Wilma Tenderfoot Books in Order

Ten-year-old orphan Wilma hopes to discover her parents’ identities by becoming a detective. Finding a renowned investigator living nearby, she sets out to win an apprenticeship, gathering clues and suspects with help from her enthusiastic beagle Pickle.

A mummified body discovered at a Gothic mansion clutches a mysterious key, drawing Wilma and beagle Pickle into an unsettling case. Strange events and the secrets of the Blackheart family challenge the young detective to solve the mystery quickly.

Young detective Wilma investigates a series of poisonings among performers at Cooper Island’s vaudeville theater. Assisted by her beagle Pickle, she must identify a disguised menace before the killer brings the curtain down on her own investigation.

Cooper Island faces a new threat while detective Theodore Goodman struggles with a growing caseload. His young assistant Wilma Tenderfoot and her beagle Pickle tackle the mystery as Wilma edges closer to discovering the truth about her own origins.