P.L. Gaus Books in Order
P.L. Gaus has written 11 books, published between 1999 and 2020. The first book is Blood of the Prodigal (1999) and the newest is English Shade (2020). Publication order is the reading order below. All 11 books listed here are in the Amish-Country Mysteries series, which has its own page: Amish-Country Mysteries books in order.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 1999–2020
- Pages on record
- 488 in 2 of 11 books
P.L. Gaus is the author of the Amish-Country Mysteries, and the catalogue lists 11 books from Blood of the Prodigal (1999) to English Shade (2020). Subject headings name the Amish and Ohio, record Michael Branden as a fictitious character, and add crime, drug traffic, and fathers and sons. For P.L. Gaus books in order, Broken English (2000) and Clouds Without Rain (2001) follow the first title, and later ones include A Prayer for the Night (2006), Harmless as Doves (2011), Whiskers of the Lion (2015) and Stars for Lydia (2019). The list is marked likely complete.
How many P.L. Gaus books are there?
P.L. Gaus has 11 books, released between 1999 and 2020.
P.L. Gaus Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 P.L. Gaus 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.
- 11999–2/4
- 22000–2/4
- 32001–2/4
- 42003–2/4
- 52006–2/4
- 62008–2/4
- 72011–2/4
- 820132402/4
- 920152482/4
- 102019–2/4
- 112020–2/4
P.L. Gaus series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
Do you have to read P.L. Gaus books in order?
You only need to read P.L. Gaus books in order within the Amish-Country Mysteries series, which holds 11 of the 11 P.L. Gaus books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with P.L. Gaus
Start with Blood of the Prodigal (1999), the first Amish-Country Mysteries book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest P.L. Gaus book?
English Shade (2020) is the newest P.L. Gaus book released so far.
Is there a new P.L. Gaus book coming?
No next P.L. Gaus book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
P.L. Gaus at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest P.L. Gaus title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- P.L. Gaus books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 488 pages across the 2 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 244 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most P.L. Gaus books, 5 of 11, were published in the 2000s.
What the P.L. Gaus books are about
7 of the 11 P.L. Gaus books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: amish is tagged on 7 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Amish 7 of 7 books
- Mystery & detective 5 of 7 books
- Ohio 4 of 7 books
- Branden, michael (fictitious character) 3 of 7 books
- Crime 2 of 7 books
- Michael Branden (Fictitious character) 2 of 7 books