Hearse and Buggy

Book #55 Read in 2013
Hearse and Buggy by Laura Bradford

This is the first book in a cozy mystery series.  Claire has a shop in an Amish village where her aunt runs a bed and breakfast.  This allows Claire a new start in life after her divorce.  The simple little town turns out to be a little more complicated when Walter, a man who stole from the Amish, is murdered.  Claire begins her own investigation into the murder and wants to help Jakob, a detective who recently returned to his Amish hometown, find the murderer. 

This book was a good read.  Claire is a likable main character.  She is intelligent.  The setting of a romantic triangle between Jakob/Claire/Benjamin happened in this book but it was not the center of the story.  Secondary characters were interesting and the small town setting was wonderfully described.  I will continue this series.