Great characters, picture perfect setting, and a mystery that keeps you interested, this novel has it all. Undaunted, Chloe sets to solve the mystery surrounding damage to Amish property and the death of a beloved Bishop, while becoming more and more involved with Timothy, Becky’s brother.Ī Plain Death combines several genres - Amish, cozy mystery, and Christian fiction - to create a very satisfying read. Her determination to enter the Amish community is met with a mixture of welcome and hostility. Before she even reaches the rural community of Appleseed Creek she rescues young Amish woman, Becky Troyer, from two local thugs. The decision was hard - all the books nominated were excellent! Here are some of my thoughts on this novel.Ĭhloe is off to her first real job as the tech director of a small college in the heart of Ohio Amish country. It was my very great honor and pleasure to serve as a judge in this category. She also writes mysteries as Isabella Alan.Ī Plain Deathwas on the shortlist of books nominated for the mystery/thriller category of the Inspy Awards.

Amanda is an academic librarian for a small college near Cleveland. Her debut mystery, Maid of Murder, was an Agatha Award Nominee for Best First Novel. She knew at that moment she’d found her calling of making people laugh with her words. With God’s help, they’ll solve the mystery that’s rocking this small community.Īmanda Flower, an Agatha-nominated mystery author, started her writing career in elementary school when she read a story she wrote to her sixth grade class and had the class in stitches with her description of being stuck on the top of a Ferris wheel. Becky’s handsome Amish-turned-Mennonite brother, Timothy, a local carpenter, comes in handy along the way. Now, Chloe must take on the role of amateur sleuth to discover who the real intended victim was before the murderer makes a second attempt.

But what looks like an accident is soon labeled murder when police discover the car’s cut brake line. While driving Chloe’s car, Becky collides with a buggy, killing an Amish elder. Her first acquaintance is Becky, an ex-Amish teenager looking for a new home. While her Cleveland friends relocated to Southern California and Italy, 24-year-old computer whiz Chloe Humphrey moves with some uncertainty to Appleseed Creek to direct technology services at a nearby college. Welcome to Appleseed Creek, the heart of Ohio’s Amish Country, where life is not as serene as it seems.

A Plain Death by Amanda Flower