Order of Amanda Flower Books

Frozen Detective

Dead-End Detective

DeadEnd Detective introduces Darby Piper, a smalltown private investigator with a complicated past. When her business partner is murdered, Darby becomes the prime suspectand her only way to clear her name is to solve the case herself. Flower shifts gears here, delivering a slightly edgier cozy myste...

Andi Unstoppable

Andi Under Pressure

Andi investigates sabotage at a science competition, uncovering hidden rivalries and dangerous secrets. Smart, spunky, and resilient, Andi is the kind of role model young mysterylovers will adore. Flower blends STEM elements with suspense, offering an empowering story that encourages curiosity and b...

Andi Unexpected

After her parents sudden death, twelveyearold Andi Boggs moves to rural Ohio and uncovers a decadesold mystery tied to her family. Flower crafts a moving, ageappropriate story full of adventure, heart, and a surprising depth of emotion. Perfect for younger readers who love a good ghost story wrapped...

Mums and Mayhem

Death and Daisies

Death and Daisies transports readers to Scotland, where florist Fiona Knox tries to escape her chaotic American lifeonly to find herself entangled in another murder. This book weaves light magical realism into the plot, as Fionas flower shop has an unusual and possibly enchanted garden. Flower captu...

Flowers and Foul Play

Natural Barn Killer

Crime and Cherry Pits

In Farm's Way

Shilohs new farm caf should be a fresh startbut murder strikes again when a food critic dies after a tasting event. The tension is sharp, and Shilohs emotional journey continues to ground the story. Themes of loyalty, trust, and the cost of success elevate this beyond a simple whodunit into somethin...

Put Out to Pasture

Shiloh Bellamys plans for a seasonal farm market go up in smoke when a local food competition turns deadly. Old rivalries and hidden grudges bubble to the surface in this tightlywound mystery full of Flowers trademark humor and heart. Shilohs struggle to save her farmand survive her nosy hometownmak...

Farm to Trouble

In Farm to Trouble, Shiloh Bellamy returns home to save her familys farm by turning it into a sustainable, farmtotable business. But plans go haywire when her prospective investor winds up murdered. Flower blends smalltown politics, economic struggles, and generational divides into a whodunit packed...

Murder in a Basket

Murder in a Basket invites readers into the life of India Hayes, an art librarian who has an uncanny knack for stumbling across dead bodies. In this installment, India volunteers at a local art festival, hoping for a fun weekend of crafts and small talk. Instead, she discovers the strangled body of ...

Maid of Murder

A Plain Malice

A Plain Disappearance: An Appleseed Creek Mystery

A Plain Scandal: An Appleseed Creek Mystery

A Plain Death: An Appleseed Creek

In A Plain Death, Flower immerses us in the heart of Amish country, where tradition and murder collide. Chloe Humphrey, a techsavvy outsider, moves to Appleseed Creek for a fresh startonly to be pulled into a hitandrun that leads to a suspicious death. What follows is a beautifully crafted balance b...

The Final Vow

The Final Tap

The Final Reveille

Murder, Handcrafted

Murder, Plainly Read

Murder, Served Simply

Murder, Simply Stitched

Angelas newfound peace unravels when a woman dies at the Rolling Brook Spring Quilt Fair. With gossip swirling and suspicions rising, Angelas detective instinctsand her quilting skillsare put to the ultimate test. Each clue leads deeper into a tightlyknit community with deadly secrets stitched just ...

Murder, Plain and Simple

Angela Braddock inherits an Amish quilt shop in Holmes County, Ohioand a heap of trouble. When a rival is found murdered, Angela must unravel both the stitches of her new life and the secrets hidden within the community. Flower as Alan blends cozy smalltown charm with tense mystery, offering readers...

Crimes and Covers

Verse and Vengeance

Murders and Metaphors

Prose and Cons

In Prose and Cons, Violets life in Cascade Springs is finally finding a rhythmuntil the towns Poetry Reading event ends with murder. When a local historian is killed, clues seem to point toward a secret society tied to Edgar Allan Poe. Amanda Flower steps up the stakes in this second book, adding ev...

Crime and Poetry

Crime and Poetry opens the doors to a world every book lover dreams about a magical bookshop that seems to choose the right books for its customersand sometimes, for solving murders. Violet Waverly rushes home to Cascade Springs when her grandmother calls for help. But by the time she arrives, she d...

Dating Can Be Deadly

Honeymoons Can Be Hazardous

Marriage Can Be Mischief

Marriage Can Be Mischief sees Millie Fisher tangled in another web of deceptionthis time when the body of a woman who fled the Amish life is discovered decades later. As Millie digs into the past, longburied secrets threaten to rock her peaceful community. Flowers portrayal of the Amish is as respec...

Courting Can Be Killer

Courting Can Be Killer features Millie Fisher, an Amish widow turned matchmaker who seems better at solving murders than making marriages. In this hilarious and heartfelt mystery, Millie tries to help a young Amish man find a wife, only for him to turn up dead instead. As she digs for the truth, Mil...

Matchmaking Can Be Murder

Gingerbread Danger

Blueberry Blunder

As Bailey prepares to expand the candy shop with a new kitchen, a construction feud leads to murder. Between permits, inspectors, and bitter rivalries, Baileys dream threatens to collapseand so might her life. Another mouthwatering, highstakes mystery that will leave you craving both sweets and just...

Peanut Butter Panic

Thanksgiving turns deadly when an allergenlaced pie kills a controversial guest at Harvests most important dinner. As tensions rise between Amish and English residents, Bailey has to tread carefully. Flower explores community dynamics beautifully here, creating one of her most layered, compelling my...

Amish Candy Shop Holidays

Lemon Drop Dead

Secrets from the past come to light when a hidden family connection is revealedjust as a beloved community member is murdered. Bailey faces her toughest case yet, with emotional stakes that cut close to home. Flower hits new heights here, blending deep personal revelations with a tangled, gripping m...

Botched Butterscotch

Candy Cane Crime

This shorter story follows Juliet Brodys son, Jethros mom, in a charming side investigation during Christmas. Light, sweet, and packed with Flowers signature wit, its a bitesized treat for fans who cant get enough of Harvests quirky residents.

Marshmallow Malice

Baileys best friend is getting married, but when a drunken wedding crasher accuses the bride of scandaland then winds up deadthe sweet day turns sour. Bailey must untangle layers of deceit to protect her best friends future. The emotional stakes are skyhigh, and the blend of humor, heart, and myster...

Toxic Toffee

When a bunny breeder dies suspiciously right before Easter, Baileys new jobcrafting giant toffee bunniesbecomes a lot less sweet. Flower weaves in Amish traditions, candyshop temptations, and simmering danger into a cozy mystery that still delivers a sharp emotional punch. Baileys emotional growth s...

Criminally Cocoa

Premeditated Peppermint

Christmas in Amish country should be peacefulexcept when Baileys exboyfriend shows up with cameras rolling for a reality TV show. Things go from awkward to awful when a producer is murdered and Bailey becomes entangled in another case. Flower sprinkles holiday magic throughout the story but keeps th...

Lethal Licorice

After the delicious drama of Assaulted Caramel, Bailey King stays in Harvest, Ohiothis time entering a candymaking competition. But when a fellow competitor ends up dead after eating licorice, Bailey becomes the main suspect. The stakes are high and the small towns gossip mill is in full spin. Flowe...

Assaulted Caramel

Assaulted Caramel kicks off Flowers beloved Amish Candy Shop Mystery series with the perfect recipe a big city chocolatier, an unexpected return to her Amish roots, and a murder that threatens everything. When Bailey King comes home to Ohio to visit her ailing Amish grandfather, she never imagines s...