D.G. Stern

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  • Bibliography:
    22 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    May 2007
  • Latest Book:
    September 2024
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Full Series List in Order

A Thomas Ballard Mystery

1 - Stabbing Along the Straightaway (Oct-2017)

Upton Charles: Dog Detective

1 - Lost Loot (Jul-2010)
2 - Disappearing Diamonds (Nov-2012)
3 - Something Fishy (Nov-2012)
4 - Winter Wonderland (Jan-2013)
5 - Picture Perfect (Aug-2017)

Book List in Order: 22 titles

  • Hot Tea...Cold Case

    This debut mystery introduces Stephen Blackman, a private eye with a taste for tea and a nose for trouble. His assignment? Find the three missing executives from a high-tech Boston company who disappeared with everything...including a vial of the Ebo...

  • Lost Loot

    Upton Charles: Dog Detective - 1

    Upton loves to dig for clues, so it's no surprise that when he and the rest of the Charles family discover some unusual old coins while touring the construction site at the twins' new school. Our sleuth is a Bichon Frise (that's "BEE-shon free-ZEY"),...

  • There's Always Tomorrow

    How could it possibly happen? When a convicted murderer, Billy O'Brien, serving two consecutive life sentences, is suddenly released from a maximum security prison due to a clerical error, a massive man-hunt ensues. Not only are the BPD and Massac...

  • Disappearing Diamonds

    Upton Charles: Dog Detective - 2

    Upton Charles is a lot like you and me. He likes to be with his family, play with his friends and go on nice walks.
    Except Upton isn't like you and me...because he is a little white dog, a Bichon Frise (that's "BEE-shon free-ZE...

  • Something Fishy

    Upton Charles: Dog Detective - 3

    Upton and the rest of the Charles family are on vacation in a small coastal town in Maine and something VERY fishy is going on. Along with his new friend, Storm, the dog detective discovers an abandoned boat near Shell Light. Upton puts his nose to w...

  • Winter Wonderland

    Upton Charles: Dog Detective - 4

    Upton Charles and his family are in New Hampshire for a weekend ski vacation and our canine investigator meets three Saint Bernards. But it would not be an Upton Charles adventure without a mystery. Our sleuth is a Bichon Frise (that's "BEE-shon free...

  • The Loneliest Tree

    Not very far from the big city is a very special farm. It's special because it grows special trees...Christmas trees!The trees are able to stretch their graceful branches covered with needles and pine cones toward the sun as they grow taller and tall...

  • 25 Days of a Tropical Christmas

    This book takes you on a tropical journey during the advent season (25 days) with vivid images set to a familiar tune. Beautiful color paintings accompany us as we celebrate the holiday season...tropical style

    ...

  • Tip Top

    This is about as exciting as it gets. The carnival is in town and the twins really want to go, although Upton is not too keen on the idea, until the Chief of Police calls and says that there has been a disappearance-the snake lady and all her snakes ...



  • Picture Perfect

    Upton Charles: Dog Detective - 5

    While on a walk, Upton and his "human" father, Hank, hear the sound of fire engines speeding to a home

    around the corner from which smoke is bellowing.

    Quick work by firefighters eliminates any "real" damage to the house, but when it a...

  • Stabbing Along the Straightaway

    A Thomas Ballard Mystery - 1

    Auto racing is a dangerous sport. Everyone knows that. Sometimes people are even killed-usually drivers

    So the death of driver, Charles William Tyler III wasn't totally unexpected, except that he was stabbed in the back- in bed-in his motor...

  • Chaos at the Concours

    There is almost nothing quite as magnificent as a sunrise, standing on the seventeenth tee at the Indian Whisper Golf Course, on Little Loggerhead Island, off the coast of Savannah, Georgia. By noon tomorrow the vista will radically change when th...

  • Francis-the Firehouse Mouse

    HI! I would like to introduce myself to you. My name is Francis. As you can see, I ama mouse, but I am not an ordinary mouse. From the time I was very young, I was biggerThan all the other mice - and I always wanted to be a firefighter.Being a firefi...

  • Panic in the Pits

    The fact that Cosmo Costello, a well-known Central Florida mobster, is killed doesn't send seismic waves through the law enforcement community except when it is discovered that a rather significant amount of cocaine is missing.

    Full time au...

  • Francis at the Farm

    Even Francis the Firehouse Mouse needs a vacation every once in a while. He decides to visit his brother, Freddie, who lives on a farm far from the bustling city. There are many chores that have to be done each day: caring for the animals, workin...

  • Time Tale

    A beautiful sailboat suddenly appears at a local ship yard. Upton, his human father, Hank, together with Watson, Upton's feline assistant, are asked to find the vessel's owner. By the way, Upton is a Bichon Frise (that's BEE-shon free-ZEY), a little ...

  • Critical Corner

    Many think that Formula One is the apogee of motor racing, although a lot of NASCAR fans and drivers might disagree. The selection of the Cedar Grove Raceway as host track for this year's event was a feather in the cap of car racing in Central Florid...

  • Fudge Fatale

    Once you open the door to Anna Belle's bakery, you know that you have entered some place very special. The smell of freshly baked bread; the taste of double chocolate chip cookies; the vision of colorfully decorated birthday cakes and the sound of......

  • Missing Map

    It's a beautiful spring morning and Upton, Watson and the rest of the Charles family are going to the festival in the park. Everyone is looking forward to the artists and crafters showing off their creations; the food vendors serving tasty treats fro...



  • Super Scary

    There's a nip in the air and that means raking leaves, pumpkin picking and Trick or Treat. It also means ghosts and goblins and other scary things. Not really, especially if you are a canine-super sleuth with a feline assistant. My name is Upton Char...

  • Look into the Mirror

    Technically, twins are two children born about the same time from the same mother. Twins are more common than you'd think-about once in every ninety births. Twins can be either fraternal or identical. The former develop when two separate eggs are fer...

  • Double Trouble

    Things are definitely going to be different in the Charles household, when Upton's brother, Arthur, comes to live with the family. Like Upton, Arthur is a Bichon Frise (that's BEE-shon free-ZEY) a little fluffy white dog.Both Watson, Upton's feline a...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

D.G. Stern has published 22 books.

D.G. Stern does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Double Trouble, was published in September 2024.

The first book by D.G. Stern, Hot Tea...Cold Case, was published in May 2007.

Yes. D.G. Stern has 2 series.
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