"True Crime story of misguided love set amongst the Amish"
A Killing in Amish Country
By: Gregg Olsen
Genres: Thriller True Crime
Posted: February 18, 2018
A KILLING IN AMISH COUNTRY is the story of Eli and his many women. Eli was married to Barbara, but this did not stop him from being a womanizer. Eli would pick out the weakest of women and could get them to do whatever he wanted. One of these women is named Barb. Barb did everything that Eli wanted. Eli's biggest problem was that he didn't get oral sex from his wife. Barbara knew about his affairs, but because of her faith, she always forgave him.
Everything changed one morning when Barbara was found dead in her bed. Eli was out fishing with a group of men, and when notified, he acted like he didn't care. Eli had a habit with these women always telling them how much he wished that his wife was dead. He even asked Barb how he could have her killed and have it not come back to him. Barb thought he was kidding, but she did try and figured out a way. Eli convinced Barb to go to his house early in the morning and shoot his wife. Barb thought that if she shot his wife, he would be free to be with her
Olsen and Morris write a very interesting story about the Amish. The main thing that I learned in this book is that there are several different Amish cultures. Some it seems are stricter than the other ones. In this Amish religion, Eli was forgiven time and time again by his bishop.
To me, it seems that Eli could have cared less about his religion or his family. Olsen and Morris do go into detail about the different cultures. I also learned that some of the Amish could have a phone if they ran a business. Olsen and Morris also write about how one man can control a women's mind. Eli brainwashed Barb. Barb even was paying a lot of his bills. Barb even paid bills on some of the women that he was also using.
Barb felt that she was doing the right thing by helping Eli out. Never did she think that she would be tried for murder. Eli even went so far as to try and blame it all on Barb. I enjoyed A KILLING IN AMISH COUNTRY and learned some things that I never knew.
So if you are the kind of person that likes to read true crime stories, pick up A KILLING IN AMISH COUNTRY.
Book Summary
At just 30 years old, with dark-blonde hair and freckles, Barbara Weaver was as pretty as the women depicted on the covers of her favorite "bonnet" stories - romance novels set in Amish America. Barbara had everything she'd ever wanted: five beautiful children, a home, her faith, and a husband named Eli. But while Barbara was happy to live as the Amish have for centuries - without modern conveniences, Eli was tempted by technology: cell phones, the Internet, and sexting. Online he called himself "Amish Stud" and found no shortage of "English" women looking for love and sex. Twice he left Barbara and their children, was shunned, begged for forgiveness, and had been welcomed back to the church.
Barb Raber was raised Amish, but is now a Conservative Mennonite. She drove Eli to appointments in her car, and she gave him what he wanted when he wanted: a cell phone, a laptop, rides to his favorite fishing and hunting places, and, most importantly, sex. When Eli starts asking people to kill his wife for him, Barb offers to help. One night, just after Eli had hitched a ride with a group of men to go fishing in the hours before dawn, Barb Raber entered the Weaver house and shot Barbara Weaver in the chest at close range.
It was only the third murder in hundreds of years of Amish life in America, and it fell to Edna Boyle, a young assistant prosecutor to seek justice for Barbara Weaver.
by: Gregg Olsen
St. Martin's Press
April 1, 2017
On Sale: April 4, 2017
Featuring: Barbara Weaver
304 pages
ISBN: 1250118700
EAN: 9781250118707
Kindle: B019CB3TMS
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book