Quaker Midwife Mystery Books in Order

In 1888 Amesbury, Quaker midwife Rose Carroll's work among mothers and newborns draws her into the aftermath of a suspicious factory fire and murders. She uses local connections and her problem-solving skills to investigate threats to her community.

After pregnant Hannah Breed confides in midwife Rose Carroll, she is shot during Independence Day celebrations. When a fellow Quaker and former slave is accused, Rose investigates the people around Hannah while balancing her patients and uncertain courtship.

During presidential election week in 1888, Rose Carroll joins Amesbury's suffrage movement and discovers its local organizer murdered. The Quaker midwife investigates resentments in the victim's personal and professional life, even as threats put her own safety at risk.

Quaker midwife Rose Carroll questions the apparent miscarriage that killed Charity Skells during a harsh Massachusetts winter. Suspecting more than a medical tragedy, she and detective Kevin Donovan investigate illegal procedures and competing motives to prevent another death.

When a society matron is murdered after publicly insulting Rose Carroll's friend Bertie, suspicion falls on the slighted woman. Convinced of Bertie's innocence, the Quaker midwife recruits a blind pregnant client to help challenge prejudice and examine the clues.

Rose Carroll's wedding celebrations are interrupted by news that her aunt's teenage ward has died on Cape Cod. Traveling there with her new husband, the midwife investigates a case whose suspects include his brother and another midwife's family.

Amesbury's annual carriage industry celebration is disrupted by the murder of a visiting Canadian representative. Midwife Rose Carroll investigates, then learns that plans for a new horseless carriage have vanished, raising questions about a connection between the crimes.