The Witnesses

Who is responsible for setting the barn fires that continue to keep the Amish of eastern Lancaster County Pennsylvania on edge Who is responsible for seeing that they are stoppedIn this third and final novel in the Lancaster Burning series author Linda Byler takes us inside the home of Davey Beiler the leader of this Amish district He clearly feels the heat in more ways than one Some of the younger members of his church are ready to testify against the man who has allegedly started atleast several of the fires Davey counsels patience and forgivenessBut when Sarah Daveys daughter spots flames late one night in the widow Lydias barn Sarah refuses to let the fire win She gets the horses out just in time but not before a beam explodes overhead knocking her to the ground as the barn rages in flames all around her In that moment Sarahs life turned darker than black Gone were her lovely good looks her life as a teacher and perhaps the attention of the two young men who had been so drawn to herNo one suffers more torment than Davey who wonders if he was really responsible for Sarahs accident If he had agreed to have police guard the Amish farms as some wanted Sarah would not have been hurtThe Amish may be peace-loving but they are not without their tensions Author Byler who is herself a member of the Amish writes a tautly told story full of dark fears difficult dilemmas and deep love.