D.G. Stern

D.G. Stern has authored the award winning “Upton Charles - Dog Detective” series for younger readers (www.uptoncharles.com),The Loneliest Tree, 25 Days of a Tropical Christmas, Sophie the Skunk and Francis the Firehouse Mouse, Francis at the Farm, Fudge Fatale-The Marvelous Adventures of Anna Belle, Francis at the Beach. In addition, he has written 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, as well as numerous award-winning screenplays. 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 (www.golfcookbook.com) with a forward by golf legend Arnold Palmer. The Upton Charles series (Something Fishy, Disappearing Diamonds, Winter Wonderland, Lost Loot, Ship Shape, Tip Top, Picture Perfect), Time Tale and Missing Map has impressed critics: "This dog takes a bite out of crime." Cambridge Chronicle "Perfect for the read-to-me or the I-can-read-it myself age group." Boston Globe "Logical deductive thinking, teamwork, paying attention to random clues to put the jigsaw puzzle together, who would think these skills could be helped and taught by a dog, even a very smart dog?" Entrepreneur.com "As a teacher of constructive logical, deductive thought, Upton rules." Midwest Book Review "Upton Charles is a positive character, the family members are appealing, and the story is engaging. The illustrations are quite simple, and the story's historical facts give it extra depth." Kids First! In addition, Tip Top was awarded a gold medal for Children's Fiction from Florida Authors and Publishers Association, while Lost Loot and Picture Perfect were awarded a silver medal and Ship Shape was a silver medal winner of the Royal Palm Literary Award. All the books in the series are endorsed by KIDS FIRST! and Mom's Choice and all have free downloadable standards-based workbooks. About his adult mysteries, Midwest Book Review has said, "...a riveting read of mystery and adventure, very much recommended reading." and "Simply stated, "Hot Tea...Cold Case" by D. G. Stern is a riveting mystery/suspense story that will seize and hold the reader's total attention from beginning to end. Superbly crafted twists and turns, all leading to an unexpected and climatic conclusion, 'Hot Tea...Cold Case' is very highly recommended for mystery fan personal reading lists and will prove to be a popular addition to community library Mystery/Suspense collections." The Loneliest Tree received the following comments from the Midwest Book Review: "The Loneliest Tree celebrates themes of continuity, enduring faith and vision, and surviving loss and rejection at a special holiday season of love and peace." while they said of 25 Days of a Tropical Christmas takes all readers on a magical journey to distant shores to experience a different tradition of Christmas." which won the Florida Book Festival gold medal. D.G. Stern is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School. Basket weaving and vintage car racing fill any empty moments.