Vannetta Chapman
Deep Shadows (The Remnant)
By Vannetta Chapman (Harvest House Publishers)
Release date: July 1, 2016
All It Takes Is One Night to Plunge the World into Darkness Life in Abney, Texas, is predictable and safe—until the night a massive solar flare wipes out all modern technology. Shelby Sparks, novelist and single mom, had one goal: to provide for her diabetic son. In the wake of this global disaster, her mission hasn’t changed. Only now, medication is a priceless commodity and the future resembles an apocalyptic nightmare. Max Berkman and Shelby were once sweethearts, but he lost his chance at claiming her love years ago.
Falling to Pieces (A Shipshewana Amish Mystery)
By Vannetta Chapman (Zondervan)
Release date: September 26, 2011
In this first book of a three-book series, author Vannetta Chapman brings a fresh twist to the popular Amish fiction genre. She blends the familiar components consumers love in Amish books?faith, community, simplicity, family?with an innovative who-done-it plot that keeps readers guessing right up to the last stitch in the quilt. When two women?one Amish, one English?each with different motives, join forces to organize a successful on-line quilt auction, neither expects nor wants a friendship. As different as night and day, Deborah and Callie are uneasy partners who simply want to make the best of a temporary situation. But a murder, a surprising prime suspect, a stubborn detective, and the town’s reaction throw the two women together, and they form an unlikely alliance to solve a mystery and catch a killer.
Material Witness (A Shipshewana Amish Mystery)
By Vannetta Chapman (Zondervan)
Release date: July 10, 2018
The Fall Crafters Fair has barely begun in Shipshewana when murder strikes the small town once again—this time on the property of Daisy’s Quilt Shop. It will take all of the sleuthing skills Deborah Yoder and Callie Harper possess to catch the perpetrator. But the stakes are higher than ever before, since the material witness is their best friend’s child. Masked identities, antique quilts with hidden messages, one brave dog, and a possible hidden treasure.
Murder Freshly Baked (An Amish Village Mystery)
By Vannetta Chapman (Zondervan)
Release date: June 9, 2015
When delicious baked goods become lethal, a trail of poetry leads to a sweet-toothed killer. Don’t taste it / Don’t share it /Just throw it away / If you try my bakery pie / You won’t live to see another day. The Amish Artisan Village of Middlebury, Indiana, might be the last place you would ever expect to find a murderer. But Amber has been managing the Village for decades and there’s nothing she hasn’t seen. Or so she thought.
Murder Simply Brewed (An Amish Village Mystery)
By Vannetta Chapman (Zondervan)
Release date: March 25, 2014
When the coffee shop manager is murdered in Middlebury’s Amish Artisan Village, two women from different walks of life must join together to solve the mystery. Spring has arrived in Middlebury, Indiana, and Amber Wright is optimistic about the growing profit from her collection of Amish shops—until she receives a call that Ethan Gray is dead. Hurrying over to A Simple Blend, she finds a solitary hole in the front window and the store manager lying next to the espresso machine, dead from an apparent heart attack. All the money is still in his register. When Amber hires a young Amish woman, Hannah Troyer, to take over the shop’s duties, the two women become fast friends—as well as amateur sleuths.
Murder Tightly Knit (An Amish Village Mystery)
By Vannetta Chapman (Zondervan)
Release date: December 16, 2014
In a town where Amish and Englisch Mingle every day, a grisly murder leads to mutual suspicion. Can Amber and Hannah find the killer before fear unravels the community . and before he strikes again?Even before she heard of Owen Esch’s death, Hannah Troyer knew something was amiss at The Cat’s Meow yarn shop.
Raging Storm (The Remnant)
By Vannetta Chapman (Harvest House Publishers)
Release date: February 1, 2017
In the Darkness, Anarchy Awakens When a massive solar flare wiped out all modern technology across the globe, the small town of Abney, Texas, was thrown into chaos. Shelby Sparks and her teenage son, Carter, have found refuge, but Shelby knows she can’t simply remain hidden. Carter is a type 1 diabetic in need of insulin—and Shelby will risk her life traveling to Austin to make sure he gets it. Shelby’s best friend and high school sweetheart, Max Berkman, won’t even consider letting her make the perilous journey alone. Together, they manage to reach the capital—only to discover that while things are desperate in Abney, Austin has turned into an urban nightmare on the brink of anarchy.
What the Bishop Saw (The Amish Bishop Mysteries)
By Vannetta Chapman (Harvest House Publishers)
Release date: May 1, 2017
Somewhere in the Embers Lies the Truth A fire blazes out of control in the San Luis Valley of Colorado, leaving an elderly Amish bachelor dead. Bishop Henry Lapp rushes to the scene, and he learns the fire was no accident. Someone intended to kill Vernon Frey. But who would want to kill Vernon? Well, practically everyone—Amish and Englisch alike. When the police point the finger at a suspect Henry knows is innocent, the bishop must decide whether or not to use his mysterious, God-given gift—one he’s tried desperately to ignore all these years—to try and set the record straight.
When the Bishop Needs an Alibi (The Amish Bishop Mysteries)
By Vannetta Chapman (Harvest House Publishers)
Release date: September 1, 2017
A Terrible Secret Hides in the Bulrushes Amish bishop Henry Lapp eagerly awaits the annual arrival of 20,000 sandhill cranes to the San Luis Valley of Colorado. But his visit to the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge reveals more than just a miracle of God’s creation. Hidden among the bulrushes and cattails is the deceased body of a young woman. As the local authorities attempt to unravel the mystery, Henry feels God’s calling to use his extraordinary talent to aid in the investigation. His ability to draw from memory in photographic detail could help solve this puzzling case.
Mindy Starns Clark
A Dime a Dozen (The Million Dollar Mysteries)
By Mindy Starns Clark (Harvest House Publishers)
Release date: October 1, 2011
Fast-paced and inspirational, The Million Dollar Mystery series is from bestselling author Mindy Starns Clark. Attorney Callie Webber investigates nonprofit organizations for the J. O. S. H.