Quaker Testimony (An Elizabeth Elliot Mystery)

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Summary: Mystery for Serious Believers
Review: I love reading mysteries, but am often troubled by the situations and the content. I stumbled on Irene Allen's book, Quaker Testimony, at MacIntyre's Fine Books and Bookends at the Village of Fearrington, near Chapel Hill, NC (a wonderful bookstore, by the way). This book tells a good story, reveals some very interesting and very deep characters, and touches on some extremely important issues for our time -- like the place of faith in our lives, the importance and role of faith communities, and the need to accept our brothers and sisters in faith at their word and support their convictions, even when we don't always share them ourselves. The main character, Elisabeth Elliot, is the Clerk of the Quaker Meeting in Cambridge, MA. She is in her 60s, a widow, and a very thoughtful, caring, yet sober and "good" character, in every sense of the word. She has strong convictions and isn't timid about sharing them when necessary. But she does so in a sensitive and compassionate way, with very positive results. I hope this books finds a wide readership among people who enjoy a good mystery but who can't stomach the harshness of writers like Patricia Cornwell all the time.

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Summary: I am a Quaker
Review: One of the things I like about the Society of Friends is that no one can claim to speak for it, and that includes me. However, I have found all this author's works to be different from any Quakerism I've experienced. It's possible that she's speaking from real experiences that I don't share, but I wince to think that we're being encountered through these books by people who will never encounter us in any other way.

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Summary: A great mystery with morals!
Review: This is the 3rd Quaker Mystery that I have read by Irene Allen! It is a wonderful book dealing with real life Quaker issues! I felt it was a refreshing twist on your typical mystery. I am looking forward to reading her next one - Quaker Indictment. I am Quaker and the religious aspects of the book are true to the religion! It also was a fun book to read!! I hope others will read Irene Allens Quaker Mysteries!