Murder, Plain and Simple, Isabella Alan
Murder, Plain and Simple, Isabella Alan
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Murder, Plain and Simple

Author: Isabella Alan

Narrator: Cris Dukehart

Unabridged: 8 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/31/2015


Synopsis

With her snazzy cowboy boots and her ornithophobic French bulldog, Angie doesn't exactly fit in with the predominantly Amish community in Rolling Brook, but her aunt's quilting circle tries to make her feel welcome as she prepares for the reopening of Running Stitch.

On the big day, Angie gets a taste of success as the locals and Englisch tourists browse the store's wares while the quilters stitch away. But when Angie finds the body of ornery Amish woodworker Joseph in her storeroom the next morning, everything starts falling apart.

With evidence mounting against her, Angie is determined to find the culprit before the local sheriff can arrest her. Rolling Brook always appeared to be a simple place, but the closer Angie gets to the killer, the more she realizes that nothing in the small Amish community is as plain as it seems . . .

About Isabella Alan

Isabella Alan is the pseudonym for Amanda Flower, an Agatha-nominated mystery author. As Amanda Flower, she is the author of numerous books, including A Plain Scandal, Andi Under Pressure, and Murder in a Basket. She 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. Her debut mystery, Maid of Murder, was an Agatha Award Nominee for Best First Novel. Isabella lives in Ohio.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Shirley on February 26, 2022

This book was written years ago but it is my first time reading it. Murder, Plain and Simple is book one of the Amish Quilt Shop Mystery series. I enjoyed this mystery and loved that it was a blend of Amish and non Amish characters. I was quickly swept into the mystery and found it to be baffling an......more

Goodreads review by Dale on January 10, 2016

Three and a half stars. This is a cute read. Angie Braddock moves from Texas, when she inherits a quilt shop from her Amish aunt. Not everyone in Rolling Brook is happy that a non-Amish person has inherited Running Stitch. Not everyone agrees the shop belongs to Angie. Joseph Walker an Amish woodwork......more

Goodreads review by Shawna Shaheen on April 24, 2021

This book is another Amish cozy mystery by Isabella Alan. ( aka Amanda Flowers) the 1st book in series. Angie inherits her Amish Aunt's quilting shop Running Stitch. Her and her Frenchie dog Oliver he was scared of birds (ornithophibia) went to Ohio( in Amish County) from Texas. Her ex fiancee Ryan......more

Goodreads review by Miranda on December 09, 2020

2.5 starsIn my everlasting effort to find a good - nay, a great - Amish love story...I find myself here. Sigh. On the heels of my broken engagement, I learned I'd inherited my Amish aunt's quilt shop, Running StitchAngela Braddock is ready for a restart - so she leaves her career, her ex-fia......more

Goodreads review by Lori on July 31, 2019

Angie moves from Dallas to Ohio's Amish country when she inherits her Amish aunt's quilt shop. The small Holmes County town where it is located consists mostly of Amish-owned businesses, and some people, including the woman who managed the shop while her aunt's health failed, want to keep it that wa......more