Matchmaker Millie Fisher has just returned to Harvest, Ohio after spending 10 years taking care of her ailing sister. Millie is a widow who lives on her own with an assortment of animals. Two of which are goats with big personalities! Millie is concerned for her niece Edith who is engaged to a man who Millie knows is not a perfect match for Edith. Edith owns and runs a garden nursery, but once she marries, in the Amish culture, her nursery will become her husbands. In fact Edith has already allowed Zeke to start running her business and he has managed to chase off all of her customers and run the business into the ground. Much to Millie's delight Edith has decided to break her engagement with Zeke. When Edith doesn't show for church services one morning Millie has a bad feeling about it and goes to see her niece. What she finds is her niece standing over a very dead Zeke inside one of her greenhouses. From that point on Millie is determined to help clear her niece of murder, and so begins her investigation...and she is not on her own. Millie gets help and advice in her investigating from a very dear and old friend, but first her friend insists that they have code names for each other. Millie soon becomes "Amish Marple". As their investigation progresses the name grows on Millie!
MATCHMAKING CAN BE MURDER is a spin off of the Amish Candy Shop series written by author Amanda Flower. So we see some of our favorite characters such as Sheriff Deputy Aiden Brody, his fiancee' Bailey and of course all of our favorite animals including Jethro the pig and Millie's two very rambunctious goats Phillip and Peter. We are introduced to Millie's childhood friend Lois Henry who happens to be an absolute hoot! Lois is as Englisch as they come, and even though they haven't seen each other in 20 years their friendship is solid. Lois is the perfect partner in solving crime with Millie. Lois's asides totally had me cracking up! She's as wildly attired as Millie is plain and yet they understand each other and have a fond affection for each other. Lois provides the wheels so Millie can get around the district to question suspects. As the plot unfolds and the mystery twists and turns the reader is entertained by both women's antics. If you are a fan of cozy mysteries I definitely recommend reading Amanda Flower's books!
**Thanks to the author for my copy of the book for review purposes. I was not required to give a positive review. All opinions are my own.**
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