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Reviewed by Courtnee Turner Hoyle for Readers' Favorite
The Boy in Blue Denim is an Amish murder mystery by Patrick E. Craig. The remains of a ten-year-old boy were found in 1995, but despite the best efforts of law enforcement, his murder went unsolved. Ten years later, a bored detective runs across the file as he is reviewing area cold cases. The unnamed boy appeared to be Amish, but the detective couldn't unearth anything further until a local writer and historian, Jenny Hershberger, who had gained some notoriety after solving a murder, contacted him about a letter she received from a reader of her newspaper column. Jenny feels drawn to the case as so many of the details mirror events from her life before she was adopted. After following a lead, Jenny finds there may be more to the murder than anyone could have guessed.
Patrick E. Craig has researched the Amish community well, and it shows in his writing. Craig sprinkles German throughout the text, making the dialogue believable and giving his characters a true voice. This is the second book in The Porch Swing Mysteries, but readers can absorb the mystery without reading the first book as the author has done a stellar job of recapping past events naturally through this one. Craig pulls readers along, dropping hints about the larger puzzle, but just when you think the mystery is solved, it gets deeper and harder to predict. The Boy in Blue Denim is a good selection for readers who enjoy twisty mysteries as they try to solve the crime with the protagonist, and stories relating to the Amish community.
