One is an older lady who goes by the name Sweetie and the other is a very handsome man named Sam. But nothing goes as planned once she arrives in the small Mennonite community of Harmony Kansas. She soon finds out that her parents do not have fond memories of the area and she plants to visit get the house ready to sell and leave. Gracie is happily working as a graphic designer when she gets a call that her uncle had died and left her his house. Highly recommended to lovers of Christian mysteries or good story telling. I eagerly anticipate Book Two of this series, Simple Deceit. Dialog is realistic, narrative well-written and fast-paced. The location is intriguing and integral to the storyline. Nancy Mehl is my favorite Christian mystery writer for valid reasons. Who killed Jacob Glick, and why? Could it have been Sweetie Goodrich, Benjamin's hard faced, soft hearted neighbor? Why does Pastor Abel Mueller's wife go pale each time Jacob Glick's name is mentioned? And can Gracie trust Sweetie's nephew, Sam Goodrich, the roughly handsome fruit farmer? I followed all the hints and red herrings to the wrong conclusions and never did figure out the mystery until Ms. She refuses to accept that supposition as fact and begins her own investigation into the past. An evil man was murdered and buried on Benjamin's property decades ago, and he believed Gracie's father was the killer. Dark secrets, long hidden, come to light when Gracie finds a letter addressed to her from Uncle Benjamin. On the surface, Harmony seems peaceful and idyllic, but under that perfect surface Gracie senses turmoil. The town folk are friendly and welcoming. The beauty of Benjamin's home and furnishings come as a pleasant surprise.
Others have assimilated modern amenities like TV, phones, and electricity into their lifestyle. Some live and dress plain in the Old Order Mennonite way. Harmony turns out to be a picture perfect little Mennonite village full of happy, quirky people.
Why? And why leave his property to a niece he'd never met? Her Uncle Benjamin had shunned his relatives since before Gracie's birth. When an uncle she never met dies and leaves his property to Gracie, a trip to the boonies is the last thing on her to-do list but she decides to visit Harmony out of curiosity. Still, Gracie loves her work, loves living in Wichita with all its noise and urban sprawl. She dreams of setting the design world on fire with her creations, but so far that has not happened. Gracie Temple is a graphic designer at a mid-level advertising firm in Wichita, Kansas. Harmony, Kansas is as much a key character here as Gracie Temple, Mehl's latest series heroine. Somehow, she manages to pair the perfect characters with the ideal location, then bring them all to life with delightful results. This first book in Nancy Mehl's latest Christian mystery series is a charmer.
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