ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Melanie Dobson is the award-winning author of The Black Cloister; Love Finds You in Liberty, Indiana; and Together for Good.
Prior to launching Dobson Media Group in 1999, Melanie was the corporate publicity manager at Focus on the Family where she was responsible for the publicity of events, products, films, and TV specials. Melanie received her undergraduate degree in journalism from Liberty University and her master's degree in communication from Regent University. She has worked in the fields of publicity and journalism for fifteen years including two years as a publicist for The Family Channel.
Melanie and her husband, Jon, met in Colorado Springs in 1997 at Vanguard Church. Jon works in the field of computer animation. Since they've been married, the Dobsons have relocated numerous times including stints in Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Colorado, Berlin, and Southern California. These days they are enjoying their new home in the Pacific Northwest.
Jon and Melanie have adopted their two daughters —Karly (6) and Kinzel (5). When Melanie isn't writing or entertaining their girls, she enjoys exploring ghost towns and dusty back roads, traveling, hiking, line dancing, and reading inspirational fiction.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Rural America - 1928. After the murder of his partner, Detective Rollin Wells hides away in an Amish home near Sugarcreek, Ohio, to find out who in the police force is
collaborating with Cleveland’s notorious mob. While Rollin searches for answers to his partner’s death, he befriends an elusive young Amish woman named Katie and her young son. As Rollin learns about Katie’s past, he’s shocked at the secret Katie is hiding - a secret that has haunted Rollin for eight years.
If you would like to read the first chapter of The Silent Order, go HERE.
The book link is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1609360192
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21 comments:
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posted with review
posted!
This was a completely different spin on Amish books I've read in the past. Loved it from start to finish. My review is posted below:
http://reviewsfromtheheart.blogspot.com/2010/11/silent-order.html
Love and Hugs ~ Kat
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Mine's up with a review (a bit of a mixed review).
Scheduled for Thursday AM, with review. Good book!
Peg
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Posted with short review as I didn't want to give anything away I found it hard to write to much.
I'm up with review
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Posted with review. http://www.daysongreflections.com//?p=6386
Posted with short review.
posted.
I am posting the HTML today at Book Reviews by Molly ...I am currently in the middle of reading this and loving it so far! I will post my review soon when I have it finished this weekend! Thanks!
Posted with review.
Posted. Just started reading it, so will post review later.
Posted at One Small Stone
Great book. Posted my review. Here's the link: http://www.theiemommy.com/2010/11/19/the-silent-order-by-melanie-dobson-book-review/
review posted.. Great book!
posted with review - loved it!
mine went up yesterday, forgot to post.
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