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Did the murdered woman outside Ettie's house know something she shouldn't? When the authorities learn the victim's expensive engagement ring is missing, the police consider it was a robbery gone wrong. Ettie believes otherwise. When an Amish man falls under suspicion, Ettie sets about to uncover the truth. But is she ready for what she finds out?
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Octogenarian sleuth Ettie Smith is back in book 25 of this lighthearted Amish mystery series.
When Ettie decides to give Elsa-May an anonymous gift of a kitten, things litter-rally go from bad to worse. Shortly after Ettie's cat-gifting accomplice leaves their house, he ends up murdered.
Feline paw-sitively responsible for his demise, Ettie vows to find the killer.
Unfurr-tunately, Ettie soon unravels the victim's hiss-tory, finding litter-rally...
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A newly renovated Amish bed-and-breakfast, a wedding, and a murder....
There's a new mystery to solve for elderly Amish widow Ettie Smith.
When Ettie and her sister were asked to help out at the bed-and-breakfast for a wedding, they were speechless.
They quickly agreed.
The "till death do us part" vows didn't take long to be tested when the groom was found dead on the library floor.
Leaning over the body was Thomas, one of the owners of the...
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This festive season, Ettie finds herself hosting an unexpected Christmas dinner featuring guests promised a meal 'to die for.'
The dinner party includes some unexpected faces like Ettie's estranged daughter, Myra, and the retired Detective Crowley. But the holiday spirit quickly 'freezes' over when a man is found lifeless in Ettie's front yard.
With Detective Crowley declaring the man's demise as no accident, the chill of suspicion falls upon Myra....
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Octogenarian Amish sleuth Ettie Smith is back in this twenty-sixth edition.
When Ettie and her sister Elsa-May find a dead body, they discover it is the third victim of a serial killer. Evidence found at the scene suggests the killer is Amish. To clear her friends in the community, Ettie sets out to investigate. Her estranged daughter Myra, determined to make a career for herself as a true crime novelist, joins her on her mission, stirring up strife...
6) Betrayed
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An Amish woman is attacked.
She's left for dead.
The community remains closed-lipped. Detective Kelly turns to Ettie Smith to ask questions within her secretive community.
When an arrest is made, Ettie is convinced the person is innocent, but will the detective believe it?
Kelly finally concedes, but with Paula hovering between life and death the pressure is on the detective to find the perpetrator.
Can Ettie untangle the web of Paula's complicated...
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Ettie Smith is back! She's over eighty and Amish, but this feisty sleuthing widow won't let anything slow her down.
When Ettie stumbled over a dead body, she was surprised to see it was an Amish woman, Deena Brown.
Ettie soon learned Deena had not always been Amish. It was one reason the woman never fitted in-that and the fact that no one saw her for days when she was working on her jigsaw puzzles.
Ettie knew if she recreated Deena's last days the...
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When elderly Amish widow, Ettie Smith, was invited to the local fair to help judge the cookie contest, the last thing she expected was to find a murdered woman in the quilting tent. With so many people bobbin about, Ettie didn't want anyone to cotton on to what had happened, so quickly covered the body with an Amish quilt. Ettie forced her sister to inform the local detective, knowing he would only needle her about finding another murder victim.
Can...
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Octogenarian sleuth Ettie Smith doesn't go looking for trouble. Trouble finds her!
Mysteriously, Amish buggies have been disappearing. Worse, the biggest vendor of Amish buggies was found murdered.
Can Ettie pick up the pace of her sleuthing to rein in the killer?
Or wheel she be steered into a dead end when she uncovers another miss carriage of justice?
Join Ettie Smith and her entourage of animals as they travel the back roads, meet the residents...
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What are the strange lights in the Strongbergs' barn at night? Are they related to the recent murders of two Amish men?
Thomas Strongberg's death was said to be accidental. They said he'd fallen off a ladder, but what is the explanation for the second death?
Police have proof that Amish girl Thea Hersh is connected to the crime, but Thea refuses to talk to anyone but Ettie Smith.
Can Ettie discover the mystery of the strange lights and whether...
11) Sugar and Spite
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When elderly Amish widows, Ettie Smith and her sister, visited Brunhilde Hoffman to see why she was having such a rocky road, they found themselves stirred into a sticky murder mystery.
Brunhilde was dead!
Even though Ettie's sister didn't want a bar of it, Ettie had to find out why things had turned sour for the prolific candy maker.
The one thing that had them glazed over was, who could've wanted the Amish candy shop owner dead?
When it came...
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There's a dead man in her quilt store... Is she the next victim? Bethany has finally realized her dream of opening her own business, but that dream turns into a nightmare when she finds a dead body in her store. Ettie Smith can't stay away when there's a mystery to solve. When Ettie uncovers some startling information, she realizes Bethany's life is in danger. Is the murderer someone close to them? Can Ettie find out before it's too late?
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Ettie's sister, Florence Lapp, is in trouble.
Her house has burned down, and her gun is missing.
When Florence announces she's staying with Ettie and Elsa-May until the case is solved, Ettie is spurred on to make that happen, and fast.
Events take a more serious turn when the gun shows up and is linked to a murder.
Ettie finds out that Florence has some odd friends, and one of them has been charged over the shooting.
Florence insists her friend...
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An abandoned baby boy wrapped in an Amish quilt.
When Ettie and her sister Elsa-May pick up the baby left at their door, a letter falls to the ground.
The letter pleads with them to keep quiet about the infant as his life is in danger.
When the retired Detective Crowley stumbles onto their secret, is it already too late?
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