Buttonwood Press: 32 books

Harry Moody has been missing for 25 years, and his grandson wants answers. Can Lou Searing and Jack Kelly solve the case... or is it destined to remain cold forever? Join Michigan's top detectives as they encounter deception and intrigue in Houghton Lake.

In the conclusion of the Dream Ring Series, Ava is back at her beloved Neptune school for her final year. Along with classes at Dream Ring, Ava attends the Finishing School on Uranus to prepare for her future. Already a strong, brave teenager, Ava becomes a more confident leader at the Finishing School....

Ben, Bekka, and Eli thought they were going on a normal camping trip to the Pictured Rocks in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, but they soon learn otherwise! Sunken ship looters are trying to steal items from the sunken ships in Lake Superior! Will the 3 children be able to stop the bad guys before they get away?

Dead and Deaf is Baldwin’s nineteenth cozy Michigan-based mystery. Gayle Anderson, a high school senior in Davison, Michigan, is studying her family genealogy when she discovers a great-great- grandfather died at age 31 at the School for the Deaf in Flint, Michigan. She suspects the death is not...

Assassination at High Speed features stops at several Michigan locations, including Lapeer, Flint, Durand, East Lansing, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Dowagiac, Niles, and New Buffalo. Intrigue, suspense, and a few twists along the way are sure to entertain.  

Dr. Janet Reid, a chemistry professor at Alma College — and a champion hot air balloon pilot — is murdered when her balloon, the Bagpiper, explodes over Battle Creek, Michigan. Lou Searing and Jack Kelly, with help from Maggie McMillan and Heather Moore, investigate the murder, involving a cast...

A physicians’ investment club makes an error in judgment that costs members millions. Dr. Brad Prescott commits suicide.The family is devastated to the point of seeking revenge. Dr. Prescott’s son Jake, following in his father’s footsteps, is denied entrance into medical school which feeds repressed...

When sassy, funny, fashionista Ava Popolis gets informed by her mother that she is a witch—on her thirteenth birthday—her world is turned upside down.  Even worse, she must leave the comfort of her New Hampshire home to travel to a school on the remote planet Neptune.  Her only comfort...

Ava’s third year at Dream Ring is lonely and strange without Victoria. Neptune’s beautiful scenery and mysterious adventures seem less magnificent without Victoria at her side. To prepare to get her best friend back, Ava and two friends attend the Battle School for Advanced Witches and Wizards....

While spending Christmas vacation at Old Faithful Snowlodge in Yellowstone National Park, Ben and Bekka Cooper, along with their cousin Ian, find themselves entangled in more than chills and spills on ski trails. In the face of danger and freezing temperatures, the trio of sleuths save the day for...

Chosen to attend a reenactment of North against South at Gettysburg National Military Park, Ben and Bekka Cooper, along with their classmates experience a once-in-a-lifetime field trip. Putting their keen eyes and quick thinking to the test, they uncover a plot to ruin the event. With the help of...

m popular children’s author Mary Morgan comes a book for younger brothers and sisters. The Runaway Lawnmower, illustrated by Hannah Fritzke, entertains while teaching a life lesson—happiness comes from serving others. Mary is also the author of six National Park Mysteries designed for...

Private Detective Lou Searing returns to solving challenging cases when a young lawyer, Zeke Simons of Mason, Michigan, is accused of murder in Trout City. While hunting on opening day of bow season, Zeke overhears Howard Richards bragging about poaching a 12-point buck. Conflict and turmoil...

Jessica Williams, attending a gala ball on Mackinac Island is invited to take an after-dinner cruise. She doesn't return...