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Amish Wife: Unraveling the Lies, Secrets, and Conspiracy That Let a Killer Go Free
Amish Wife: Unraveling the Lies, Secrets, and Conspiracy That Let a Killer Go Free | Gregg Olsen
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The #1 New York Times and Amazon Charts bestselling author Gregg Olsen solves a murder among the Amish and reveals the conspiracy to keep it a secret in a heartbreaking and horrifying true-crime story.In 1977, in an Ohio Amish community, pregnant wife and mother Ida Stutzman perished during a barn fire. The coroner's report: natural causes. Ida's husband, Eli, was never considered a suspect. But when he eventually rejected the faith and took his son, Danny, with him, murder followed.What really happened to Ida? The dubious circumstances of the tragic blaze were willfully ignored and Eli's shifting narratives disregarded. Could Eli's subsequent cross-country journey of death--including that of his own son--have been prevented if just one person came forward with what they knew about the real Eli Stutzman?The questions haunted Gregg Olsen and Ida's brother Daniel Gingerich for decades. At Daniel's urging, Olsen now returns to Amish Country and to Eli's crimes first exposed in Olsen's Abandoned Prayers, one of which has remained a mystery until now. With the help of aging witnesses and shocking long-buried letters, Olsen finally uncovers the disturbing truth--about Ida's murder and the conspiracy of silence and secrets that kept it hidden for forty-five years.
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jdiehr
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Mehso-so

We visited some Amish friends last weekend, and I didn't breathe a word that I was reading this book ?

The Amish Wife is a true crime book that I got free on Kindle about a woman who died in a "barn fire."

Spoiler alert - it wasn't the fire that killed her.

I'm glad to be on to the next book. The title intrigued me, but the book dragged.

BarbaraBB Intriguing those Amish! 6mo
jdiehr @BarbaraBB It was a fascinating afternoon for sure! This picture is an actual buggy ride they took us on 😃 6mo
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Yenya1954
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As the lies and secrets were uncovered, I found it strange how many people just closed their eyes and mouths to the facts. Eli was strange in many ways (I don‘t mean his being gay.) His statements were so varied from one account to the next with the death of his wife and son. I read this with an open mind but feel that Gregg Olsen has figured this out. I gave it a 3.5/5

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Eggs
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Pickpick

Audiobook: the nonfiction side of Amish crime , that complemented my current streak of Amish murder mystery series (Kate Burkholder) reading. The stoic nature of Amish culture fosters deadly secrets. The author had an obsessive fascination with 1 particular case: a pregnant Amish wife perishes in a barn fire under suspicious circumstances.

#JoyousJanuary Readathon Day 5
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DieAReader 🥳You‘re on🔥 10mo
Eggs @DieAReader 🩷🩷🩷 10mo
Andrew65 Looks a good choice, following your #Serieslove2024 books. 10mo
Eggs @Andrew65 🙌🏻🙌🏻 10mo
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SilversReviews
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“What if the story that haunted you for 30 years held the key to solving a decades-old mystery?

Gregg Olsen dives deep into the heart of a chilling true crime saga.

THE AMISH WIFE is Gregg Olsen at his best: dogged, inquisitive, eloquent, and human.”

FULL SPOTLIGHT: http://tinyurl.com/2vhya8mk

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MonicaLoves2Read I'm currently reading A Killing in Amish Country by Gregg Olsen on my Kindle 🙂 11mo
SilversReviews @Monica5 I have never read him before. This one sounds good. 11mo
MonicaLoves2Read @SilversReviews I think he has good books. I enjoy them. 11mo
SilversReviews @Monica5 Good to know….thanks. 11mo
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JHSiess
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📬 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒍 🎁

I'm looking forward to curling up in front of a cozy fire & immersing myself in 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝗪𝐢𝐟𝐞 by 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐠 𝐎𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐧. It sounds like an absolutely fascinating story & is getting superb reviews. Thegracious folks at Thomas & Mercer sent me a copy, & now that my band rehearsals & concerts have concluded until mid-January, I have more time to read! 📖

𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦?

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