckoning with how she can honor both Wentworth and her own sense of justice. Fans of Agatha Christie and Louise Penny and "Knives Out" will enjoy this twist-filled mystery Kirkus Reviews calls, "A light, entertaining read from a mystery author whose pleasure in her characters remains evident and welcome."