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Amish Country Justice Books in Order

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See the Amish Country Justice books by Dana R Lynn in order, with short summaries, series background, and tips on where to start this long-running suspense series.

Last updated: July 12, 2026

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Amish Country Justice books in publication order

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20 books

1

Amish Christmas Abduction

by Dana R Lynn

2017

Irene Martello glimpses something she should not and barely survives being run off the road. With an Amish toddler in the backseat and a kidnapping ring on her trail, she must rely on Police Chief Paul Kennedy.

2

Plain Retribution

by Dana R Lynn

2017

A decade after escaping a brutal kidnapping, Rebecca Miller is targeted again by someone tied to the past. Deaf since birth, she can communicate with officer Miles Olsen, but trusting him may be as risky as facing the killer.

3

Plain Target

by Dana R Lynn

2017

Horse trainer Jess McGrath is desperate to clear her brother's name, but every answer brings more danger. Paramedic Seth Travis, once tied to her worst memories, becomes her best hope when they take refuge in Amish country.

4

Amish Christmas Emergency

by Dana R Lynn

2018

Nurse Alexa Grant thinks Amish country will keep her safe from a stalker. Instead the threats grow worse, and officer Gavin Jackson may be the only one who can stop a killer before Christmas turns deadly.

5

Amish Country Ambush

by Dana R Lynn

2018

After her brother-in-law invades her home, Elise St. Clair learns her young nephew has been hidden in Amish country. To get him back and stay alive, she will have to trust officer Ryan Parker with more than just the case.

6

Guarding the Amish Midwife

by Dana R Lynn

2019

Amish midwife Lizzy Miller witnesses her driver's murder on the way to deliver a baby. With nowhere else to turn, she relies on former Amish officer Isaac Yoder to keep her hidden and alive.

7

Hidden in Amish Country

by Dana R Lynn

2019

Sadie Standings wakes with a target on her back and no memory of why. Amish widower Ben Mast offers her refuge, but unless Sadie uncovers the truth about her past, neither of them will be safe.

8

Deadly Amish Reunion

by Dana R Lynn

2020

Jennie Beiler thought her husband was dead until he saves her from an attacker. Now Luke, back in Amish country and suffering amnesia, must protect Jennie and their son from the people who still want her dead.

9

Plain Refuge

by Dana R Lynn

2020

Sophie Larson overhears an illegal weapons deal and becomes a target of her own criminal uncle. Undercover cop Aiden Forster hides Sophie and her deaf sister in Amish country, but a mole inside the police force keeps danger close.

10

Amish Christmas Escape

by Dana R Lynn

2021

After witnessing her sister's murder, Christy O'Malley runs to Amish country and the husband she left behind. Sam Burkholder will protect Christy and the daughter he never knew existed, if danger and old hurt do not tear them apart first.

11

Amish Country Threats

by Dana R Lynn

2021

Lilah Schwartz starts digging into her brother's death and nearly pays with her life. Hidden by former soldier Levi Burkholder, she must find the evidence her brother left behind before the sniper gets another shot.

12

Covert Amish Investigation

by Dana R Lynn

2021

Officer Kate Bontrager returns undercover to her Amish hometown when a woman in witness protection vanishes. Working with former love Abram Burkholder means facing old wounds while a killer closes in.

13

Amish Cradle Conspiracy

by Dana R Lynn

2022

After an abducted Amish mother and toddler are found, Sergeant Nicole Dawson becomes the kidnapper's next target. With FBI agent and ex-fiance Jack Quinn, she races to expose a baby-trafficking ring before another child disappears.

14

Crime Scene Witness

by Dana R Lynn

2023

Crime scene cleaner Lissa Page finds a clue at a murder scene and immediately becomes a target. Deputy US Marshal Micah Bender hides her in the Amish community he left behind, hoping it will buy time to catch the killer.

15

Her Secret Amish Past

by Dana R Lynn

2023

Josslyn Graham learns her life is built on lies when her mother is shot while they flee armed attackers. With only an old doll as a clue, she and Sergeant Steve Beck must uncover her true identity before a criminal ring silences her.

16

Hidden Amish Target

by Dana R Lynn

2023

Molly Schultz witnesses a murder and finds herself hunted by a gunman bent on silence. Family friend Zeke Bender helps her flee, but someone inside her Amish community may be working for the killer.

17

Hunted at Christmas

by Dana R Lynn

2023

Single mother Addison Johnson learns a hit man is after her and that a bounty hunter has been tracking her. Isaiah Bender becomes her unlikely protector when they hide with her young son in Amish country.

18

Amish Witness to Murder

by Dana R Lynn

2024

Beth Troyer watches her father die in a burning barn and barely escapes with her life. Temporarily blind, she must depend on Gideon Bender while a relentless killer tries to finish the job.

19

Protecting the Amish Child

by Dana R Lynn

2024

Francesca Brown stumbles onto a dead body and an autistic Amish boy hiding nearby. With FBI agent Tanner Hall, she must protect a child witness and untangle a conspiracy before the murderer strikes again.

20

Hunting the Amish Witness

by Dana R Lynn

2025

Miriam Troyer finds her best friend dead and realizes the killer is the same man who murdered her husband. After an attack steals her memory, Caleb Schultz must protect Miriam and her baby before the truth dies with her.

Amish Country Justice books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Plain Target"

    Plain Target

    by Dana R Lynn

    2017Amish Country Justice, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Plain Retribution"

    Plain Retribution

    by Dana R Lynn

    2017Amish Country Justice, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Amish Christmas Abduction"

    Amish Christmas Abduction

    by Dana R Lynn

    2017Amish Country Justice, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Amish Country Ambush"

    Amish Country Ambush

    by Dana R Lynn

    2018Amish Country Justice, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Amish Christmas Emergency"

    Amish Christmas Emergency

    by Dana R Lynn

    2018Amish Country Justice, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Guarding the Amish Midwife"

    Guarding the Amish Midwife

    by Dana R Lynn

    2019Amish Country Justice, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Hidden in Amish Country"

    Hidden in Amish Country

    by Dana R Lynn

    2019Amish Country Justice, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "Plain Refuge"

    Plain Refuge

    by Dana R Lynn

    2020Amish Country Justice, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "Deadly Amish Reunion"

    Deadly Amish Reunion

    by Dana R Lynn

    2020Amish Country Justice, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "Amish Country Threats"

    Amish Country Threats

    by Dana R Lynn

    2021Amish Country Justice, Book 10
  11. Book cover for "Covert Amish Investigation"

    Covert Amish Investigation

    by Dana R Lynn

    2021Amish Country Justice, Book 11
  12. Book cover for "Amish Christmas Escape"

    Amish Christmas Escape

    by Dana R Lynn

    2021Amish Country Justice, Book 12
  13. Book cover for "Amish Cradle Conspiracy"

    Amish Cradle Conspiracy

    by Dana R Lynn

    2022Amish Country Justice, Book 13
  14. Book cover for "Her Secret Amish Past"

    Her Secret Amish Past

    by Dana R Lynn

    2023Amish Country Justice, Book 14
  15. Book cover for "Crime Scene Witness"

    Crime Scene Witness

    by Dana R Lynn

    2023Amish Country Justice, Book 15
  16. Book cover for "Hidden Amish Target"

    Hidden Amish Target

    by Dana R Lynn

    2023Amish Country Justice, Book 16
  17. Book cover for "Hunted at Christmas"

    Hunted at Christmas

    by Dana R Lynn

    2023Amish Country Justice, Book 17
  18. Book cover for "Amish Witness to Murder"

    Amish Witness to Murder

    by Dana R Lynn

    2024Amish Country Justice, Book 18
  19. Book cover for "Protecting the Amish Child"

    Protecting the Amish Child

    by Dana R Lynn

    2024Amish Country Justice, Book 19
  20. Book cover for "Hunting the Amish Witness"

    Hunting the Amish Witness

    by Dana R Lynn

    2025Amish Country Justice, Book 20

Series background & context

Amish Country Justice is the series most readers connect with Dana R Lynn first, and it shows why her mix of danger and heart works so well. These are contemporary romantic suspense novels set in and around Amish communities, where each book follows a new couple facing a fresh threat. Some leads are Amish. Some left the Amish world behind. Others are police officers, marshals, bounty hunters, nurses, or witnesses who suddenly need a place to disappear.

The stories move fast.

One book might start with a murder on a farm road, another with an abduction, a stalker, a missing child, or a woman who cannot remember why someone wants her dead. The main tension usually comes from two problems at once. First, the characters have to survive. Second, they have to decide whether they can trust each other long enough to make survival possible. That balance gives the series its pull. The romance matters, but it grows under pressure.

The Amish setting is not just window dressing. It shapes how people hide, travel, communicate, and lean on family. A farmhouse, a buggy shed, or a close-knit church district can feel like a refuge for a while. At the same time, those same spaces can make danger more complicated, because everyone notices outsiders and secrets do not stay buried for long. Lynn uses that tension well. The plain setting brings calm on the surface, even when the plot underneath is anything but calm.

Recurring families, officers, and earlier survivors help tie the books together. You do not need to read every title in order to follow the next one, but the series rewards it. Familiar names return, earlier side characters move into the spotlight, and the emotional world keeps widening. That gives the books a lived-in feel. Readers get the excitement of a new case each time, but also the comfort of a world that keeps building.

The tone stays clean, faith-aware, and emotionally direct. These books are suspenseful, but they are not bleak for the sake of being bleak. Lynn is usually more interested in healing than shock value. Her characters carry grief, betrayal, family strain, and old mistakes, yet the stories keep moving toward safety, honesty, and some version of home.

If that sounds like your kind of read, Plain Target is a good way in. So are Guarding the Amish Midwife and Her Secret Amish Past. But the larger appeal of Amish Country Justice is simple. It offers high-stakes suspense in a setting that looks quiet from the outside, then reminds you how much courage it takes to protect the people you love when danger finally reaches the door.

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