Beechdale Road: Where Mercy Is More Powerful Than Murder. A True Story.

by Megan Shertzer, Tim Rogers, Kate Lab (cover_art)

On Sunday, June 21, 2020, eighteen-year-old Linda Stoltzfoos 
of Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, was kidnapped and later murdered
 by Justo Smoker-a member of our family. This book is our attempt to share our story of grief, anger, and pain 
but also of unexplainable grace, kindness, and mercy at the hands 
of the Amish community-of which Linda Stoltzfoos was a part.
 We hope that in sharing our story you can experience what it's like
 when undeserved mercy confronts undeniable evil,
 when kindness upends condemnation,
 when heaven engages hell.

152 pages, Paperback

Published April 11, 2024

Reviews

[Isaac Barrow]

This book hits close to home. I am a good friend of the author, Megan Shertzer. We attended Lancaster Bible College together and share the same tightly-nit friend group. I remember the weight of this tragedy even just as a part of the Lancaster County community. I never asked many direct questions or probed as it was an understandably raw time for Megan and her family.

This book is a gift. It is not only a great representation of the Amish community and their kindness to the world, but also a wonderful reflection of the undeserving and inexplicable grace that God provides.

10/10 recommended.