As the investigation into the murder of Perry Borntrager, an Amish lad, continues, Deputy Sheriff Mose Kramer and his detective friend, Luke Reynolds, don't like where things are pointing. While the Amish community members in Crittenden County, Kentucky have opened up a little to Luke as he tries to solve this crime, he knows more secrets are still being kept behind closed lips. Perry hadsgotten into some bad ways and had been dealing drugs shortly before his death, but his death and its impact have devastated his family. His sister, Deborah, has to carry the burden as her mother just can't get over her grief and her father is filled with anger.

Seeking to get away from the bleakness of her home and to get some money for a little independence, Deborah decides to get a job. She is prepared to do anything, but none could be found, except at Schrock's Variety Store. Jacob's parents run the store and when they were young, Perry and Jacob had been the best of friends. But now, is it possible...is he really the prime suspect in the murder investigation? What has happened?

Meanwhile, life goes on. Frannie, the owner of the Bed and Breakfast, and Luke are now as sweet on each other as Frannie's famous desserts. One of Perry's Englischer friends, Walker Anderson, is now going out with Lydia, an Amish girl and Perry's former girlfriend, after they had re-connected with each other during the investigation. They have their own tough decisions to make as Amish women can only be married to others of their own faith or they will be shunned. What will they do?

FOUND is the third and final book in Shelley Shepard Gray's latest series, The Secrets of Crittenden County,/i>. While it can be read as a standalone, it is best read as part of the series for the full richness of the relationships and background situations. As in her other two books, Missing and The Search, the author continues to interweave a number of interconnected stories and relationships with an intriguing plot, a murder investigation, and moral dilemmas against a backdrop tapestry of Amish ways of life and their belief in God and mercy. Fans, new and existing, will not be disappointed!