![]() ![]() This is a good start to what could be a rich historical series. This mystery works best when it delves into the complexities of the Dickinson family, particular its depiction of Emily’s cold father, Congressman Edward Dickinson, and her controlling sister, Lavinia. Courageous and intelligent, Emily asks uncomfortable questions of those with money and power, not just in Amherst but in Washington, D.C., a trip that the Dickinson family actually made by train in 1855. When Henry dies in a seeming accident at the town stable before Sunday, 25-year-old Emily, moved by Willa’s grief, insists that she and Willa launch their own investigation, starting with the stable. With Juliet Brody and Reverend Brook tying the knot in Ohios Amish Countrys most anticipated nuptials of the year, Bailey King is determined to do everything in her power to make the event a sweet success. ![]() ![]() One night in 1855, Henry Noble, a stable hand with a tendency to get into trouble, tells his sister, Willa, a shy, insecure maid who’s just been hired to work for the Dickinsons, a well-to-do family in Amherst, Mass., that he’s about to make enough money to change both their lives-but he won’t tell her how until this coming Sunday. Amanda Flower, a USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award-winning mystery author, started her writing career in elementary school when she read a story she wrote to her sixth grade class and had the class in stitches with her description of being stuck on the top of a Ferris wheel. Emily Dickinson plays sleuth in this sprightly series launch from Flower (the Magical Bookshop mysteries). Marshmallow malice electronic resource : Amish candy shop mystery series, book 5. ![]()
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