Tamar Myers was born in what was then the Belgian Congo in 1948, where her parents were American-Mennonite missionaries to a tribe of headhunters. She moved to the USA at the age of fifteen. On her mother's side, Tamar is descended from one of the first Amish families to settle in America in 1738. She is the author of more than forty mysteries and many short stories.
Plenty of humor and twists . An entertaining addition to the series * <b>Booklist</b> * Zany . Fans of wackier culinary cozies will have fun * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> * This offbeat cozy, filled with laugh-out-loud humor, is distinguished by its numerous quirky characters, the beautifully described Pennsylvania Dutch setting and culture, and the unlikely but richly evoked Mennonite-Jewish relationship between Magdalena and Gabe * <b>Booklist</b> on <b>Puddin' on the Blitz</b> * Those who like broad humor will best appreciate this one * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>Puddin' on the Blitz</b> * Quirky characters abound in this mystery in which the acerbic, opinionated Magdalena's first-person account drives this at times laugh-out-loud cozy * <b>Booklist</b> on <b>Tea with Jam and Dread</b> * Filled with the author's trademark double entendres and bawdy humor, this tale of deceit, revenge, and murder is sure to please fans of willful, wordy and winsome Magdalena * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>Tea with Jam and Dread</b> * A charming mystery series very much in the vein of Alexander McCall Smith's No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency * <b>Booklist</b> on <b>The Headhunter's Daughter</b> * If you enjoy cozies with unrelenting slapstick humor, the Pennsylvania-Dutch mysteries are your cup of tea * <b>Booklist</b> on <b>Batter Off Dead</b> *