Philadelphia attorney Jessica Langdon is on thin ice at her prestigious law firm. When she's assigned the case of an Amish teenager accused of a brutal murder, she's instructed to plead it out quickly and move on. Jessica, however, still believes in giving her client the best defense possible, even in the face of rejection by the Amish community, a bossy businessman, and possible violence. The more Jessica digs, the more she herself is at risk, as someone is determined to keep the secret of the young woman's true killer— as well as other community secret— hidden.

Marta Perry illuminates the differences between the Amish community and the larger society with an obvious care and respect for ways and beliefs that to some must seem quite unusual. She weaves theses differences into the story with a deft hand, drawing the reader into a suspenseful, continually moving plot. Yet, even at nearly 400 pages, MURDER IN PLAIN SIGHT is a quick, easy read.

Trey Morgan, the alpha businessman who gets both in Jessica's way and under her skin, has the respect of the Amish community, and eventually that of the reader, for his strong sense of honor and need to protect his family at all costs. Jessica, through the trial, learns to defend not only her client but herself, freeing her to choose her own path in life.

MURDER IN PLAIN SIGHT is the first in Perry's new Amish suspense series. I look forward to future installments.

Book Summary

Did a sweet-faced Amish teenager brutally murder a young woman? To save her career, big-city lawyer Jessica Langdon is determined to defend him - against the community's bitter and even violent outrage. Yet without an understanding of Amish culture, Jessica must rely on arrogant businessman Trey Morgan, who has ties to the Amish community...and believes in the boy's guilt.

Jessica has threats coming from all sides: a local fanatic, stirred up by the biased publicity of the case; the dead girl's boyfriend; even from the person she's learned to trust the most, Trey Morgan. But just when Jessica fears she's placed her trust in the wrong man, Trey saves her life. And now they must both reach into a dangerous past to protect everyone's future - including their own.

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