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  • Bibliography:
    56 Books (13 Series)
  • First Book:
    May 2012
  • Latest Book:
    May 2020
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Full Series List in Order

An Agnes Barton Senior Sleuths Mystery

1 - Armed and Outrageous (May-2012)
2 - Grannies, Guns and Ghosts (Apr-2013)
3 - Senior Snoops (Dec-2013)
4 - Trouble in Tawas (Jan-2014)
5 - Treasure in Tawas (Feb-2014)
6 - Bigfoot in Tawas (May-2014)
7 - High Seas Honeymoon (Apr-2015)
8 - Outrageous Vegas Vacation (Jul-2015)
9 - Birds of a Feather (Sep-2015)
10 - Undercover Inmates ()
11 - Camping Caper (Sep-2016)
12 - Hawaiian Hangover (Dec-2016)
13 - Scandal in Tawas (May-2017)
14 - Tawas Goes Hollywood (Dec-2017)
15 - Hidden Secrets (Apr-2018)
16 - Tennessee Troublemakers (Dec-2018)
17 - Alien Attraction (Feb-2019)
18 - Easter Eggs and Shotgun Shells (Apr-2019)
19 - Murder of a Golf Pro (Jul-2019)
20 - Grand Slammer (Sep-2019)
21 - Art of Deception (Mar-2020)

An Agnes Barton/Kimberly Steele Mystery

1 - Pretty, Hip & Dead (Feb-2014)
2 - Pretty, Hip, & Hoodwinked (Mar-2016)
3 - Pretty, Hip, & Venomous (Oct-2017)

An Agnes Barton Paranormal Mystery

1 - Haunted Hijinks (Aug-2014)
2 - Ghostly Hijinks (Oct-2014)
3 - Spooky Hijinks (Dec-2014)
4 - Hair-Raising Hijinks (Dec-2015)
5 - Ghastly Hijinks (Oct-2016)

An Agnes Barton Holiday Mystery

1 - The Great Turkey Caper (Dec-2015)
2 - The Great Christmas Caper (Jan-2016)
3 - Lucky Strike (Apr-2017)

A Cajun Cooking Mystery

1 - Target of Death (Mar-2014)

Clan of the Werebear

1 - Hidden (May-2014)
2 - Discovered (Jun-2014)
3 - Betrayed (Jul-2014)

A Kimberly Steele Sweet Romance

1 - Pretty and Pregnant (Mar-2013)
2 - Pretty and Pregnant Again (Feb-2016)

Lake Forest Witches

1 - Meows, Magic & Murder (Jan-2015)
2 - Meows, Magic & Manslaughter (Jun-2015)
3 - Meows, Magic & Missing (May-2016)
4 - Meows, Magic & Mayhem (Sep-2016)
5 - Meows, Magic & Wands (Feb-2017)
6 - Meows, Magic & Elves (Jan-2018)
7 - Meows, Magic & Marshmallows (May-2018)

The Nevada Brides

1 - McKenna (May-2015)

A Paradise Mystery

1 - Tequila and Sunrise (Oct-2019)
2 - Martini and Bikini (May-2020)

A Pet Recovery Center Mystery

1 - Up the Creek Without a Poodle (Apr-2016)
2 - Chasing the husky (Jul-2017)
3 - Gone to the Birds (Sep-2018)

Shadow Creek Shifters

1 - Katlyn (Sep-2014)
2 - Taken (Nov-2014)
3 - Tessa (Oct-2015)

Undercover Dragon

1 - Curse of the Dragon (Jul-2018)

Book List in Order: 56 titles



  • Agnes Barton is not your typical senior citizen living in Tadium, MI, on the shores of Lake Huron. She drives a red hot Mustang, shops at Victoria's Secret, rankles local police officials, and has a knack for sticking her nose where it doesn't belong...



  • FREE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED Kimberly Steele wasn't like most women who were six months pregnant. She wore one form fitting pink ensemble after the next with sky-high heels, much to the chagrin of her boss, the sexy attorney Jeremy Preston. What did he ...



  • Senior snoop, Agnes Barton, has taken up residence in a Winnebago at a campground in East Tawas, Michigan. It’s not the ideal place for a woman of seventy-two to live, but she’s making do. She had planned to start a detective agency with partner ...



  • Twenty-year-old Kelly Gray arrives in the mountainous area of North Carolina, deep in Redneck land, intent on journeying into the Joyce Kilmer Wilderness to take fall pictures, which she hopes to sell to National Geographic. That is until she runs ou...



  • True to his words, Sheriff Clem Peterson sends Agnes Barton and Eleanor Mason packing to Florida via a Cessna, but things go haywire when during a fuel stop, two men shoot the pilot. Agnes springs into action slamming the door just as shots are fired...



  • The last thing Agnes Barton expected was to be slapped in cuffs alongside her best friend, and fellow-sleuthing buddy, Eleanor Mason. All they had wanted to do was to verify if a painting at the Butler Mansion had indeed been stolen, but when the Mil...



  • Kimberly Steele had barely recovered from her wedding reception the day before, and now, she’s just discovered the body of her husband’s former girlfriend, Clare Barnett, someone whom she had argued with hours earlier at the photo shoot for the P...



  • The last thing Agnes Barton expected was to be slapped in cuffs alongside her best friend, and fellow-sleuthing buddy, Eleanor Mason. All they had wanted to do was to verify if a painting at the Butler Mansion had indeed been stolen. How were they to...



  • When Tammy Rodrigue, known as Louisiana Sassy on the archery circuit, rolled into Bear Paw, Michigan, for the archery competition, Tournament of Trouble, she never expected to be considered a suspect in a murder investigation. Sure, the victim was ki...






  • Agnes and Eleanor embark on their most challenging case to date, finding Bigfoot!Agnes isn’t sure what to say when Billy Matlin, hires her to find Bigfoot, and it doesn’t help that Eleanor is hiding in the car. Who is she to say that Bigfoot isn...



  • Part one of a three part serial with cliffhanger that is not recommended for anyone under the age of 18.SEPARATED...Elaina had heard warnings about the Clan of the Werebear all her life, but as a foundling with no knowledge of her past, she has no id...



  • The Story Continues...Elaina awakens from her night with Cullen only to be herded to hide by the stream as the Clan of the Werebear inspection is at hand. It’s too late for Klesa or her sons to leave the village and Elaina worries as she hides with...



  • The dramatic conclusion of the Clan of the Werebear serial. Elaina feels the ultimate betrayal, and Cullen has put demands on her for the last time. She isn’t waiting around until the clan finds her, dragging her off to parts unknown. Elaina flees ...



  • Ever since Agnes' car accident, things have changed drastically for her. When she wakes up in the hospital, not only is her son Stuart there, who she hasn't seen in years, but a ghostly apparition!Instead of getting ready for the loony bin, Agnes and...



  • Disclaimer: M/F/M Red-Hot Shifter Ménage Romance. This book is not intended for anyone under the age of eighteen or anyone who is bothered by explicit content that includes strong sexual content, situations, and language between two mountain lion sh...



  • Driving up Highway 50 through Nevada, said to be the loneliest road in America, sure would make a body nervous. Unless, of course, you’re Agnes Barton, who welcomes the challenge and the chance to check out a real ghost town. But before she even ar...



  • Disclaimer: M/F/M Red-Hot Shifter Ménage Romance. This book is not intended for anyone under the age of eighteen or anyone who is bothered by explicit content that includes strong sexual content, situations, and language between two mountain lion sh...



  • It’s December in the neighboring cities of Tawas City and East Tawas, and they have one thing in common -- Christmas is drawing nearer. The only problem is that homes are being broken into in alarming numbers, with guns stolen. Even local militia m...



  • Petunia Patterson’s life was turned upside down when she discovered a body in her new neighbor, Noah Becker's back yard. It’s bad enough that her cat, Pansy, had gotten into his house -- especially when Pansy wasn’t a cat at all, but Jeremy Wal...






  • Agnes and Eleanor embark on a honeymoon cruise with their new husbands, Andrew and Mr. Wilson. There are plenty of other Tawas residents along for the ride, although the newlyweds don’t realize this until they set out to sea. But the presence of th...



  • It was the worst day of McKenna Jameson’s life. Still reeling after the death of her parents, her uncle shows up with ownership paperwork, confiscating the store right out from under her.McKenna didn’t know what would become of them. She had four...



  • Life in Lake Forest is interesting enough with new witch Petunia Patterson creating potions that actually work and communicating telepathically with her cat, Pansy, who was once a man until one of those potions accidently changed him into an animal. ...



  • Agnes and Eleanor are ecstatic when Eleanor wins a Las Vegas vacation for both couples at the end of their cruise. It’s like another honeymoon with their men Andrew and Mr. Wilson, except the senior sleuths once again find themselves in the middle ...



  • Birds of a Feather flock together in Tawas, Michigan, as the Tawas Point Birding Festival comes to town. Agnes and Eleanor are happy to be home again, but are back to their investigative ways after a deadly accident occurs on Plank Road. They’re re...



  • This is a complete standalone story with no cliffhangers.Tessa Vampire Tessa leaves the only place she has called home for the last ten months, Shadow Creek, embarking on her own journey. She doesn't go that far as the alpha werewolf, Raphael, allows...



  • Tawas, Michigan, is all abuzz about the Civil War exhibit that’s about to open at the Iosco County Historical Museum. If only Agnes and Eleanor weren’t at odds with one another. That is, until Agnes, armed with her ghostly partner Caroline, hatch...



  • As Thanksgiving approaches, the holiday is not the only thing on everyone’s mind in Tawas. Bagging the huge, yet elusive, tom turkey is -- with a prize of five thousand dollars. That is, until the body of a meter reader turns up on Bernice’s prop...



  • When a semi-trailer filled with toys for the children’s party is stolen right before Agnes’ and Eleanor’s eyes, they’re left holding the bag. Agnes convinces the party organizer, Emily Harris, to give them a chance to find the toys before cal...



  • FREE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED Kimberly Steele is adjusting to her life as a mother with her husband Jeremy. After her husband admits he doesn't want another baby anytime soon, Kimberly begins to get sick in the mornings. While she tries to deny what's re...






  • After undergoing hip surgery, Mrs. Barry enlists Kimberly Steele’s help, giving Kimberly permission to handle her bank transactions. But when all of Mrs. Barry’s money is withdrawn, all fingers point squarely to Kimberly. The pregnant Kimberly is...



  • With her new business venture - a service to recover missing pets called Pet Recovery Center up and running, Penny Clark is ready to investigate when she learns Winston, a prized poodle, has been dognapped. Nevermind that the body of Kevin Throop was...



  • Life has been pretty sweet for witch Petunia Patterson. She’s investigating crimes with her handsome neighbor Noah, her potions are working better than ever, and even Pansy has grown accustomed to being a cat. That is until Aunt Maxine can’t be f...



  • Agnes and Eleanor thought they’d relax in the sun ... and possibly joke about Martha, who volunteers to lead the Bonfire Girls on their first camping trip after the leader Peggy Hughes is injured. That is until Martha enlists the help of her mother...



  • Lake Forest witch Petunia Patterson enters her four cats in the first Lake Forest Cat Show, even though only three of them are really felines. One of them actually used to be a man before Petunia gave him a love potion that went haywire and changed h...



  • Life for Agnes has been spooktacular ever since a ghost named Caroline became attached to her. Caroline was killed in the 1930s and now she assists Agnes and her partner Eleanor on cases. (Well, Caroline assists when she doesn't fade away.) Okay, so ...



  • Agnes and Eleanor land in Hawaii for a trip of a lifetime thanks to a lottery windfall! They plan a host of activities and Agnes even goes along on a snorkeling adventure, even if she’s only going to sun herself on the beach. All doesn’t go accor...



  • Lake Forest is hosting the first Festival ofWitches, showcasing the witches in town. Nobodyasked Lake Forest witch Petunia Patterson heropinion, as Aunt Maxine assigns her to keep agroup of trick-or-treaters who have been busedinto town Halloween nig...



  • When Sheriff Peterson is injured during a high-speed chase -- Agnes and Eleanor spring into action.Agnes Barton and Sheriff Peterson’s working relationship is shoddy at best. He’d rather balk at the idea of Agnes and Eleanor independently inves...



  • Tawas is abuzz in activity with a book signing right here in town. Actress Sara Knoxville isn’t just an author of a newly released Hollywood Tell All book; she’s the owner of the Butler Mansion. Readers soon feel a little cheated when a key page ...






  • Penny and Holly opened the Pet Recovery Center to locate lost pets, but when bones are dug up at a Victorian mansion, it's game on to find a husky who stole a jawbone that just might help the police to identify the remains.Sheriff Nathan Bradley is w...



  • There’s nothing like going to bingo and scarfing down junk food, unless something dreadful happens, like a woman dying from poisoned lemonade.Agnes Barton arrives late for bingo in Redwater and immediately is in investigative role as she assists Ki...



  • When a video of Agnes and Eleanor solving a mystery is leaked online, director Roman Douglas hopes to profit from their success and make a movie about them showcasing Tawas as the next Cabot Cove.
Production trucks are soon rolling into town and se...



  • It’s nearing Christmas and a magical time of year as Noah hopes to take first place in the Christmas lights extravaganza contest. That is, until he is forced to borrow Christmas decorations from Petunia’s Aunt Maxine when none can be found at loc...



  • Life in Tawas has changed dramatically when Bernice “The Cat Lady’s” ex-husband Wilber goes missing and is later found dead by resident detectives Agnes Barton and Eleanor Mason. Bernice is a suspect and the sleuths can’t let their friend dow...



  • Lake Forest witch Petunia and her neighbor (now boyfriend) Noah head to Coven Creek for a leisurely vacation. The sarcastic cat Pansy comes along for the ride. It’s hard for Petunia to leave Pansy home when she’s responsible for changing him into...





  • Agnes and Eleanor run into trouble in Tennessee. Trouble when they have an accident totaling Andrew’s SUV. Trouble when they find the body of Deputy Chapman who was a responding officer at the scene. And trouble at the ranch where they’re stayin...



  • Aliens have arrived in Tawas, or that's what Agnes and Eleanor believe. An unidentified flying object plummets to earth and has the sleuths believing a real UFO crashed behind the secured gates of the US Gypsum Company in Alabaster. And the sleuths k...






  • Being in charge of the annual Easter Egg Hunt is challenging enough for Agnes and Eleanor, but even more so when they assist Bernice in finding rabbits for the event. Unfortunately for the sleuths, instead of bunnies, they stumble across a body. The ...



  • Residents in Tawas are excited about rubbing elbows with golf pros at the upcoming fundraiser. However, when Masters winner, Teddy Vaughn, is found dead on the greens, it's business as usual for Agnes and Eleanor. The sleuths have their hands full no...



  • Three strikes and you’re out!Take me out to the ballgame takes on a whole different meaning for Agnes and Eleanor. Baseball might be America’s favorite pastime, but someone forgot to tell the spectators that a killer is roaming the stands. When ...



  • I'm Katherine Quinn, and an international jewel thief, or I was until I got busted. Now the cops cut me a deal, and I'm working alongside Detective Adam Taney to recover the imperial ruby or so I thought.
Soon I learned Taney would stay on th...



  • Tawas is all abuzz as the eccentric Roland Curry's art collection will be displayed at the legendary Robinson's Manor. The same manor where an entire family were murdered in the sixties. The manor's spooky history is quickly forgotten—until th...



  • Excitement is in the air when Irma and Katherine land in Hawaii, but they're soon on the trail of a safecracker who has recently targeted the governor and made off with his valuables. In an unorthodox move, Special Agent Taney selects the crime fight...



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    Agnes Barton and Eleanor Mason’s most riveting case yet. For years Agnes and Eleanor longed to be taken seriously by law enforcement for their investigative skills, and when they’re deputized to enter Westbrook Prison as undercover inmates they f...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Madison Johns has published 56 books.

Madison Johns does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Martini and Bikini, was published in May 2020.

The first book by Madison Johns, Armed and Outrageous, was published in May 2012.

Yes. Madison Johns has 13 series.