Matchmaking Can Be Murder

Amanda Flower

Dec 2019 · An Amish Matchmaker Mystery Book 1 · Kensington Cozies

About this ebook

Matchmaking can be murder . . .

When widowed Millie Fisher moves back to her childhood home of Harvest, Ohio, she notices one thing right away—the young Amish are bungling their courtships and marrying the wrong people! A quiltmaker by trade, Millie has nevertheless stitched together a few lives in her time, with truly romantic results. Her first mission? Her own niece, widowed gardener Edith Hochstetler, recently engaged to rude, greedy Zeke Miller. Anyone can see he’s not right for such a gentle young woman—except Edith herself.

Pleased when she convinces the bride-to-be to leave her betrothed before the wedding, Millie is later panicked to find Zeke in Edith’s greenhouse—as dead as a tulip in the middle of winter. To keep her niece out of prison—and to protect her own reputation—Millie will have to piece together a patchwork of clues to find a killer, before she becomes the next name on his list . . .

Praise for Amanda Flower and her Amish cozies

“As it turns out, Amanda Flower may have just written the first Amish rom com.”
—USA Today

“Flower has hit it out of the ballpark . . . and continues to amaze with her knowledge of the Amish way of life.”
—RT Book Reviews

“At turns playful and engaging . . . a satisfyingly complex cozy.”
—Library Journal

Ratings and reviews

Matchmaking Can Be Murder is the debut of An Amish Matchmaker Mystery series. It is a spin-off of An Amish Candy Shop Mystery series set in Harvest, Ohio with chocolatier, Bailey King operating Swissmen Sweets with the aid of her grandmother and cousin. I thoroughly enjoyed reading Matchmaking Can Be Murder. Millie Fisher is a spry sixty-seven year old woman who is a widow living on her own. Her sister for whom she was caring for the last ten years recently passed away, so Millie has moved back her hometown of Harvest, Ohio. Millie is a warm and likeable protagonist who has two mischievous goats named Peter and Phillip. They are Boer goats who provide many laugh out loud moments especially when chasing the bishop’s wife, Ruth. I like that the author took the time to develop the main characters and establish the setting. She provided us with lavish descriptions which brought the story alive for me. Millie reconnects with her old friend, Lois Henry. The pair are as opposite as they can be, but they make a great team. There are some familiar characters from An Amish Candy Shop Mystery series in Matchmaking Can Be Murder. Juliet Brody and her polka dotted pig, Jethro along with Deputy Aiden Brody, Bailey and a couple of others pop up when Millie is in Harvest. The mystery was thought out and developed. It is a clever whodunit that will have readers guessing up until the reveal (I just loved it). Many armchair sleuths will be surprised by the killer’s identity. Millie and Lois worked to prove Edith’s innocence. Their investigation was entertaining, and I was giggling frequently. I thought it was clever for Lois to nickname Millie the Amish Marple. Matchmaking Can Be Murder is an entertaining cozy mystery that I did not want to end. It was a pleasure to read this story and I am very eager for the next tale in this delightful new cozy mystery series. Millie has a couple of matchmaking requests to handle plus she just matched herself with an adorable kitten named Peaches. Matchmaking Can Be Murder has galloping goats, cavorting kittens, generous gossip, several secrets, and a meddling Amish Miss Marple.

I have read all the Candy Shop mysteries and it's great the characters are in those books. I love the goats, we have a big herd. The stories are great. intetesting and a I laughed a lot. I love the mix of the Amish and English.

About the author

USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award–winning mystery author Amanda Flower started her writing career in elementary school when she read a story she wrote to her sixth grade class and had the class in stitches with her description of being stuck on the top of a Ferris wheel. She knew at that moment she’d found her calling of making people laugh with her words. She also writes mysteries as USA Today bestselling author Isabella Alan. Amanda is a former librarian and lives in Northeast Ohio. Readers can visit her online at www.amandaflower.com.