Assault And Pepper: A Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery [Paperback]

Tamar Myers (Author)

Book Description

Series: Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery | Publication Date: January 3, 2006

A tasty mystery-with a side of killer chili

Includes six chili recipes

Magdalena Yoder and her Mennonite congregation gather for the annual chili cook-off, only to have beloved Reverend Schrock fall face-first into his bowl. For his widow's sake, Magdalena begins to look into the victim's death, soon discovering that Schrock wasn't all that well liked by his flock.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Hilarious situations...a treat to read. (Charleston Post and Courier) Charming and delightful...Tamar Myers [keeps] it fresh and original. (Midwest Book Review)

About the Author

Tamar Myers, who is of Amish background, is the author of the Pennsylvaina Dutch mysteries and the Den of Antiquity series. She grew up in the Belgian Congo, where her parents were missionaries. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Signet (January 3, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451215672
• ISBN-13: 978-0451215673
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #733,830 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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Tamar's Best, February 3, 2006

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Susan Boyer (Too close to Pittsburgh) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Assault And Pepper: A Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery (Paperback)

I found Assault And Pepper even more fun than the other six or seven Tamar Myers PA Dutch Mysteries I've read and laughed out loud more than once. The part where Magdalena thinks she's been "left behind" is a brilliantly written piece of humor. This author is all about fun: She never takes herself too seriously and even better, she makes it clear she doesn't expect the reader to get all bogged down in seriousness either. Tamar's books are categorized as Mysteries with a humorous twist...but for me, the broad and often farcical humor is the reason to read her books--the mystery is there only as a form to wrap the humor around. That being so....If you're looking for a serious mystery with a complicated plot to puzzle over--look elsewhere. If you want a slightly silly (okay ALOT silly), light hearted reading experience, written by a wise and warm hearted woman who so obvoiously has fun writing her books and wants you to have fun reading them--- then this (or any other Tamar Myers) book may be exactly what you're looking for.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read for this Series, February 6, 2005

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Amy Leemon (North Fond du Lac, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Assault And Pepper (Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery) (Hardcover)

I've read all of the books in this series and enjoyed everyone but of all of them, this is the best!

Magdalena Yoder hasn't lost any of her tart personality in this clever turn of direction of the series. In this one she gets away from the inn while trying to find out who killed Reverend Schrock. He died when someone put peanut butter (to which he was allergic) into the chili he was tasting for the annual chili bake off.

Many secrets are revealed - some of them very surprising to fans of this series.

Magdalena is still Magdalena but the book is fresh and absorbing.

A must read if you've read any of the others in this wonderful series.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Family secrets are revealed, February 17, 2005

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Karen Potts (Lake Jackson, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Assault And Pepper (Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery) (Hardcover)

The whole town of Hernia is shocked when the Reverend Schrock dies at a church supper or, as Magdalena Yoder says, "my peppy pastor plotzed in the peppery pot"! Melvin Stolzfus, the chief of police, decides to quit and asks Magdalena to solve the murder. As she interviews those closest to Reverend Schrock, she discovers that he was practicing many of the sins that he preached against. She is shocked and dismayed, and she begins to realize that many people had a grudge against Schrock and were glad to see him dead. Before the madcap bed-and-breakfast owner is through with her investigation, she uncovers many closely-guarded secrets in the tightly-knit Mennonite community, some of which concern those nearest and dearest to Magdalena herself. Fans of this series are in for a surprise when they read this latest in the Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery Series.