DETECTING DONE HERE The Second Street Snoops YOU HAVE A MYSTERY? WE’LL MAKE IT HISTORY! This is the sign that Alfie and Betts Binks put in the window on the first day of summer vacation. And it‘s not long before people ask them to solve all sorts of exciting and interesting mysteries. Whether they search for a missing letter A, the Pastor’s lost key, a flyaway swarm of bees or work to solve the puzzle of the colorful cat, Alfie and Betts (as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson) are quickly on the case. Read all eight mysteries and see whether you can solve them before Alfie and Betts do!
Children's picture books include "God's Quiet Things," "If I Could," "Yelly Kelly," "The Dragon of Cobblestone Castle," "The Motherless Bug" and "Funny-Talk Freddy." "The Second Street Snoops" is an easy-reader mystery story for early grades. It was fun doing the line drawings (her first attempt) for this book and she hopes to follow it up with a sequel.
She writes adult mystery and mainstream fiction as well, and her first romance novel, "The Door to Love" which takes place in Door County WI was released in August 2009 from Wild Rose Press. She's working on a sequel, "Wannabe" about a costume shop owner in Green Bay WI that connects with the characters in "The Door to Love."
She's won over 65 regional and national awards in fiction, poetry, essays and articles. She loves to golf, watch wildlife, play Scrabble, travel and always looks for interesting new things to try.

