Sam Applewhite is the protagonist of Heide Goody and Iain Grant’s mystery series of the same name. A security consultant for DefCon4’s east coast office, Sam keeps getting pulled into investigations far stranger than her job description covers.
Sam is a practical, no-nonsense woman who relies on her wits and a small circle of allies — including her retired stage magician father and the owner of the town’s most outlandish junk shop — to get to the bottom of cases the police would rather not touch. Her first case, in Sealfinger, begins when a client goes missing after reporting ghosts in a graveyard, and the mysteries only get more unusual from there.
Reading Order#
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Sam Applewhite?
Sam Applewhite is a security consultant for DefCon4’s east coast office. She is the protagonist of a seven-book mystery series by Heide Goody and Iain Grant, where she investigates crimes that are never as straightforward as they first appear.
How many Sam Applewhite books are there?
There are seven Sam Applewhite novels published between 2021 and 2026: Sealfinger, Doggerland, Sandraker, Tigerheart, Bountyhunter, Jaegermax, and Starchaser.
What kind of mysteries does Sam Applewhite solve?
Sam’s cases blend traditional mystery elements with absurd twists. In Sealfinger, for example, a missing client leads to an investigation involving psychotic seals, unexploded munitions, and a corpse that will not stay dead.