Deb Baker Books in Order

Doll collector Caroline Birch disappears after evidence links her to a woman's death below a cliff. Her daughter Gretchen and sister Nina investigate, but Caroline's urgent warning suggests the danger extends to Gretchen as well.

When Chester Lampi is shot in his deer blind on opening day of hunting season, Gertie Johnson decides to investigate. The sixty-six-year-old amateur detective bends rules and unsettles her quiet community in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Doll restorer Gretchen Birch becomes entangled in murder when a reporter is found dead with her craft knife in his back. Threatening messages hidden inside shipments of Kewpie dolls make solving the crime increasingly urgent.

Gertie Johnson's grandson disappears during bear hunting season, leaving a murdered natural resources agent at his baiting site. With even her sheriff son suspecting the boy, Gertie and her Trouble Busters must investigate to clear him.

The Phoenix Dollers prepare to turn a historic house into a museum, but a doll maker's death disrupts their plans. Gretchen Birch investigates threatening messages, apparent hauntings, and unsettling ties between the victim and her mother.

Gretchen Birch finds a dollhouse shop owner dead beneath fallen miniature displays and suspects murder. A tiny room staged as a bloody crime scene offers clues, while an attractive detective threatens to distract her from the investigation.

A credit union robbery turns deadly while Gertie Johnson and Cora Mae are making a deposit. When another suspect dies through a gun linked to Gertie, the Trouble Busters must investigate while keeping her out of custody.

This companion cookbook gathers one hundred simple recipes from Gertie Johnson's backwoods kitchen. Cora Mae contributes a hearty sandwich, Kitty offers desserts, and Grandma Johnson adds traditional dishes, bringing the mystery characters' personalities into their cooking.

When Harry Aho is shot at his kitchen table, Gertie Johnson suspects a dispute over his shooting range and neighbouring property. Her Trouble Busters investigate with surveillance cameras, weapons, and help from retired police dog Fred.

Gertie Johnson and her friends spend Christmas performing court-ordered community service at an assisted living home. Their attempt to fulfil the sentence leads to unexpected trouble, giving the amateur investigators another mystery during the holiday season.

Robin Daniels resents her Potawatomi heritage until kidnappers seize her with two other children. Hiding in a cave with wolves nearby and captors outside, she must draw on her ancestors' stories to find a path to safety.

Gertie Johnson juggles her mother-in-law's secret guide to managing husbands with a troubling disappearance. When the missing man turns up beside a corpse holding the murder weapon, the Trouble Busters investigate the community's concealed relationships.

Gertie Johnson plans a quiet Christmas break ice fishing in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. A dynamite blast kills one of the Hall brothers, drawing her, Cora Mae, and Kitty back into an investigation instead of holiday relaxation.

Gertie Johnson expects a peaceful week while her mother-in-law is away. But Cora Mae and Kitty's failed concealed carry class leads the friends toward a new danger, as they realize someone nearby intends to kill.