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Book 1 of the Amish-Country Mysteries

In the wooded Amish hill country, a professor at a small college, a local pastor, and the county sheriff are the only ones among the mainstream, or "English," who possess the instincts and skills to work the cases that impact all county residents, no matter their code of conduct or religious creed.

When an Amish...

"As the widow of a revered Millersburg College alumnus and one of the school's biggest donors, Juliet Favor has immense wealth that empowers her acquisition of whatever, and whomever, she wants. So when Juliet is murdered the night before she is slated to sign a new will-one that would prove unfavourable to both the college and her two children, Sonny and Sally-Sheriff Bruce Robertson faces no shortage of suspects. Professor Michael Branden and Pastor...

Book 6 of the Amish-Country Mysteries

Enos Erb, an Amish man, claims that his brother,-benny,-a dwarf like himself- has been murdered. Upon investigation, links to a controversial genetics study examining the effects of inbreeding within the Amish community are uncovered-a study in which both Enos and benny had participated.

In this first book of a three-book series, author Vannetta Chapman brings a fresh twist to the popular Amish fiction genre. She blends the familiar components consumers love in Amish books-faith, community, simplicity, family-with an innovative who-done-it plot that keeps readers guessing right up to the last stitch in the quilt. When two women-one Amish, one English-each with different motives, join forces to organize a successful on-line quilt auction,...

The simple life gets complicated when death comes calling in the first novel in the national bestselling Amish Mystery series. Claire Weatherly has fled a high-stress lifestyle for a slower pace-in Amish country: Heavenly, Pennsylvania. She only planned a short visit but instead found herself opening an Amish specialty shop, Heavenly Treasures, and settling in. Claire loves her new home, and she's slowly making friends among the locals, including...

There's more to the quaint northern Indiana town of Shipshewana than handcrafted quilts, Amish-made furniture, immaculate farms and close-knit families. When a dead girl is found floating in a local pond, murder is afoot, and Reuben, brother of Deborah's best friend's fiancé, is in jail! Reuben refuses to divulge any information, even to clear himself of a crime Deborah is certain he couldn't possibly have committed. With her English friend, Callie--fellow...

When a man winds up dead in her Uncle Aaron's cow pasture, former Amish woman Rachel Mast returns to her Amish community to help her uncle prove his innocence.

When a local Amish man is found dead, the Middlebury Amish Artisan Village comes under suspicion. Two amateur sleuths--one Amish, one English--will have to work quickly to keep fear from dividing their community.

"When delicious baked goods become lethal, it's time to find a killer in this Amish Village Mystery"--

In Middlebury's Amish Artisan Village, murder is the last thing anyone expects. Can Amber and Hannah find these killers before fear unravels the community . . . or they strike again? Murder Simply Brewed: Amber Wright is optimistic about the growing profit from her collection of Amish shops in Middlebury, Indiana-until she receives a call that Ethan Gray is dead. Hurrying over to A Simple Blend, she finds a solitary hole in the front window and the...