Plain Truth A Novel

The peace of an Amish community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is shattered when a dead infant is discovered in the barn of a local farmer. The subsequent police investigation leads to the arrest of the baby's mother, eighteen-year-old, unmarried Amish woman Katie Fisher, on the charge of murder. Katie denies the pregnancy and the murder. Her case attracts the attention of distant relative Ellie Hathaway, a high-profile defense attorney from Philadelphia. Reluctantly, Ellie agrees to defend Katie, and as part of the bail conditions, she must live on the Amish farm for the duration of the pre-trial hearing. Ellie finds herself caught in a clash of cultures, struggling to understand a community whose channels of justice are vastly different from her own. As she works to uncover the truth—including whether the baby died of natural causes or was suffocated—Ellie must navigate the bonds of faith, the complexities of motherhood, and her own deepest fears and desires.

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