Gail Anderson Dargatz Books in Order

Ten-year-old Martin Winkle introduces the eccentric inhabitants of Likely, Alberta, where rural rituals endure amid wider social change. These stories follow family quarrels, unsettled romances, and unexpected magic in a small community reluctant to abandon its habits.

On an isolated Canadian farm during World War II, fifteen-year-old Beth faces her father's growing violence after a bear attack. Missing children nearby and a sense of being pursued deepen her fear as friendship offers another perspective.

Augusta marries Karl and moves to his father's remote farm, where isolation strains her hopes for companionship. Work in town and a relationship with another man complicate a life shaped by family ties and her mother's beekeeping.

Alberta farmer Job Sunstrum prefers cooking to the expectations of his rural community and experiences sounds as colors and shapes. His brother's return brings an evangelist into his life, testing his faith and his longing for love.

As wildfire threatens Turtle Valley, Kat returns with her husband and son to help her elderly parents evacuate. Sorting family possessions reveals a clue to her grandfather's disappearance, stirring questions about her grandmother's past and her own marriage.

Journalist Claire Abbott's intuition suggests that rescuers are looking in the wrong place for a missing woman. When her lead is ignored, she pursues it up a snowy mountainside, placing herself and others at risk.

A series of suspicious fires convinces journalist Claire Abbott she knows who is responsible, but others refuse to believe her. As the arsonist grows bolder, she must gather evidence before another fire claims a life.

Claire Abbott dreams that a bomb will explode at the local school, then a real scare follows. Police find nothing, but the reporter remains convinced a bomber is preparing an attack and searches for the culprit.

With a river drying up, Hannah Robertson carries salmon toward their spawning grounds while her friend protests development. A near-drowning throws her family into turmoil, and her brother's visions draw them toward Shuswap myths and inherited tragedies.

Cookie fears losing her bakery job and doubts she could ever own a business. A college course and support from her community challenge her lack of confidence, offering a chance to build something of her own.

On the anniversary of her mother's death, Rhonda receives a parcel apparently sent by the woman she has lost. Searching for an explanation draws her back toward her brother and new friendships as she confronts her grief.

Iggy feels out of place in a family involved in online entertainment, so he starts a podcast about insects. When embarrassing his famous sister attracts listeners, success turns into a sibling conflict over privacy and attention.

After divorce and eviction, house builder Sadie struggles to find a home for herself and her daughters. With their father demanding the girls move away, she considers a tiny house as a way to keep them together.

After his mother enters rehab, city kid Mark moves in with his grandmother and struggles with a chaotic rural school bus. A serious accident forces him to cooperate with classmates he has been trying to avoid.

Kira takes her baby and her fiancé's daughter to her childhood summer home, hoping for safety from his unstable ex-wife. When the woman follows them, family secrets threaten the secure future Kira has almost built.

Piper’s husband disappears while investigating illegal logging in the rainforest. Refusing to abandon the search, she uncovers disturbing clues as a stalker follows her, turning her attempt to find Ben into a threat to her own life.

Seventeen-year-old singer Jen discovers that the father who raised her is not her biological parent. The revelation fractures her family and challenges her identity, leaving her unsure where she belongs or what makes someone her dad.