Butter Safe Than Sorry: A Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery [Mass Market Paperback]

Tamar Myers (Author)

Book Description

Series: Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery | Publication Date: February 2, 2010

From the national bestselling author of Batter Off Dead, the newest Pennsylvania Dutch mystery!

Mennonite innkeeper Magdalena Yoder is at the bank with her four-year- old son when three armed Amish men burst in and start shooting and-more surprisingly-cursing. Magdalena protects Little Jacob, and the robbers flee at the sound of police sirens.

When Jacob wonders why the bandits had mustaches-unlike all the other Amish men he knows-Magdalena springs into action to catch the thieves. They may be armed, but they may not be Amish!

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About the Author

Tamar Myers, who is of Amish background, is the author of several Pennsylvania Dutch mysteries, including Custard's Last Stand, The Hand that Rocks the Ladle, Between a Wok and a Hard Place, Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth, and The Crepes of Wrath. Also the author of the Den of Antiquity series, she lives in South Carolina with her husband.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 259 pages
• Publisher: NAL Trade; 1 edition (February 2, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 045122910X
• ISBN-13: 978-0451229106
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #836,374 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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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Wish I could give it less than one star, February 16, 2010

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Chicagophile "Chicagophile" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Butter Safe Than Sorry: A Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)

I've read every book in this series. They started off mildly entertaining, but they've been declining in quality since Play It Again, Spam. I've picked up the latest release each year, hoping that the quality would improve, but these hopes were always dashed. I'm not sorry to see this series end. I want the hours I spent reading this book back!

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars over the top, February 18, 2010

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K. Wagnitz (Green Bay, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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while this series has always had slapstick and slighty-incredible storylines, this latest (and last??) entry is just horribly absurd. In summary, it is rambling, sloppy and self-indulgent. There are none of the laugh-out-loud moments from earlier books in the series. I almost hope this IS the last, as Magdalena has just become a parody of herself. I read this entire series in the past 5 months and also have the Den of Antiquity series to read, but now I think I'll wait a while before tackling that series...

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Total waste, February 16, 2010

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Anna Aleksandra Hytryn "Ania" (Warsaw, Poland) - See all my reviews
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Don't know what is worse - the time wasted to read it or the money spent on buying it.
No plot to speak of, the intended "comic ramblings" do appear more to be more a product of a very sick mind.
Very disappointing - I liked Magdalena in the earlier books - too bad that lack of literary prowess of her creator caused the heroin to loose any credibility at all. Magdalena is not credible in any aspect - as a mother, a wife, a detective.
Even the recipes are downloaded from a website.

The only positive aspect is that it would appear to be the end of this series: started out good - shame that it ends on such a low note.