Amanda Flower Reading Order

15 books (2017–2027)

The Amish Candy Shop Mysteries is an ongoing series of cozy mysteries by Amanda Flower featuring candy-themed titles and settings in Amish country. With fourteen books published between 2017 and 2026, the series should be read in publication order beginning with Assaulted Caramel. Each installment combines mystery and suspense with the unique backdrop of an Amish candy shop, making it ideal for readers who enjoy traditional mystery plots set within distinctive cultural communities.

Start with Assaulted Caramel, the first of 14 books in the Amish Candy Shop Mysteries series.

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1	Assaulted Caramel 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Lethal Licorice 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Premeditated Peppermint 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Criminally Cocoa 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Toxic Toffee 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Botched Butterscotch 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Candy Cane Crime 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Marshmallow Malice 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Amish Candy Shop Holidays 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Lemon Drop Dead 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Peanut Butter Panic 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Blueberry Blunder 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Gingerbread Danger 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Truffle Trouble 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Strawberry Scam 2027Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2019–2025)

The Amish Matchmaker Mysteries series by Amanda Flower consists of six books published between 2019 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. This mystery series should be read in publication order, beginning with Matchmaking Can Be Murder and continuing through Newlyweds Can Be Knocked Off. The complete reading sequence includes Matchmaking Can Be Murder, Courting Can Be Killer, Marriage Can Be Mischief, Honeymoons Can Be Hazardous, Dating Can Be Deadly, and Newlyweds Can Be Knocked Off.

Start with Matchmaking Can Be Murder, the first of 6 books in the Amish Matchmaker Mysteries series.

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1	Matchmaking Can Be Murder 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Courting Can Be Killer 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Marriage Can Be Mischief 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Honeymoons Can Be Hazardous 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Dating Can Be Deadly 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Newlyweds Can Be Knocked Off 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2013–2016)

The Amish Quilt Shop Mysteries series by Amanda Flower comprises six mystery novels published between 2013 and 2016. This completed series should be read in publication order, beginning with Murder, Plain and Simple and concluding with Murder, Handcrafted. The mysteries are set within an Amish community and involve a quilt shop setting as the backdrop for investigations and crimes.

Start with Murder, Plain and Simple, the first of 6 books in the Amish Quilt Shop Mysteries series.

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1	Murder, Plain and Simple 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Plainly Murder 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Murder, Served Simply 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Murder, Simply Stitched 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Murder, Plainly Read 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Murder, Handcrafted 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2013–2015)

The Andi Boggs series is a three-book fantasy mystery collection by Amanda Flower, published between 2013 and 2015. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Andi Unexpected, followed by Andi Under Pressure, and concluding with Andi Unstoppable. This finished trilogy offers readers a contained narrative arc across its three installments.

Start with Andi Unexpected and read in order.

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1	Andi Unexpected 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Andi Under Pressure 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Andi Unstoppable 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2012–2014)

The Appleseed Creek series by Amanda Flower consists of four complete mysteries published between 2012 and 2014. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with A Plain Death and continuing through A Plain Disappearance, A Plain Scandal, and A Plain Malice. The series blends mystery and thriller elements with settings rooted in Appalachian culture.

Start with A Plain Death, the first of 4 books in the Appleseed Creek series.

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1	A Plain Death 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Plain Disappearance 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Plain Scandal 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Plain Malice 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2025–2025)

3 books (2022–2025)

Amanda Flower's Emily Dickinson Mystery series blends fantasy and mystery across three books published between 2022 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. The books should be read in publication order: Because I Could Not Stop for Death, I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died, and I Died for Beauty. Each entry builds on the previous, making sequential reading essential for following the developing narrative and character arcs.

Start with Because I Could Not Stop for Death and read in order.

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1	Because I Could Not Stop for Death 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	I Died for Beauty 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2021–2025)

Amanda Flower's Farm To Table Mysteries series comprises five books published between 2021 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Farm to Trouble and continuing through Put Out to Pasture, In Farm's Way, Crime and Cherry Pits, and Natural Barn Killer. This mystery series blends elements of fantasy and thriller genres throughout its installments.

Start with Farm to Trouble, the first of 5 books in the Farm To Table Mysteries series.

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1	Farm to Trouble 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Put Out to Pasture 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	In Farm's Way 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Crime and Cherry Pits 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Natural Barn Killer 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2010–2012)

Amanda Flower's India Hayes series comprises two mystery novels published between 2010 and 2012. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Maid of Murder followed by Murder in a Basket.

Start with Maid of Murder and read in order.

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1	Maid of Murder 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Murder in a Basket 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2024–2025)

Amanda Flower's Katharine Wright Mysteries is an ongoing series that blends fantasy with mystery and thriller elements. The series comprises two books published in 2024 and 2025, with To Slip the Bonds of Earth arriving first followed by Not They Who Soar. Readers should follow publication order to experience the story as intended. The series continues to expand with forthcoming installments.

Start with To Slip the Bonds of Earth and read in order.

3 books (2015–2017)

Amanda Flower's Living History Museum series consists of three standalone mysteries published between 2015 and 2017, with each book centered on a different historical reenactor at a living history museum. The series is complete and should be read in publication order: The Final Reveille, The Final Tap, and The Final Vow. While the books feature separate protagonists and mysteries, reading them sequentially provides the best experience with the museum setting and its various characters.

Start with The Final Reveille and read in order.

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1	The Final Reveille 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Final Tap 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Final Vow 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2018–2020)

The Magic Garden Mystery series by Amanda Flower consists of three complete fantasy mystery novels published between 2018 and 2020. The books should be read in publication order: Death and Daisies, Flowers and Foul Play, and Mums and Mayhem. This trilogy blends mystery and fantasy elements and is best enjoyed from the beginning as events and character development unfold across the three installments.

Start with Death and Daisies and read in order.

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1	Death and Daisies 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Flowers and Foul Play 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Mums and Mayhem 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2016–2022)

The Magical Bookshop Mysteries series by Amanda Flower comprises five books published between 2016 and 2022, combining fantasy and mystery elements. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Crime and Poetry and continuing through Prose and Cons, Murders and Metaphors, Verse and Vengeance, and concluding with Crimes and Covers. This cozy mystery series is ideal for readers who enjoy magical settings paired with crime-solving narratives.

Start with Crime and Poetry, the first of 5 books in the Magical Bookshop Mysteries series.

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1	Crime and Poetry 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Prose and Cons 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Murders and Metaphors 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Verse and Vengeance 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Crimes and Covers 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2022–2025)

The Music and Murder Mystery series is an ongoing collection of four anthology-style books published between 2022 and 2025, with each installment featuring mystery and thriller stories from multiple authors including Amanda Flower and Heather Graham. Begin with Hotel California and proceed through the series in publication order: Thriller, Back in Black, and Bat Out of Hell. Each book brings together different authors to explore the intersection of music and mystery in standalone and interconnected tales.

Start with Hotel California(With: Heather Graham,John Gilstrap,Reed Farrel Coleman,Andrew Child,Don Bruns,Rick Bleiweiss,Jennifer Dornbush), the first of 4 books in the Music and Murder Mystery series.

2 books (2020–2022)

The Piper and Porter Mysteries is a two-book series by Amanda Flower published between 2020 and 2022. Begin with Dead-End Detective, followed by Frozen Detective, as the books should be read in publication order. The series appears to be complete.

Start with Dead-End Detective and read in order.

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1	Dead-End Detective 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Frozen Detective 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible