Steven K Smith Books in Order

A visit to Richmond's St. John's Church leads Sam and Derek to clues involving America's Founding Fathers. Searching for a hidden historical document takes the brothers and their friends beyond the church, with competing seekers threatening to steal it.

After moving to Virginia, brothers Derek and Sam explore their old house and the surrounding woods. Their discoveries lead to a decades-old museum robbery and a missing coin collection, turning summer exploration into a dangerous treasure hunt.

Sam, Derek, and Caitlin explore a former Civil War prison camp where mysterious lights inspire ghost stories. Investigating Belle Isle and Richmond's monuments brings them into conflict with bullies and a biker gang hiding behind the city's past.

A wedding weekend at Richmond's historic Jefferson Hotel turns into an investigation when wedding rings disappear and Sam is blamed. He and Derek search the building with their friends, confronting a mystery linked to its unusual alligator history.

A stranger's warning at Richmond's Maymont estate sends Sam, Derek, and Caitlin searching for stolen bald eagles. Their pursuit leads into the Blue Ridge Mountains, where an abandoned palace and dangerous criminals make rescue a race against midnight.

Steven K. Smith recounts the humor, exhaustion, and affection of raising three young sons. Stories of road trips, bedtime demands, diaper changes, and everyday family mishaps explore the competing frustrations and rewards of life with small children.

Ten-year-old Harry vows revenge after his older brother Randy locks him in a dark basement with his art project. Their escalating rivalry eventually leads to blackmail and a risky canoe trip, putting Harry's determination to get even to the test.

Sam, Derek, and Caitlin join an archaeological dig at Historic Jamestowne and uncover an important artifact. When it is replaced by a replica and further trouble threatens the site, they suspect someone is sabotaging the search for colonial history.

Harry arrives at summer camp hoping his cabin can finally win the annual competition despite its supposedly cursed history. Hiking challenges, Capture the Flag, a mysterious neighbor, and interference from his brother Randy threaten the team's plans.

A pretend spy game on Washington's National Mall turns real when Sam, Derek, and Caitlin follow a suspicious man into the Capitol. Working with federal agents brings them to Mount Vernon, where stolen government secrets put them in danger.

Harry and Randy's trip to New York with their grandmother goes wrong when her dog disappears and she is abducted. The feuding brothers must cooperate through subway journeys, thieves, and a Central Park chase to bring everyone home.

Letters between Thomas Jefferson's granddaughters point Sam, Derek, and Caitlin toward a lost collection. After the journal containing them is stolen, their search follows Jefferson's Virginia landmarks while an enemy from their past pursues revenge.

Thirteen-year-old Zach refuses to believe his older brother Bryce simply ran away. A hidden message in their favorite video game launches a real-world investigation, but a dangerous figure crossing out of the virtual landscape begins hunting Zach's friends.

Old photographs lead Sam, Derek, and Caitlin to investigate student protests against segregated schools in Virginia. Identifying the teenagers pictured connects them to the state's civil rights history and challenges them to respond to injustice in their own time.

Bryce remains trapped in Final Kingdom as glitches threaten the virtual world's stability. Zach and their friends seek a way to reopen the bridge, but military control of the project and a billionaire's ambitions complicate the rescue.

High-school senior Bryce accepts an invitation to join an elite programming team at a gaming company. Secretive assignments and disappearing recruits reveal a dangerous project connecting realities, leaving him and his teammates searching for a way out.

Vacationing at Virginia Beach, Sam, Derek, and Caitlin investigate suspicious activity around a historic shipwreck. A stranger's tales of Blackbeard's treasure send them across Chesapeake Bay, where rival treasure hunters threaten to turn discovery into disaster.