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Amanda Flower Books in Order

Amanda Flower has written 54 books, published between 2010 and 2026. The first book is Maid of Murder (2010) and the newest is Truffle Trouble (2026). One more title is announced: Strawberry Scam (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
54 + 1 announced
Published
2010–2026
Confirmed
55 of 55 titles
Pages on record
6,719 in 22 of 55 books
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Amanda Flower, born January 23, 1980, in Akron, Ohio, is an American mystery novelist who also writes as Isabella Alan, for both adults and children. Maid of Murder (2010) opens a catalogue of 55 books that reaches Truffle Trouble in 2026, with Strawberry Scam due in 2027. Andi Unstoppable won the 2015 Agatha Award for Children's/Young Adult Book, and Maid of Murder, Andi Unexpected and Andi Under Pressure earned Agatha nominations. Series include Amish Candy Shop Mysteries, Amish Matchmaker Mysteries, Magical Bookshop Mysteries, Farm To Table Mysteries and Katharine Wright Mysteries, and cozy and amateur-sleuth mysteries figure in the subjects.

How many Amanda Flower books are there?

Amanda Flower has 54 published books, released between 2010 and 2026. They include 12 separate series. One more, Strawberry Scam (2027), is announced.

Amanda Flower Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 55 Amanda Flower books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Maid of Murder by Amanda Flower, book 1 of the India Hayes series (2010)
  2. Cover of A Plain Death by Amanda Flower, book 1 of the Appleseed Creek series (2012)
  3. Cover of Murder in a Basket by Amanda Flower, book 2 of the India Hayes series (2012)
  4. Cover of Andi Unexpected by Amanda Flower, book 1 of the Andi Boggs series (2013)
  5. Cover of A Plain Scandal by Amanda Flower, book 2 of the Appleseed Creek series (2013)
  6. Cover of A Plain Disappearance by Amanda Flower, book 3 of the Appleseed Creek series (2013)
  7. Cover of Andi Under Pressure by Amanda Flower, book 2 of the Andi Boggs series (2014)
  8. Cover of A Plain Malice by Amanda Flower, book 4 of the Appleseed Creek series (2014)
  9. Cover of The Final Reveille by Amanda Flower, book 1 of the Living History Museum series (2015)
  10. Cover of Andi Unstoppable by Amanda Flower, book 3 of the Andi Boggs series (2015)
  11. Cover of Crime and Poetry by Amanda Flower, book 1 of the Magical Bookshop Mysteries series (2016)
  12. Cover of The Final Tap by Amanda Flower, book 2 of the Living History Museum series (2016)
  13. Cover of Assaulted Caramel by Amanda Flower, book 1 of the Amish Candy Shop Mysteries series (2017)
  14. Cover of The Final Vow by Amanda Flower, book 3 of the Living History Museum series (2017)
  15. Cover of Flowers and Foul Play by Amanda Flower, book 1 of the Magic Garden Mystery series (2018)
  16. Cover of Death and Daisies by Amanda Flower, book 2 of the Magic Garden Mystery series (2018)
  17. Cover of Premeditated Peppermint by Amanda Flower, book 3 of the Amish Candy Shop Mysteries series (2018)
  18. Cover of Matchmaking Can Be Murder by Amanda Flower, book 1 of the Amish Matchmaker Mysteries series (2019)
  19. Cover of Murders and Metaphors by Amanda Flower, book 3 of the Magical Bookshop Mysteries series (2019)
  20. Cover of Toxic Toffee by Amanda Flower, book 4 of the Amish Candy Shop Mysteries series (2019)
  21. Cover of Verse and Vengeance by Amanda Flower, book 4 of the Magical Bookshop Mysteries series (2019)
  22. Cover of Dead-End Detective by Amanda Flower, book 1 of the Piper and Porter Mysteries series (2020)
  23. Cover of Courting Can Be Killer by Amanda Flower, book 2 of the Amish Matchmaker Mysteries series (2020)
  24. Cover of Mums and Mayhem by Amanda Flower, book 3 of the Magic Garden Mystery series (2020)
  1. 1
    Maid of MurderIndia Hayes #12010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
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  2. 2
    A Plain DeathAppleseed Creek #12012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  3. 3
    Murder in a BasketIndia Hayes #22012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  4. 4
    Andi UnexpectedAndi Boggs #12013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  5. 5
    Plainly MurderAmish Quilt Shop Mysteries #12013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  6. 6
    A Plain ScandalAppleseed Creek #22013 · 324 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013324
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  7. 7
    A Plain DisappearanceAppleseed Creek #32013 · 326 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013326
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  8. 8
    Andi Under PressureAndi Boggs #22014 · 176 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014176
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  9. 9
    A Plain MaliceAppleseed Creek #42014 · 366 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014366
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  10. 10
    The Final ReveilleLiving History Museum #12015 · 327 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015327
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  11. 11
    Andi UnstoppableAndi Boggs #32015 · 174 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015174
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  12. 12
    Crime and PoetryMagical Bookshop Mysteries #12016 · 355 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016355
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  13. 13
    Prose and ConsMagical Bookshop Mysteries #22016 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016352
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  14. 14
    The Final TapLiving History Museum #22016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
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  15. 15
    Assaulted CaramelAmish Candy Shop Mysteries #12017 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017304
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  16. 16
    The Final VowLiving History Museum #32017 · 274 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017274
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  17. 17
    Flowers and Foul PlayMagic Garden Mystery #12018 · 312 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018312
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  18. 18
    Death and DaisiesMagic Garden Mystery #22018 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018336
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  19. 19
    Lethal LicoriceAmish Candy Shop Mysteries #22018 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018304
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  20. 20
    Premeditated PeppermintAmish Candy Shop Mysteries #32018 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018304
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  21. 21
    Matchmaking Can Be MurderAmish Matchmaker Mysteries #12019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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  22. 22
    Murders and MetaphorsMagical Bookshop Mysteries #32019 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019320
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  23. 23
    Toxic ToffeeAmish Candy Shop Mysteries #42019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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  24. 24
    Verse and VengeanceMagical Bookshop Mysteries #42019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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  25. 25
    Criminally CocoaAmish Candy Shop Mysteries #52019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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  26. 26
    Dead-End DetectivePiper and Porter Mysteries #12020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
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  27. 27
    Courting Can Be KillerAmish Matchmaker Mysteries #22020 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020304
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  28. 28
    Mums and MayhemMagic Garden Mystery #32020 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020336
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  29. 29
    Marshmallow MaliceAmish Candy Shop Mysteries #62020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
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  30. 30
    Botched ButterscotchAmish Candy Shop Mysteries #72020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
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Amanda Flower characters in order

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Amanda Flower books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Amish Candy Shop Mysteries in order

15 books
  1. 1. Assaulted Caramel
  2. 2. Lethal Licorice
  3. 3. Premeditated Peppermint
  4. 4. Toxic Toffee
  5. 5. Criminally Cocoa
  6. 6. Marshmallow Malice
  7. 7. Botched Butterscotch
  8. 8. Candy Cane Crime
  9. 9. Lemon Drop Dead
  10. 10. Amish Candy Shop Holidays
  11. 11. Peanut Butter Panic
  12. 12. Blueberry Blunder
  13. and 3 more in the table above

Amish Matchmaker Mysteries in order

6 books
  1. 1. Matchmaking Can Be Murder
  2. 2. Courting Can Be Killer
  3. 3. Marriage Can Be Mischief
  4. 4. Honeymoons Can Be Hazardous
  5. 5. Dating Can Be Deadly
  6. 6. Newlyweds Can Be Knocked Off

Magical Bookshop Mysteries in order

5 books
  1. 1. Crime and Poetry
  2. 2. Prose and Cons
  3. 3. Murders and Metaphors
  4. 4. Verse and Vengeance
  5. 5. Crimes and Covers

Farm To Table Mysteries in order

5 books
  1. 1. Farm to Trouble
  2. 2. Put Out to Pasture
  3. 3. In Farm's Way
  4. 4. Crime and Cherry Pits
  5. 5. Natural Barn Killer

Appleseed Creek in order

4 books
  1. 1. A Plain Death
  2. 2. A Plain Scandal
  3. 3. A Plain Disappearance
  4. 4. A Plain Malice

Andi Boggs in order

3 books
  1. 1. Andi Unexpected
  2. 2. Andi Under Pressure
  3. 3. Andi Unstoppable

Living History Museum in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Final Reveille
  2. 2. The Final Tap
  3. 3. The Final Vow

Magic Garden Mystery in order

3 books
  1. 1. Flowers and Foul Play
  2. 2. Death and Daisies
  3. 3. Mums and Mayhem

Emily Dickinson Mystery in order

3 books
  1. 1. Because I Could Not Stop for Death
  2. 2. I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died
  3. 3. I Died for Beauty

India Hayes in order

2 books
  1. 1. Maid of Murder
  2. 2. Murder in a Basket

Piper and Porter Mysteries in order

2 books
  1. 1. Dead-End Detective
  2. 2. Frozen Detective

Katharine Wright Mysteries in order

2 books
  1. 1. To Slip the Bonds of Earth
  2. 2. Not They Who Soar

Amish Quilt Shop Mysteries in order

1 book
  1. 1. Plainly Murder

Cat Rescue Mystery in order

1 book
  1. 1. Caturday Crime

Do you have to read Amanda Flower books in order?

You only need to read Amanda Flower books in order within each series: the books listed here span 12 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Amanda Flower

Start with Assaulted Caramel (2017), the first Amish Candy Shop Mystery book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Maid of Murder (2010).

What is the newest Amanda Flower book?

Truffle Trouble (2026) is the newest Amanda Flower book released so far.

Is there a new Amanda Flower book coming?

Yes. Strawberry Scam (2027) is the next Amanda Flower book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Amanda Flower at a glance

Still publishing
Amanda Flower is still publishing. Strawberry Scam is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Amanda Flower books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
6,719 pages across the 22 of 55 books with a recorded length, a median of 312 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Amanda Flower books, 29 of 55, were published in the 2020s.

What the Amanda Flower books are about

29 of the 55 Amanda Flower books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 12 of 29. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.