Why there? In Canada. It shouldn't happen in this peaceful village at a lake with its colourful and friendly inhabitants… Writer Amber Boffin drops Maggie Flanagan, her little terrier of an aspiring photographer and amateur sleuth back into her childhood village to dig out the truth for you. A chain of transformative events, culminating with her parents' death, spurs Maggie Flanagan to change her lifestyle. Maggie leaves her high-pressure job in the UK and moves back to her childhood home by a lake in the peaceful cottage country of Ontario in Canada as a photographer who develops her amateur sleuth skills. A photo wedding assignment introduces her to the diverse inhabitants of Foxton, a fictive village near Algonquin Park. Maggie's warm reception by the villagers, in particular Adam, a charming conservation officer, and the relaxing country lifestyle are spiced up by the mysterious disappearance of a local man...

Summer in the little village of Foxton by the lake isn't only about regattas, barbecues, and romance, as Maggie Flanagan finds out when she has an absurd boating accident. Little does she know that retrieving a mysterious parcel from the lake will implicate her in the discovery of a body in a boat. Eager to help Adam, her secret sweetheart, untangle his godfather's involvement in the affair, Maggie unleashes her terrier instinct once again... Along the way, Maggie gets precious help from her best friend Amy while having to contend with Tina, the headstrong journalist, and her views on who may be behind it all. Will Maggie's instincts steer her in the right direction this time?

Autumn in Foxton, the little Canadian village at the lake, and another body…this time in a forest. Not even a ghost deters Maggie Flanagan from trying to understand what happened. Nothing is what it seems to be—or is it? The maple forest appears on fire with the vivid autumn colors. It is a special day for Maggie Flanagan. Her good friend Adam, a conservation officer, is guiding her to his secret wildlife sanctuary. Armed with her camera, lightweight camping gear, and curiosity, she is prepared for adventure but not for what they find deep in the woods… The playful mood veers to somber when they discover a body in the trapper’s cabin. The mystery grows with strange sounds, the disappearance of ancient trees, and a missing backpack. Could it be the doing of the trapper’s ghost that is said to haunt the cabin? Maggie won’t have any of it. A scientist by training, she is convinced there must be a rational explanation. If that wasn’t enough of a puzzle to solve, Maggie has to contend with an unexpected rival who challenges her romantic hopes.

Maggie, eager to make her wildlife photography tour a success, is challenged by a mysterious death. Snowy owls, a frozen lake, a remote ice-fishing lodge, and her trusted friend Adam at her side—it’s Maggie’s idea of a perfect launch of her guided wildlife photography tours. At least that is the case until she sets off. Reaching the lodge is a challenge in itself as the weather keeps playing winter tricks. If that isn’t enough to dampen the spirits, one of her guests confides in her that he fears for his life. Unrest spreads to all lodge guests when a woman from the fishing party is found dead and a detective flies in to investigate the case. The only way for Maggie to stop this nightmare from unfolding is to do some digging herself. If only she can figure out why this woman was at the lodge in the first place, maybe she can find the reason for her death…

What could possibly link a woolly mammoth tusk to a parrot? Maggie Flanagan finds out when she unravels the mystery behind not just one death…but two. Exactly a year ago, Maggie settled back in Foxton, the little village in Canada where she grew up. She loves every bit of her new life. Even her photography business is slowly picking up. Content with her latest portrait, Maggie hurries to deliver it to elderly Holly Rigby. By chance, Maggie prevents the theft of Lulu, Holly’s old African Gray parrot, but arrives too late to save a man. Strangely, all the trails Maggie follows point toward her father’s past, and in particular to a fatality that occurred decades ago, in the Yukon, on a woolly mammoth excavation site. Her father’s time capsule indicates that he had been investigating the death. Are the two deaths truly linked and related in some way to mammoth tusks? But why steal a parrot? Maggie calls upon her childhood friend Denis Partridge, the local dentist, to answer her burning questions…but will the answers lead her to the truth?

There's nothing like a bird’s-eye view from her little plane for Maggie to catch sight of trouble… Will she resist getting involved this time? On a hot summer day, Maggie flies her first paying passenger, eager to showcase the sprawling beauty of the forests and lakes of Northern Ontario for a good cause: to help her friend Barbara get the funding she needs to grow her wildlife rehabilitation centre. It is all going to plan until Maggie spots a pea-green canoe adrift on the lake right where she intends to land. She soon finds out the sunbathing figure at the bottom of the boat isn’t what it seems. It is the body of the owner of a contentious short-term cottage rental business. Maggie races to uncover what happened to the woman, fearing the already deep rift the short-term cottage rental is causing between Foxton inhabitants will cast a dark shadow on the day of festivities in support of wildlife. It turns out rentals are only a piece of the puzzle—cake thefts might be another…

How does a man in a business suit end up in the middle of a forest, appears dead one moment, the next disappears into thin air? Will Maggie succeed in helping Adam prove he even exists? On a warm Indian summer day, a newly appointed canine unit conservation officer gets a tipoff that someone built a tree hut for hunting in Painted Turtle nature reserve. Eager to help his colleague and familiar with Foxton's extensive forests, Adam heads into the reserve from the west, leaving the other officer, Sam, and her dog, Wilson, to enter from the east. Instead of a tree hut, Adam stumbles upon a man dressed in an office suit in the middle of the forest. Believing the man is dead, he calls the police, but when they arrive the man has disappeared and the search is fruitless. At his wits’ end, Adam calls upon Maggie to help him make sense of what he saw. Not only does Maggie find evidence that he wasn’t hallucinating, but they, together with Sam and Wilson, also discover the tree hut…which leads them to a far bigger illegal operation than could ever be expected in sleepy Foxton. If that’s not enough, Maggie finds a body and witnesses another death… How will she cope with it this time?