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Amish-Country Mysteries Books in Order

Amish-Country Mysteries by P.L. Gaus contains 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.

Books
11
Published
1999–2020
Pages on record
488 in 2 of 11 books
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Amish-Country Mysteries is P.L. Gaus's 11-book mystery series, published between 1999 and 2020. Blood of the Prodigal (1999) opens the series, followed by Broken English (2000), Clouds Without Rain (2001) and Cast a Blue Shadow (2003). Subject headings name Michael Branden as a fictitious character and list the Amish, Ohio, fathers and sons, and drug traffic. Harmless as Doves (2011) and Stars for Lydia (2019) are later books. English Shade (2020) is the newest title.

How many Amish-Country Mysteries books are there?

Amish-Country Mysteries has 11 books, released between 1999 and 2020.

Amish-Country Mysteries Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Amish-Country Mysteries 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 Blood of the Prodigal by P.L. Gaus, book 1 of the Amish-Country Mysteries series (1999)
  2. Cover of Broken English by P.L. Gaus, book 2 of the Amish-Country Mysteries series (2000)
  3. Cover of Clouds Without Rain by P.L. Gaus, book 3 of the Amish-Country Mysteries series (2001)
  4. Cover of Cast a Blue Shadow by P.L. Gaus, book 4 of the Amish-Country Mysteries series (2003)
  5. Cover of A Prayer for the Night by P.L. Gaus, book 5 of the Amish-Country Mysteries series (2006)
  6. Cover of Separate from the World by P.L. Gaus, book 6 of the Amish-Country Mysteries series (2008)
  7. Cover of Harmless as Doves by P.L. Gaus, book 7 of the Amish-Country Mysteries series (2011)
  8. Cover of The Names of Our Tears by P.L. Gaus, book 8 of the Amish-Country Mysteries series (2013)
  9. Cover of Whiskers of the Lion by P.L. Gaus, book 9 of the Amish-Country Mysteries series (2015)
  1. 1
    Blood of the Prodigal1999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
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  2. 2
    Broken English2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  3. 3
    Clouds Without Rain2001 · confirmed 2/4
    2001–
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  4. 4
    Cast a Blue Shadow2003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  5. 5
    A Prayer for the Night2006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006–
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  6. 6
    Separate from the World2008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Harmless as Doves2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    The Names of Our Tears2013 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013240
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Whiskers of the Lion2015 · 248 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015248
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  10. 10
    Stars for Lydia2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  11. 11
    English Shade2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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Is there a chronological order for Amish-Country Mysteries?

No separate chronological order is on record for Amish-Country Mysteries, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Amish-Country Mysteries books in order?

You should read the Amish-Country Mysteries books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Amish-Country Mysteries book also stands alone.

Where to start with Amish-Country Mysteries

Start with Blood of the Prodigal (1999), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Amish-Country Mysteries book?

English Shade (2020) is the newest Amish-Country Mysteries book released so far.

Is there a new Amish-Country Mysteries book coming?

No next Amish-Country Mysteries book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Amish-Country Mysteries at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Amish-Country Mysteries title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Amish-Country Mysteries 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 Amish-Country Mysteries books, 5 of 11, were published in the 2000s.

What the Amish-Country Mysteries books are about

7 of the 11 Amish-Country Mysteries 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

More books by P.L. Gaus

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.