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Three Can Keep a Secret [Hardcover]

Judy Clemens (Author)
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July 1, 2005
When Stella Crown hires a new farmhand to help run her Pennsylvania dairy business, she gets more than she bargained for. The Mennonite widow arrives burdened not only with grief, but with rumors of infidelity and murder. And a young child. Stella herself is battling deep sorrow over the loss of her long-time friend and employee Howie and worries over her shaky finances. Before you know it, she is coping with an influx of nasty in-laws, heartbroken beaus, and spiteful vandalism. Determined to protect herself and her farm, Stella sets out to discover the truth while trying to give her new employee a respectful benefit of the doubt.
Meanwhile, Stella's good friend and fellow biker Lenny is riding a crisis. At one moment jovial, the next angry and suspicious, Lenny is haunted by pain and secrets he won't share with Stella. His odd behavior is soon complimented by bizarre attacks on his home and his business.
Now there are two people close to Stella with undisclosed pasts. And the saying, "Three can keep a secret, if two are dead," suddenly gains new and terrible meaning.

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Stella Crown is trying to hold body, soul and Pennsylvania dairy farm together when help comes in the form of a young Mennonite widow, Lucy Lapp. Stella takes to strong-willed and fearless Lucy immediately, but is also suspicious: as soon as Lucy moves to the farm, all manner of strange things happen. Teens coat the garage in nasty graffiti; Stella receives an anonymous phone call urging her to look into her "new hire's past." Stella begins to suspect the worst—did Lucy's husband really die accidentally, or did Lucy murder him? Stella tries to nail down the circumstances of Lucy's widowhood, but Lucy is evasive. Indeed, Stella's willingness to put up with her employee's prevarications is the one flaw in an otherwise engrossing, strong mystery: most small-business owners would insist on getting to the bottom of things sooner. Still, the novel's conclusion, which reveals the reasons for Lucy's hedging, is satisfying and surprising. Subtle local color—controversy between two fissiparous Mennonite churches—is an added plus. In this second Stella Crown mystery (after 2004's Till the Cows Come Home), Clemens has a winner. (July)
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Readers who fell hard for Harley-riding heroine Stella Crown in Clemens' 2004 debut, Till the Cows Come Home, will be delighted to see her again. Yes, Stella can be hard to love, but running a dairy farm in rural Pennsylvania is no walk in the park. As this story begins, Stella is slowly recovering from a serious motorcycle accident and the death of her farm manager (and second father), Howie. Into her life comes newly hired farmhand Lucy, a widowed Mennonite woman, and her young daughter, Tess. Lucy really knows her way around a cow, but soon troubling questions about her past emerge. Meanwhile, Stella's biker buddy Lenny is acting oddly and refuses to explain why. And although kind Abe Granger is obviously romantically interested in Stella, she can't get her mind off the charming Nick, who took her heart and then took off. As Stella struggles with trust issues, readers will find themselves wishing for a ray of sunshine to brighten her weary world. Jenny McLarin
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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 244 pages
  • Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press (July 1, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1590581849
  • ISBN-13: 978-1590581841
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,681,561 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Judy Clemens has lived in seven states and decided to settle in the beautiful farmland of Ohio. She has been nominated for the Anthony and Agatha awards, and is the immediate past president of Sisters in Crime. She loves chocolate, watching movies, reading fantasy (especially YA and middle-grade) and is an active member of Grace Mennonite Church. She has two children, is married to a soccer coach, and lives in a farmhouse that is constantly being renovated. Learn more about her at www.judyclemens.com.

 

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A fast, fun read., February 21, 2007
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Being a Mennonite woman, a sometime motorcyclist and well acquainted with farm life, I found the book fun to read and quite accurate on all three items. The events happened a little too fast and furious for my taste, but the book is not boring. Wonder how the author is received in her own area? If you are looking for a quick escape from boredom, read this book.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars strong mystery, July 5, 2005
Stella Crown owns and runs a dairy farm in Pennsylvania, but her life is anything bit smooth. She still recovers from injuries sustained over a month ago and grieves the death of a man who was like a father to her. Needing rest to foster her recuperation, Stella hires Mennonite widow Lucy Lapp who is accompanied by her eight year old daughter Tess.

Almost from the moment that Lucy arrives on the scene, Stella has doubts about the wisdom of hiring the woman. She has received anonymous warning calls that her employee is a murderess, hostile in-laws demand custody of Tess, graffiti where Lucy lives implying the woman is a tramp, and a social worker who has a report that claims Tess is not receiving proper care. However, as Stella gets to know Lucy, she wonders if someone has mounted a successful smear campaign to destroy the woman. Stella also worries about her biker friend Lenny, who was beaten so severely he was hospitalized. He refuses to confide in her, which makes stubborn Stella try to help him even while she wonders why he rejects going to the police.

The protagonist is an interesting complex character who is impressed with biker culture while running her own dairy farm. These seemingly incompatible items somehow seem apropos with Stella. The mysteries surrounding the death of Lucy's husband and Lenny's refusal to fight against the malevolent bikers keep readers at a high alert trying to figure out both mysteries. Judy Clemens is a gifted mystery writer who is not going to remain a secret with novels like this one.

Harriet Klausner
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Crown Jewel, September 12, 2005
This review is from: Three Can Keep a Secret (Hardcover)
The second installment of the Stella Crown series is wonderful. My bloodshot eyes attest to the fact that it can't be put down; maybe I shouldn't have read it at bedtime.

Only Judy Clemens can pull off a single Mennonite woman who milks cows by day and rides Harleys by night. And the tattoos. Wow. What a bold move.

Way to go Judy! Give us more!!!
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