Missing audiobook

Times are unsettled and people are uneasy in this Amish community. A body has been discovered in an an abandoned well, and the question of where Perry went is answered, but how he came to be murdered is now the question in everybody’s mind. His parents and sister remember how he was before he turned away from them to drugs. The girls he dated and who left him because of his drug dealings are equally mystified at his untimely end. Secrets abound in this quiet community, and they all aren’t about Perry. A detective has come to help out his friend, the sheriff, investigate the case. But the people who were closest to Perry are a closed-mouth group, and Luke has gotten little cooperation. Author Shelly Shepard Gray has laid the foundation for a promising series, complete with a intriguing mystery and complex characters. This tale is well written and combines a bit of romance with some thought-provoking themes.

Though a murder has been committed within the community, this is not the main storyline in the book, but provides the backdrop and helps tie the other characters together. You get a good overview of many people in the community, from the Sheriff Mose Kramer and his police detective friend, Luke to the Schrock's, who run the local "Variety" store. I liked learning about all of them as this is the first book in a series, and I am sure they will come into play later. The main two characters though were Lydia and Walker. Lydia is struggling with Perry's murder and what she knew towards the end, but she is more conflicted by what her parents have just shared with her about her own life. Walker is also wondering if he could have handled things differently with Perry, and finds a comrade in Lydia. While these two come from completely different backgrounds, they begin to acknowledge that there is an attraction. I am interested in seeing where this romance will go to as the two young adults learn more about themselves and where they fit in. This book was a nice mix of Amish and English and gave a good contrast between the two. While Lydia struggles with where and if she fits in with the Amish community, Abby (Walker's sister) begins to seek out her Amish grandparents and begins to wonder whether being English is right for her. You don't get a good resolution to the background mystery, but I am hoping to learn more from book 2, The Search, which is due out in June.

What started out as a day of rebelling turned out to be a day that Abby Anderson will never forget and a day that started the ball rolling in a decision that would change her life for good. Whilst out with friends Abby spotted something in a well , a body which turns out to be the body of a boy from the Amish community whom disappeared a while back. The body of Perry Borntrager. Everyone thought that Perry had gone off into the Englisch world to live , no one thought he was dead more so murdered. Now the local Sheriff Moses with the help of an old friend whom he went through the Police Academy with Lucas must get to the bottom to discover what went on in those last days leading up to Perry's death and what he was like as a person. Missing will soon reveal a bundle of secrets, some unrelated to the case that people have been trying to keep hidden for years even decades . Will secrets be revealed and faith tested in Missing ? Who had it out for Perry and who is keeping hidden the darkest secret of all ? An awesome first book to a series that I look forward to reading more if only to discover who killed Perry and why.

As I read this book, I found more editing mistakes than I have ever seen. That being said, I loved this book! There are so many different characters from a wide range of backgrounds. Throughout the progression of the book, the plot reveals how some of the characters are connected yet keeping the reader guessing as to who and why perry was killed. I can't wait for the next book to find out more in this unsolved mystery!

This is the first in a trilogy (more like one book divided into 3 parts). Set in a small rural community in Kentucky, the story opens with an English teenager (whose grandparents are Amish) finding the body of an Amish boy who had disappeared on New Year's Eve, a few months back. The Sheriff, an ex-Amish/now Mennonite man who grew up in the community, is having difficulty getting anyone to talk to him. He calls in his English friend, a detective from Cincinnatti, who is on leave, recuperating from a gunshot wound to his leg. Although the detective, an outsider, is having a difficult time moving forward with the case, he does discover a few secrets - secrets that make the case even more confounding.I'm enjoying getting to know the characters, and my curiousity as to what happened to the dead boy is leading me on to book 2.

Missing is the first book in The Secrets of Crittenden County trilogy written by Shelly Shepherd Gray. This is a quick Inspirational fiction/Christian romance read. The story is set among an Amish community where a terrible crime has been committed. The young adults involved, not only have the conflict of the secrets they might have with the case but also their choices of growing up and remaining Amish vs English. A quote from the book I liked, “Don't forget about how God works with us, Abby. He has the answers. We, on the other hand, merely try to figure things out. Remember the saying?... I know not whatthe future holds, but I knowWho holds the future." The “Who done it?” continues through the second book, The Search.

I was overjoyed to get to read a book about the Amish and the fact that it is based only 3 hours from my hometown. Win win for me!! I loved how Shelley brought mystery and excitement into the book and kept my interest throughout. This may have been one of the first series that I read of hers and it was a great introduction to the Amish lifestyle for me. I read this book along with the other two, The Search and Found, and they were equally great as well. I was always trying to figure out what was going to happen next so I was definitely surprised in the third book. I am always looking for a good, clean read and I found it her series. Shelley is an amazing author.

Missing, The Search, and Found a trilogy by Shelley Shepard GrayA three-part mystery novel centered around an Amish county. There was a young man who was considering leaving the Amish community who turned up murdered. The books weave a tale of a close-knit community that doesn't want to let a murder, even of one of their own, be solved out of fear that they're (a) not being good forgiving Amish, (b) are afraid of what their little piece of the puzzle says, and (c) dislike the outsiders who are investigating.Included in each of the three novels are individual coming of age stories and blooming romances, showing that even in the middle of a terrible situation, life goes on.

Missing by Shelley Shepard Gray is first in the Secrets of Crittenden County series and I, for one, am looking forward to reading the next books in the series. Gray writes a good mystery with characters that are realistic and likable and a story that entertains and captures one's imagination. I listened to the audiobook and the narrator, Bernadette Dunne Flagler, does a great job giving voice to the characters, making for an enjoyable listening experience.

I was surprised with how much I enjoyed this book and have already recommended it to others. I was not aware when I started reading it that it's one of a set of 4 and have yet since been able to find the other 3 but would love to read those as well.

I really enjoyed this one!! Intrigued by the mystery and enjoy the characters!! Excited to read the next one in this series.

Leaves you hangingSorry, but I want my stories buttoned up. Now I have to read the second one. Don't like to be 'forced" into reading.

Story seems to put you right in it. Love how she writes her books almost making you part of them standing next to the characters.

This book is so good. It grabs you and takes you into a world that is different. I couldn't put this book down and had to read it from start to finish. I definitely recommend this amazing book.