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An Amish Candy Shop Mystery (Genre: Cozy Amateur Sleuth Mystery)
1 - Assaulted Caramel (Sep-2017)
2 - Lethal Licorice (Mar-2018)
3 - Premeditated Peppermint (Sep-2018)
3.5 - Criminally Cocoa (Feb-2019)
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An Amish Matchmaker Mystery (Genre: Cozy Mystery)
1 - Matchmaking Can Be Murder (Jan-2020)
2 - Courting Can Be Killer (Dec-2020)
3 - Marriage Can Be Mischief (Dec-2021)
4 - Honeymoons Can Be Hazardous (Jan-2023)
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An Andi Boggs Novel (Genre: Mystery)
1 - Andi Unexpected (Sep-2013)
2 - Andi Under Pressure (Sep-2014)
3 - Andi Unstoppable (Oct-2015)
An Appleseed Creek Mystery (Genre: Christian, Cozy Mystery)
1 - A Plain Death (Jul-2012)
2 - A Plain Scandal (Feb-2013)
3 - A Plain Disappearance (Sep-2013)
4 - A Plain Malice (Sep-2014)
A Cat Rescue Mystery (Genre: Cozy Mystery)
1 - Caturday Crime (Aug-2025)
An Emily Dickinson Mystery (Genre: Amateur Sleuth, Cozy Historical Mystery)
1 - Because I Could Not Stop for Death (Sep-2022)
2 - I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died (Nov-2023)
3 - I Died for Beauty (Mar-2025)
A Farm to Table Mystery (Genre: Cozy Amateur Sleuth Mystery)
1 - Farm to Trouble (Mar-2021)
2 - Put Out to Pasture (Feb-2022)
3 - In Farm's Way (Mar-2023)
4 - Crime and Cherry Pits (Feb-2024)
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The First Ladies' Murder Club Mysteries (Genre: Amateur Sleuth Mystery, Historical)
1 - The First Ladies' Guide to Murder (Nov-2026)
An India Hayes Mystery (Genre: Mystery)
1 - Maid of Murder (Jun-2010)
2 - Murder in a Basket (Feb-2012)
A Living History Museum Mystery (Genre: Cozy Mystery)
1 - The Final Reveille (May-2015)
2 - The Final Tap (May-2016)
3 - The Final Vow (May-2017)
A Magic Garden Mystery (Genre: Cozy Mystery)
1 - Flowers and Foul Play (Apr-2018)
2 - Death and Daisies (Oct-2018)
3 - Mums and Mayhem (Aug-2020)
A Magical Bookshop Mystery (Genre: Cozy Amateur Sleuth Mystery)
1 - Crime and Poetry (Apr-2016)
2 - Prose and Cons (Dec-2016)
3 - Murders and Metaphors (Feb-2019)
4 - Verse and Vengeance (Dec-2019)
More from this series
A Mystery in The First Days of Flight (Genre: Amateur Sleuth, Cozy Historical Mystery)
1 - To Slip the Bonds of Earth (Mar-2024)
2 - Not They Who Soar (May-2025)
A Piper and Porter Mystery (Genre: Cozy Mystery, Private Investigator)
1 - Dead End Detective (Sep-2020)
2 - Frozen Detective (Dec-2022)

Books in Order: 54 titles

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  • Set amid the lavish environs of Gilded Age-era Washington, this dazzling historical mystery series debut features the capital's most influential women as they band together with a common goal -- solving the suspicious murder of the First Lady's young...



  • Combining the sugar rush of candy making with a fascinating look at Amish life, a quirky whodunit, and a sweet romance between chocolatier Bailey King and Sheriff Aiden Brody, Amanda Flower's USA Today bestselling Amish Candy Shop Mysteries...



  • Murder on the farm? It's gravy for the gossip mill!Thanksgiving in Cherry Glen was supposed to be perfect for Shiloh Bellamy. With lingering questions about her grandmother's inheritance finally resolved, Shiloh has reclaimed Bellamy Farm's lost acre...



  • First in a new series from USA Today Bestselling and Agatha Award-winning Author Amanda Flower.Twenty-something Kinley Remington has problems. She's stuck in a dead-end job at the local bank with a terror of a boss, but she's too timid to try to look...



  • The equally brilliant real-life sister of the famous flying Wright Brothers, Katharine Wright, investigates an unsettling death at the 1904 World's Fair in this radiant new historical mystery in USA Today bestselling author Amanda Flower's ...



  • When a blaze takes both a neighbor's home and his life, Emily Dickinson and her maid Willa have a burning desire to crack the case in this new historical mystery from Agatha Award -- winning author Amanda Flower.Amherst, 1857. The Dickinson family br...



  • After two decades as a widow, Millie Fisher, Amish matchmaker, quilter, goat tender, and sleuth is now a 60-something newlywed! But when she adds snowbird to her list amid the chill of an Ohio winter, murder finds a way to follow . . . After years on...



  • For fans of Laura Childs' Tea Shop Mysteries and Ellery Adams'  Culinary Cozy Mysteries, the Ohio-set Amish Candy Shop series combines a fascinating look at Amish life with the fun of candy making, plus the romance between chocolatier Bailey Kin...






  • The Agatha Award-winning mystery inspired by the Wright Brothers' real-life sister! While not as famous as her older siblings Wilbur and Orville, the celebrated inventors of flight, Katharine Wright is equally inventive -- especially when it comes ...



  • A cherry festival. A shocking death. A second chance for a beloved family farm -- if Shiloh Bellamy can keep her name off the suspect list. Shiloh has poured her soul into saving her family's Michigan orchard, so finally landing a booth at the T...



  • When a literary icon stays with the Dickinson family, Emily and her housemaid Willa find themselves embroiled in a shocking murder in this new mystery from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award -- winning author Amanda Flower.August 1856. The Dickin...



  • Set in the fan favorite Amish village of Harvest, Ohio, the latest novel in the USA Today bestselling author's Amish Matchmaker series features the unlikely sleuthing duo of an Amish widow and her zany, oft-divorced English best friend. Will appeal t...



  • For fans of Laura Childs' Tea Shop Mysteries and Ellery Adams'  Culinary Cozy Mysteries, the Amish Candy Shop series combines a fascinating look at Amish life with the fun of candy making and a hint of romance between chocolatier Bailey King and...



  • "An adorable pug and characters you can invest in enliven a very cherry-centric mystery." -- Kirkus ReviewsWhen the biggest catch at the annual Ice Fishing Derby is the body of brewmaster Wallace, Shiloh will have to dig deep to find the truth, ree...



  • Set in the fan favorite Amish village of Harvest, Ohio, the latest novel in USA Today bestselling author Amanda Flower's Amish Matchmaker series brings back the unlikely sleuthing duo of an Amish widow and her zany, thrice divorced best friend. Will ...



  • Murder on the ski slopes. The weapon? A bow and arrow. The suspects? Every guest at the villa.Intrigue, a fake relationship, and humor come together in a Knives Out-style cozy mystery from bestselling author Amanda Flower and Hallmark Publishing.A we...



  • Emily Dickinson and her housemaid, Willa Noble, realize there is nothing poetic about murder in this first book in an all-new series from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award -- winning author Amanda Flower.January 1855 Willa Noble knew it was bad ...



  • Dead by dessert . . . Thanksgiving is Bailey King's busiest holiday weekend. This year promises to be even more hectic, since Bailey's candy shop, Swissmen Sweets, is providing desserts for Harvest, Ohio's first village-wide Thanksgiving celebration....






  • A delightful new cozy mystery from USA Today bestselling author Amanda Flower!There's fowl play afoot on the farmMurder shatters the peace at Bellamy Farm just as autumn and the annual fall festival promises a fresh start for Shiloh Bellamy. When a t...



  • Violet Waverly sleuths a Thoreau-ly puzzling Christmastime murder in Agatha Award-winning, USA Today bestselling author Amanda Flower's fifth Magical Bookshop mystery.Christmas is coming to the Western New York village of Cascade Springs, and so is t...



  • Millie Fisher may be widowed, but she leads a full life in her Amish hometown of Harvest, Ohio. There's her quilting circle, her Boer goats, her gift for matchmaking -- and the occasional murder . . .   Millie is happy that her childhood friend...



  • Murder always leaves a sour taste . . .   Although baby showers aren't an Amish tradition, Bailey King wants to celebrate Emily Keim's forthcoming bundle of joy. It's the least she can do for her hardworking assistant at Swissmen Sweets, especia...



  • From USA Today bestselling author Amanda Flower comes the first in a warm yet twisty cozy mystery series perfect for fans of small-town stories, resilient heroines, and amateur sleuths. Welcome to Cherry Glen -- where the gossip's juicy, the veg...



  • "The Amish Miss Marple strikes again...exciting." -- Kirkus Reviews"Refreshing...Flower combines quirky characters, close-knit community, and first-class sleuthing to great effect. Fans of Amish mysteries will love this." -- Publishers Weekly ...



  • A candy-striped caper . . .  Christmas is coming all too quickly for Harvest, Ohio's famous chocolatier, Bailey King. Thanks to her new cable TV show, her shop has more candy orders than she can handle this holiday season. Fortunately, her belov...



  •  Starred Review on Library Journal! USA Today bestselling author and Agatha Award winner Amanda Flower brings charm and intrigue to her first cozy mystery for Hallmark.Darby Piper is in shock. A seasoned female detective, she worked wi...



  • A famous fiddler has been kilt. A magic garden''s left to wilt. Does Fiona Knox''s father hold the guilt? Will florist Fiona''s blood be spilt? World-famous fiddle player Barley McFee arrives in blustery Bellewick, Aberdeen...



  • Caught in a sticky situation . . . With Juliet Brody and Reverend Brook tying the knot in Ohio's Amish Country's most anticipated nuptials of the year, Bailey King is determined to do everything in her power to make the event a sweet success. Exc...






  • A slice of intrigue. . .    Mother's Day is a sweet and busy time at the candy shop Bailey King runs with her Amish grandmother. This year is extra special, because Bailey's parents are visiting Harvest, Ohio. Bailey's father has rarely ret...



  • Matchmaking can be murder . . . When widowed Millie Fisher moves back to her childhood home of Harvest, Ohio, she notices one thing right away -- the young Amish are bungling their courtships and marrying the wrong people! A quiltmaker by trade,...



  • USA Today bestselling author and Agatha Award winner Amanda Flower turns the charm up to ten in her fourth Magical Bookshop mystery.With the help of Walt Whitman's works, magical bookshop owner Violet Waverly puts her pedal to the metal to sleuth a b...



  • A sweet tooth for murder . . . Bailey King's in New York wrapping up a six-week shoot on her first cable TV show, Bailey's Amish Sweets, when she gets a call from her Ohio town's resident busybody. With Easter around the corner, Bailey's been re...



  • Niagara region booksellers Violet Waverly and Grandma Daisy sleuth the slaying of a sommelier whose book signing turned into her sayonara. January means ice wine season in the Niagara Falls region, but the festivities leave Charming Books owner Vi...



  • Simple treats turn dangerously tricky on the set of an Amish cooking show in this mystery by the Agatha Award-winning author of Assaulted Caramel. For Easter this year, Charlotte Weaver is leaving Amish country with her cousin Bailey on her firs...



  • National bestselling author: Florist Fiona Knox left behind her gloomy life for a magical garden in Scotland, but a murder on her shop's opening day spells doomFiona Knox thought she was pulling her life back together when she inherited her godfather...



  • Someone's sweet on revenge... Christmas is Bailey King's favorite time of year. For her first Yuletide in Harvest, Ohio, the former big-city chocolatier is recreating a cherished holiday treat: peppermint combined with molten white chocolate. But...



  • The first in a "quirky" cozy mystery series "full of magical fun," featuring an enchanted garden in Scotland -- "a delight from start to finish" (Juliet Blackwell, New York Times -- bestselling author). Reeling from the loss of her fiancé and flower...



  • Too many sweets spoil the murder... Harvest, Ohio, is a long way from New York City, where Bailey King left a coveted job as a head chocolatier to take over Swissmen Sweets, her Amish grandparents' candy shop. Now, while caring for her recently w...






  • Sometimes you need a sweet tooth to take a bite out of crime . . . Bailey King is living the sweet life as assistant chocolatier at world-famous JP Chocolates in New York City. But just when Bailey's up for a life-changing promotion, her grandmoth...



  • Summer weddings in Barton Farm's picturesque church are standard procedure for museum director Kelsey Cambridge. At least they were until the Cherry Foundation, which supports the museum, orders Kelsey to host her ex-husband's wedding on Farm grounds...



  • Magic, books, and cats collide in a village near Niagara Falls in the latest mystery from the author of Crime and Poetry... In Cascade Springs, New York, Violet Waverly and her grandma, Daisy, are the proprietors of Charming Books, where the powe...



  • Kelsey Taps for Something Much Deadlier Than Sap March on Barton Farm can only mean one thing: maple sugar season. To combat the winter slump, resilient director Kelsey Cambridge organizes a Maple Sugar Festival, complete with school visits, panca...



  • From Amanda Flower -- who writes the national bestselling Amish Quilt Shop Mysteries as Isabella Alan -- comes the first in the new Magical Bookshop Mystery series. Rushing home to sit by her ailing grandmother's bedside, Violet Waverly is shocked...



  • Andi Boggs and her best friend Colin Carter are at it again in this third book of the Andi Boggs series, Andi Unstoppable, school has begun for the two Killdeer middle schoolers and the science teacher has a great idea! He is an expert birder and wan...



  • As the director of Barton Farm, a living history museum, Kelsey Cambridge is underpaid and underappreciated, but she loves every minute of it. Determined to keep the struggling museum open, she plans to impress Barton Farm's wealthy benefactress, Cyn...



  • Twelve-year-old Andora 'Andi' Boggs and her new best friend Colin Carter couldn't be more excited to attend the prestigious science camp at the local university in Killdeer, Ohio. Unfortunately, Discovery Camp's curriculum appears to include much mor...



  • "Flower has hit it out of the ballpark with this series and continues to amaze with her knowledge of the Amish way of life."- 4 1/2 stars Top Pick RT Book Reviews about A Plain Disappearance The Amish community in Appleseed Creek's new bishop believe...



  • USA Today recently hailed award-nominated author Amanda Flower for A Plain Death, calling it "the first Amish rom-com . . . bring on the next one!" As the enthusiastic reviews continue to mount, she's back with her third Appleseed Creek mystery, A Pl...






  • Twelve-year-old Andora 'Andi' Boggs and her fourteen-year-old sister Bethany move to rural Ohio to live with their eccentric twenty-something aunt after the sudden death of their parents. While dealing with her grief, Andi discovers proof of another ...



  • The people of Appleseed Creek in the heart of Ohio's Amish Country are under attack. Soon after the dust has settled on a buggy accident that turned out to be murder, an unknown assailant begins cutting off the long hair of Amish women and the beards...



  • Welcome to Appleseed Creek, the heart of Ohio's Amish Country, where life is not as serene as it seems. While her Cleveland friends relocated to Southern California and Italy, 24-year-old computer whiz Chloe Humphrey moves with some uncertainty to...



  • She's dressed in pioneer garb and running a face-painting booth -- not exactly college librarian India Hayes's ideal way to display her artistic skill. Still, working her town's Founder's Festival beats getting grief from her officious committee-runn...



  • India Hayes, a college librarian and reluctant bridesmaid, is thrown into the role of amateur sleuth as she hunts down the person who murdered her childhood friend and framed her brother for the crime. ...


Award-Winning Books by Amanda Flower

Andi Unstoppable
2015 Agatha Award -- Children/Young Adult
Because I Could Not Stop for Death
2022 Agatha Award -- Historical Novel


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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Amanda Flower has published 54 books.

The next book by Amanda Flower, Apple Cornered, will be published in February 2027.

The first book by Amanda Flower, Maid of Murder, was published in June 2010.

Yes. Amanda Flower has 14 series.