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When an Amish bishop's grandson disappears, Professor Michael Branden and Pastor Caleb Troyer investigate within a community wary of outsiders. Suspicion falls on the boy's exiled father, but a murder complicates the search and exposes guarded secrets.

A murder in Millersburg is followed by the death of a reporter while the original suspect remains jailed. Professor Michael Branden and his colleagues search for the first victim's missing father, whose past troubles an Amish community.

Professor Michael Branden questions whether a fatal collision between an Amish buggy and a truck was accidental. A missing estate trustee, robberies, and dubious land deals draw him into a wider investigation involving the community's prized farmland.

After a blizzard, troubled student Martha Lehman appears bloodied and unable to speak as a wealthy college benefactor is found murdered. Michael Branden's investigation entangles academic rivalries with Martha's difficult history across Amish and Mennonite communities.

The murder of one Amish teenager and abduction of another draw Michael Branden, Sheriff Robertson, and Pastor Troyer into an urgent investigation. A drug ring and distrust of outside authorities complicate efforts to bring the young people home.

An Amish man reports his brother's suspected murder just as a student apparently jumps from a college bell tower. Michael Branden investigates the intertwined deaths against a dispute over medical research and outside influence within Amish communities.

A young Amish man confesses to killing his romantic rival, leaving Sheriff Robertson doubtful but obliged to investigate. Related murders in Florida send Michael Branden south, where hidden histories complicate the apparent simplicity of the confession.

After an Amish woman coerced into transporting drugs is killed, another reveals a similar experience. Sheriff Bruce Robertson traces the operation from Holmes County to Florida's Pinecraft community, trying to protect others caught in the traffickers' scheme.

Targeted by a murderous drug ring, Fannie Helmuth hides among Amish communities while Sheriff Bruce Robertson tries to locate her. The killing of her companion increases the urgency of securing her safety and testimony in federal court.

Two ambiguous deaths disrupt the start of Michael Branden's academic semester and draw investigators into a conservative Amish sect. Religious barriers and the apparent disappearance of a mother and child complicate efforts to understand the tragedies.

Bishop Small Henry Rupp worries that tourism and commerce are undermining his Amish congregation's separation from outsiders. His plans to reject modern influences face a crisis when a parishioner is murdered and her comatose husband conceals troubling secrets.