Mystery

Blood of the Prodigal

An Ohio Amish Mysteries

By P. L. Gaus

“No one who enjoys a fresh approach to the mystery novel, plus an insider’s look at Ohio’s Old Order Amish culture, should miss Blood of the Prodigal. P. L. Gaus gives us a kind, gentle, and intriguing look at crime inside Ohio’s famous Amish colony.”—Tony Hillerman

Broken English

An Ohio Amish Mystery

By P. L. Gaus

“Gaus weaves his extensive knowledge of Amish ways into this fascinating, suspenseful tale.”—Ohioana Quarterly

Cast a Blue Shadow – On Sale

An Ohio Amish Mystery

By P. L. Gaus

“The author portrays the conflicts among the various Amish sects whose varying degrees of strictness in some instances cause them to shun each other. Eschewing any academic pedantry, Gaus manages to expertly enlighten as well as entertain.”—Publishers Weekly

Clouds Without Rain

An Ohio Amish Mystery

By P. L. Gaus

“Gaus is a sensitive storyteller who matches his cadences to the measured pace of Amish life, catching the tensions among the village‘s religious factions.”—The New York Times Book Review

A Prayer for the Night

An Ohio Amish Mystery

By P. L. Gaus

Amid a whirlwind of drugs, sex, and other temptations of the “English” world, a group of Amish teenagers on their Rumschpringe test the limits of their parents' religion to the breaking point.…

Available June 2008 (est.)

Separate from the World

An Ohio Amish Mystery

By P. L. Gaus

As another college year draws to an end, Professor Michael Branden is weary after nearly thirty years of teaching. Sitting in his office on a warm spring day, he receives an unexpected visit from an Amish man who claims his brother, a dwarf like himself, has been murdered.…