Can't Wait Wednesday #10

It's been awhile since I participated in this meme. It is hosted by the Wishful Endings blog and was begun to spotlight the books that we are excited about but have yet to read.  For me, that book is Among the Innocent by Mary Alford.  I received an advanced review (ARC) copy of it about a month ago but have not started it yet. It is a crime thriller that takes place in an Amish community in Montana.

The story is about a murder investigation conducted by Leah Miller. Her Amish family was murdered in their barn ten years prior. She was taken in by the local sheriff and his wife who raised her as an Englisher.  Leah became a police officer because she loved her adopted father. She works in her home town, St. Ignatius, Montana, where a murder occurred that had similarities to the murder of her family. While the setting is an Amish community the story is not the traditional Amish fiction novel. Instead, it is a murder mystery and I cannot wait to finally begin reading this ARC.