Being a firefighter in a large city is exciting and fill with day-to-day challenges. Each firepresents a different situation to which the men, women and mouse firefighters must analyze, adapt, and adjust. The work is both physically and mentally strenuous, so when Francis isscheduled for a vacation, he wants to totally relax.Francis' twin siblings, Phyllis, and Phillip, live on a ranch near the mountains. The air is fresh andclean and the opportunity to explore the "wild west" is very cool. In order to spend the mostamount of time at the ranch, Francis decides he has to take an airplane, which terrifies him alittle since he has never been on an plane before.The ranch has horses, buffalo, and cattle with long horns, which are very different from thedairy cows at his brother, Freddie's farm. This is going to be an adventure.
In addition to six adult mysteries, Hot Tea...Cold Case, There's Always Tomorrow, Stabbing Along the Straightaway, Chaos at the Concours, Panic in the Pits and Critical Corner, D.G. Stern has authored the ten title, award winning "Upton Charles-Dog Detective" series for younger readers , The Loneliest Tree, 25 Days of a Tropical Christmas, Francis the Firehouse Mouse, Sophie the Skunk. Francis at the Farm, Francis at the Beach, and the new Anna Belle series. His taste for good wine and great food has been an inspiration in his writings and Mr. Stern is also the editor of Golf a la Carte featuring recipes from some of the nation's greatest golf clubs. D.G. Stern is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School. Basket weaving (no kidding) and vintage car racing fill any empty moments.