Chloe Humphrey and Timothy Troyer are Englischers living in the Amish community of Appleseed Creek and on their first date they discover the body of Katie Lambright, an Amish teenager. A Plain Disappearance Amanda Flower B & H Publishing Group September 2013 A Plain Disappearance by Amanda Flower is one of the best Amish stories that I have read. Chloe Humphrey grew up in the Amish community but when her mother died, her father remarried and his new wife did not want Chloe to live with them so Chloe's best friend's family took her in and treated her as one of their own and she became an Englischer. Chloe has now moved back to Appleseed Creek to work at the college as head of the computer department. Timothy Troyer also grew up Amish but several years earlier he left the order and now lives as an Englischer. His sister Becky is planning to leave the Amish life also and is Chloe's roommate. Chloe is just beginning a relationship with Timothy and on their first date they find the body of Katie Lambright, an Amish teenager. Near where the body is found, they also find evidence that Timothy's friend Billy may be involved in the murder. As it turns out Billy is not who he said he was and has been living in the community under a false identity. Amanda did a great job in the development of the plot of this story. There were several different subplots but they all meshed together very well and made for a most enjoyable story. All the characters and scenes were very well developed and I actually felt as if I were having all the adventures right along with them. My favorite character was Timothy's seven year old brother Thomas who was absolutely adorable and stole whatever scene he was in. All the characters came to life on the pages of the book. It did seem a little odd that a police officer would ask Chloe for help but since the Amish were very hesitant to talk with the police, Chloe could ask questions and hopefully get answers. I like a good suspense story and this is one of the best I have read. It was near the end of the book that I decided that the murderer had to be one of two people. And then came the big surprise, Katie was killed by someone else and there was also the surprise as to why she was killed. This is the first book I have read by this author but I am definitely going to read the two previous books in this series. I hope that the author will write a fourth book for I would like to know if Chloe and her father will be reunited and have a good father/daughter relationship. I very highly recommend this book. If you like Amish and suspense, this is a great book to read.