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By D.S. Lang ()

A Roaring Twenties closed-room train mystery and another whodunit for Doro Banyon. After spending the summer with her parents in Colorado, Doro, college librarian and amateur sleuth, plans to enjoy a luxurious respite in posh surroundings on the train trip home. Traveling with her best friend and her grandmother adds to her enthusiasm until an accident occurs, and part of the train must be left behind. Hours later, a passenger who has crossed swords with several others on board is found dead. As the news spreads, apprehension stalks those stranded with the unknown killer.

By Jackie Layton (Bell Bridge Books)

Who’d have thought mulch could cause such a stink?Low Country dog walker Andi Grace Scott is happy to score some free mulch from one of her brother’s landscaping jobs—until she discovers the dead body buried beneath the bark. Worse, her brother’s landscaping tools were used to commit the murder. Once the police arrest her brother and seem happy to have “caught their man,” Andi Grace has no choice but to track down the real killer. She’ll risk everything to prove her brother’s innocence. Even if it means turning over every rock in town.

By Lisa J. Lickel (Prism Lux)

A Dead Reporter Found In A Foyer. Can Ivy Solve This Mystery Before Her Wedding DayIvy Preston has waited a long time to get married. This time she plans to do more than make it to the altar. But when Ivy tries to do a good deed and stumbles over a body, she and her former fiancé, Stanley, are accused of the crime. Ivy hopes she’s not the only one who believes in their innocence.

By Amy Lillard (Guideposts)

Christmastime has come to Sugarcreek, but the sleepy Ohio town is anything but calm. Cheryl Cooper expected a quiet holiday season, filled with new friends and new traditions. Instead, Lance Martin, her ex-fiancé shows up and proposes again! Then, one of her aunt’s heirlooms turns up missing, followed by the disappearance of the engagement ring Lance intended for her. When the Millers’ estranged daughter Sarah leaves her English husband and returns home, Cheryl finds herself wondering what more could happen to spoil her Christmas cheer? A lot, evidently. The town is turned upside down as it discovers there’s a thief in their midst.

By Amy Lillard (Guideposts)

When Albert Yoder is arrested for illegally transporting and selling raw milk across county lines, Cheryl and her mystery-solving sidekick Naomi step up to help. And just in time! Albert’s very pregnant wife has to be rushed to the hospital for an emergency C-section, leaving their six young daughters to milk the cows and care for the dairy farm.  Things get more complicated as an environmentalist begins to picket at the Yoders’. Is he responsible for all the missing milk? Or is it the owner of the farm-to-table restaurant who wants it for his organic dishes? What about the crotchety neighbor across the road who has been in competition with them for years? Add in a strange English girl who has long-ago ties with Albert, along with a mysterious barn fire, and Cheryl and Naomi may have stumbled across a mystery too big for even them to solve.

By Amy Lillard (Guideposts)

Strange things are happening in Sugarcreek, from stampeding pigs to barn explosions! Some locals place the blame on a new family in town, the Patels, originally from India. A few members of the community, in particular, are not happy about these newcomers—from the local diner owner whose business is threatened by the new competition to an odd, wet-behind-the-ears local reporter, to the owner of a local car dealership who is intent on breaking off his teenage son’s budding romance with the Patels’ daughter. Could one of them actually be the perpetrator of these crimes and mishaps? Or is it someone even Cheryl doesn’t suspect? She and Naomi must work together to stop the spread of suspicion and mistrust that threatens to pit neighbor against neighbor and to reinforce the Golden Rule—that we are to love our neighbors as ourselves.

By Elizabeth Ludwig (Guideposts)

Cheryl Cooper loves helping out a friend so when Naomi Miller asks for a ride to visit a sick relative, she is happy to comply. They make numerous stops along the way, including one to a large estate sale. When Cheryl’s attempts to buy a uniquely patterned quilt lead to a puzzling confrontation, she is more determined than ever to make it her own. Once she has her prized purchase, several attempts are made to steal the quilt, including a break-in at her home. Cheryl, determined to figure out what makes the quilt worth stealing, sets out to decipher its mysterious message.

By Elizabeth Ludwig (Guideposts)

The future is looking bright for Cheryl Cooper and her new fiancé, Levi Miller. Now that they’ve decided to make a life together, their biggest problem is how will they tell his family? When the town of Sugarcreek holds a pie-contest fund-raiser and many local business owners are invited to judge, Cheryl worries she may be biased because her best friend and future mother-in-law, Naomi Miller, is a contestant. Still, with the proceeds going toward a good cause, she really can’t decline the opportunity to participate.

By Elizabeth Ludwig (Guideposts)

When Sugarcreek decides to put together a display of local lore, and Levi Miller and his mother, Naomi, agree to help with the research, Cheryl Cooper is happy to head up the project. But she is shocked when a search at the library turns up incriminating information concerning her dearly departed uncle Ralph. Her questions about the untimely death of a member of the community make many townsfolk uncomfortable—and at least one person angry enough to burn all of the information she’s gathered. Just when Cheryl thinks she’s closing in on the truth, she is devastated to learn that someone she’s come to love and respect may not be the upright citizen she thought. Will her efforts to uncover the truth expose a decades-old murder or will the secrets she brings to light finally spark redemption?

By Elizabeth Ludwig, Nancy Mehl, Cara Putman, Tricia Goyer, Elizabeth Adams (Guideposts)

With each passing season in their first year of married life, Cheryl and Levi Miller find a fresh set of challenges and adjustments to be made as the Englisher and her Amish farmer husband learn to live together. But by observing their friends and loved ones in the Sugarcreek community, the newlyweds see firsthand how God uses each new phase of life to reveal inspiring insights, spiritual truths, and future surprises. all while they harvest a whole new crop of mysteries as well! Join Cheryl, Levi, and Cheryl’s best friend (and now mother-in-law) Naomi as they take a fresh look at life in its various stages and solve four fun mysteries.