Amish Mysteries (Emma Miller) Books in Order
Part ofEmma Miller Books in OrderThis page gathers Emma Miller's Amish Mysteries in order, with case summaries, Rachel Mast background, and a clear guide to where to begin.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
5 books
Plain Murder
by Emma Miller
2013
Former Amish woman Rachel Mast returns to Stone Mill and finds her uncle accused after a body turns up in his pasture. To clear him, she must step back into a world she left years ago and face a killer hiding nearby.
Plain Killing
by Emma Miller
2014
Rachel Mast and her cousin find the body of a young Amish woman floating in a quarry, dressed for a life she had already left behind. The case opens onto missing girls, buried secrets, and danger beyond Pennsylvania Dutch country.
Plain Dead
by Emma Miller
2015
When a local newspaperman is murdered, Rachel Mast learns he was collecting damaging secrets about Stone Mill, including material from her own past. Clearing her name means following a trail of gossip that could turn deadly.
Plain Missing
by Emma Miller
2017
When two Amish sweethearts vanish after a singing, most people whisper elopement. Rachel Mast is not convinced, and her search through Stone Mill's quiet roads and guarded families uncovers anger, secrets, and real danger.
Plain Confession
by Emma Miller
2018
As Rachel Mast plans her wedding, a young Amish man's death is ruled suspicious and a shocking confession follows. The deeper Rachel digs, the clearer it becomes that someone is hiding a deadly truth in Stone Mill.
Series background & context
This is Emma Miller's mystery side, and it still feels rooted in community rather than spectacle. The books are set in Stone Mill, Pennsylvania, and they revolve around Rachel Mast, a woman who left the Old Order Amish life years ago, spent time in the English world, and then came back to run an inn.
Rachel lives between worlds, and that is what makes the series work.
Because the Amish community does not easily open itself to police questioning, Rachel becomes the unofficial bridge. In Plain Murder, a body turns up on her uncle's pasture and she steps in to clear him. Plain Killing begins with the discovery of a drowned young woman who had already left Amish life behind. Plain Dead pulls Rachel into the murder of a newspaperman whose files include damaging facts about her own past.
The later books keep pushing that same tension. Plain Missing starts with two vanished sweethearts and rumors of elopement, then turns darker. Plain Confession lands as Rachel is planning her wedding, when a suspicious death and a startling confession threaten to upend both family peace and her future. Across the series, her relationship with law enforcement, especially with her state trooper fiancé, gives the books an ongoing thread without drowning out the individual cases.
These are not cozy mysteries in the pastry-shop sense. The crimes have real weight, and Rachel's connection to victims, suspects, and the Amish community gives each case emotional cost. But the books also never lose sight of place. Stone Mill is not just a backdrop. It shapes what people will say, what they will hide, and who they believe they owe loyalty to.
Faith and silence matter as much as clues.
If you want mystery plots with a little more edge than the romances, but still like strong family ties, rural settings, and character-driven suspense, this series is a good fit. The murders are the hook, but the real appeal is watching Rachel navigate belonging, history, and the uneasy line between plain tradition and the outside world.
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