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Amy Pendino

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Fiction, Mystery, Crime

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Tana French, Faith Sullivan, Sarah Stonich, Anne Tyler, Lorna Landvik, ...more

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Amy Pendino lives in the rural Midwest with her spouse, dog, and horses. Author of the multi-award-winning novel "The Witness Tree" and its sequels, her fiction explores small town crime and the behavior of rural citizens with secrets.

She's also written short stories, poetry, and writing tips, published in several anthologies, magazines, and reviews.

For more information, please visit amypendino.com . Thanks! ...more

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Average rating: 4.05 · 250 ratings · 42 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Witness Tree 4.01 avg rating — 205 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wild Horses: A Novel 4.18 avg rating — 34 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Smokescreen: Book 3 in The Witness Tree Series 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Witness Tree: A Novel by Amy Pendino (Goodreads Author), Virtual Voice (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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AMY'S 2025 BOOKS OF THE YEAR

I'm often asked what books I've enjoyed or might recommend to other readers. This year, I kept track of the ones that entertained me (E), kept me thinking past the last page (T), or left questions that I ended up talking...

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Falling Darkness (Izzy Llewellyn Small Town Suspense, #1)

by Zara Evans

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The Girls in Pine Brooke (A Detective Riley Quinn Pine Brooke Mystery Book 1)

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The Likeness (Dublin Murder Squad, #2)

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