The Crepes of Wrath

Tamar Myers really knows how to include some of the "Dutch" culture in a good plot. She has fun weaving an interesting plot and at times creates bizarre habits for the charcters in her story. She also gives the reader an understanding of some of the customs of the Pennsylvania Dutch people. I have enjoyed all of this series and the recipes too. I look forward to the next book in this series.

Tamar Myers just keeps getting better and better. She is the funniest mystery writer I've read. I particularly enjoy her use of language (alliteration, puns, etc.). And her characters are delightfully individual, just like real people. In this book, Ms. Myers again manages to make light of her characters without making light of the serious problems (such as drugs and murder) they are involved in. I can't wait for the next book in the series!

Tamar Myers Pennsylvania Dutch Amish mysteries is are just 'plain' fun. This most recent installment keeps the fun and interest rolling along. Newcomers to this series might like to know that the recipes included in each book are good recipies. Want a rollicking good time?....read this book!

I keep one or two Tamar Myers' books on hand for any day I'm feeling out of sorts, down, depressed, or PMSing. I always end sorted, up, laughing, and... well, there's no cure for the PMSing part, but she does make me forget about it for a while! Today was the day for Crepes! and Tamar took me on a great cozy ride through the Penn Dutch Inn. Her sister was wrapped in Gauze, her brother-in-law was was his usual Praying Mantis self -- is he really running for public office? Clinton was bad enough -- and I must say that I fell in love with the cat.... I hooted all the way through! The only thing I hated about the book? It was too special to take to the tub and read while I soaked... The things I give up for Miss Myers'characters!

In Hernia, Pennsylvania, lives large Amish and Mennonite populations with tourists from around the world converging on the small area. Most visitors stay at the Penn-Dutch Inn run by Magdalena Yoder, a keen businessperson who has managed to turn a failing farm into a profit making enterprise. Magdalena has also an uncanny ability to solve homicide cases.Her brother-in-law, the local police chief, asks Magdalena to help him solve the murder of Lizzie Mast, a devout Mennonite married to a Viet Nam veteran. Lizzie died from an overdose of Angel Dust. Apparently, just before she died, Lizzie received a threatening note that the postmaster saw. However, a hit and run driver deliberately kills the postmaster. Magdalena learns that some local teens are experimenting with illegal drugs and concludes that their supplier provided the Angel Dust to Lizzie. Magdalena must identify the seller in order to stop more deaths form occurring.Every book that Tamar Myers writes in her wonderful "Pennsylvania Dutch with recipes" series contains much humor and insight. However, the current tale, THE CREPES OF WRATH, is just plain funny while providing even more understanding of the communities than the strong previous entries. The witty repartees and double entendres allow readers to feel good even while murder and drugs serve as the focus of the mystery. The characters are likable while the mystery is well drawn and executed. On a scale from one to five, this regional amateur sleuth novel is a ten.Harriet Klausner