This was an intense and edgy mystery with a tinge of romance. He is brazened, a psychopath, and obsessive, hoping to break Leah.” The killer disguised himself to be younger to gain the Amish girls confidence.

Instead, he took it and decided to hurt other people, turning it into violence. He never grew beyond what happened to him to become a better person. “I wanted to show how the killer was damaged and angry. They were easily swept away by the killer.” They were gullible and easy to persuade to fall in love with him. They knew the Amish girls who died were naïve, somewhat rebellious, and sought adventure. For the most part everyone gets along well. I did reach out to people who live in that area. Ignatius police department, and the sheriff’s department worked together. “I wanted to show how the tribal police, the St. In trying to solve the murders three police agencies must work together. It is his mission to find out what happened.”Īn interesting side note for readers is that an Amish community is part of the tribal lands. He wants to move forward by solving the past. I wrote Dalton as is strong, direct, and intense. Leah has survivor’s guilt and wonders why she was left alive, while the rest of her family was killed. She built walls which leaves her vulnerable. As the story progresses, she trusts more. She is close to the chest and does not open a lot. She is not broken and yet feels like a loner. As more bodies pile up, Leah and Dalton must race against time to find the killer. During the investigation, Leah and Dalton discover unsettling secrets about Leah’s recently deceased adoptive father, the former police chief, and Dalton’s brother. Chief Dalton Cooper has his own reasons to apprehend this serial killer. She gets help when a new Chief of Police comes to St. Leah wants to stop this killer and bring closure regarding the deaths of her family members. Leah is a police officer now and the killer is sending her threats that he has returned to finish the job he should have done ten years earlier when he didn’t kill her.

She is now helping to investigate the new girl’s murder, in the same barn where the corpses of Leah’s family were found a decade ago. Sent to investigate is policewoman, Leah Miller who barely escaped the same killer years ago, while her family was murdered. The story begins with a naïve Amish teenager falling for an Englisher who turns out to be a serial killer. The plot was multi-faceted that kept readers on the edge of their seats. It shows how the Amish work with those living on tribal lands. Among The Innocent by Mary Alford is a suspenseful romance.

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