As the World Churns (Thorndike Mystery) [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Tamar Myers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2008 | Series: Thorndike Mystery

Magdalena Yoder may finally be married to big-time Manhattan doctor Gabriel Rosen, but she's still a small-town girl at heart, and thrilled to be the emcee for the first annual Hernia Holstein Competition. As a bonus, the PennDutch and its barn are booked solid. But then someone clobbers the contest's originator, Doc Shafor, while he's admiring the cows, and both Gabe and his daughter Alison go missing. With the help of her best friend (and the hindrance of her mother-in-law), Magdalena vows to track down clues until the cows-and her family- come home.

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About the Author

Tamar Myers, who is of Mennonite background, is the author of the Pennsylvania Dutch mysteries and the Den of Antiquity series. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 393 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Press (May 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1410406342
• ISBN-13: 978-1410406347
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,348,045 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tamar Myers, who is of Mennonite background, is the author of the Pennsylvania Dutch mysteries and the Den of Antiquity series. Born and raised in the Congo, she lives in North Carolina.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars As The World Churns, February 15, 2008

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Story Circle Book Reviews - See all my reviews

This review is from: As the World Churns: A Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery (Hardcover)

Sometimes I laughed out loud,sometimes, I groaned. As the World Churns is an entertaining romp in the gentle hills of Pennsylvania led by Mennonite innkeeper Magdalena Yoder and a herd of Holsteins. Magdalena's new husband, Gabriel Rosen, MD, temporarily lives with his "yenta" mother across the road. In this farce, everything is exaggerated. One of Magdalena's guests calls her "absolutely delightful," while another describes her as "loony-tunes." In my opinion, both are correct.

There is not much of a mystery in this Gilbert & Sullivan drama, but there are bad guys and gals and good guys and gals. Toss in a defiant teenager, a Jewish mother-in-law from New York, a randy octogenarian, various Holsteins, and you have a recipe for a romp. The recipes in this, the 16th in the series, are for homemade ice cream such as avocado, honey, cheesecake and, of course, chocolate.

When Maggs isn't being holier than thou in her traditional garb or arguing theology with herself, she pokes some fun at current national politics. Sometimes (rather often, actually) she engages in flights of fancy sparked by an ordinary conversation. Folks often have to call her back from outer space. An example is her speculation on how all those animals could fit in Noah's ark. I like her flights of fancy, but I can understand how they could be disconcerting for those with whom she is conversing..

"Delightful" or "loony-tunes," take your pick. As the World Churns will be fun for some readers, outlandish for others.

by Judith Helburn

for Story Circle Book Reviews

reviewing books by, for, and about women

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pun-filled Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery, March 9, 2008

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Karen Potts (Lake Jackson, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: As the World Churns: A Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery (Hardcover)

Magdalena Yoder is balancing her new marriage to mama's boy, Gabe Rosen, with entertaining a bed-and-breakfast full of guests who have come with their cows to complete in the Hernia Holstein Competition. Complications arise when one of Magdalena's friends is badly beaten and she herself ends up in the hospital. Eventually Magdalena's husband and daughter disappear and she, her friends, and her mother-in-law are in hot pursuit of some kidnappers. This book is full of puns, plot twists, and downright silliness at times, but it's a quick and easy read and will probably please fans of this series.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing, June 4, 2009

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L. L. Armstrong "love cozies" (Georgetown, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: As the World Churns: A Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery (Paperback)

I was expecting anything written about Magdalena to be as good as all the others that have been published up to now, but this is mostly just corny puns. There is little action, and an unbelievable ending concerning a confusing family matter. I'll only read the next one if I can find it in a library instead of spending a possible waste of money.