Books by Joseph Heywood

The third in the wildly successful Woods Cop mystery series

Grady Service, Detective for Michican Upper Peninsula's DNR, investigates a case on the shores of Lake Superior involving "bleeding sand" and a centuries-old mystery surrounding a Native American archaeological site . . . not to mention an enormous forest fire.

Grady Service, Detective for Michican Upper Peninsula's DNR, is running hot and cold--Chasing an eco-terrorist trained in the most advanced and explosive guerrilla tactics AND tackling an eighty-year-old cold case involving racism, gold, and murder.

Grady Service, Detective for Michigan Upper Peninsula's Department of Natural Resources, is back in the sixth title in the critically acclaimed Woods Cop series. This time he has a truly rotten case on his hands--tainted eggs are showing up in caviar, and Service must expose a ring of corruption within law enforcement that takes him all the way to the top. . . .

The fourth in the fabulous Grady Service Woods Cop series.

The first in the Woods Cop mystery series by the acclaimed author of The Snowfly.

The ninth Woods Cop Mystery, in which Grady Service, Detective for Michigan Upper Peninsula's DNR, investigates a series of bloody deaths tied to Michiganders' belief in a mythical beast called the Dogman, and taking place in some of the Upper Peninsula's harshest terrain

A "lost classic" by Joseph Heywood, beloved author of mysteries set among fisherman and hunters. Reissued and featuring brand new material since the original edition, this collection of essays and fishing tales helps readers understand the extent of Heywood's passion for the sport, and revel in his own admission: he rarely catches any!

A lost classic of the historical thriller genre by beloved mystery writer Joseph Heywood. This sequel to The Berkut revolves around an elite Soviet team-Special Operations Group-called upon by Nikita Khrushchev in 1960 to join forces with a team from the United States to hunt down a psychotic renegade CIA agent and an Albanian death team.

A lost classic of the historical thriller genre by beloved mystery writer Joseph Heywood. The Berkut revolves around an elite Soviet team-Special Operations Group-tasked in 1945 with tracking down Hitler, attempting to escape Berlin with the aid of SS Colonel Gunter Brumm, a man considered the best of the best among Nazi Germany's most highly skilled warriors.

From the author of the beloved Grady Service and Lute Bapcat Mysteries and the critically acclaimed short-story collection Hard Ground, a new collection of stories, this time starring women game wardens and conservation officers in action and set in the wilderness of Michigan among poachers, drug smugglers, violent deaths, and more.

Hard Ground is a treasure chest of stories for lovers of the outdoors, fans of smart crime fiction, and, of course, the legions of Joseph Heywood fans. Featuring the game-warden colleagues of Woods Cop star Grady Service, the tales in this collection follow the men and women patrolling Michigan's wilds as they encounter everything from poachers determined to defend their kills with deadly resistance to drug pushers selling their wares at an Elvis Convention camping retreat. There are search-and-rescue operations, a rookie game warden's first day on the job, and much, much more. With Heywood's trademark ability to capture the eccentric characters of the Upper Peninsula, his wonderful ear for dialogue, and his vivid descriptions of hunting, fishing, and outdoorsmanship, these twenty-plus stories will delight Heywood fans and entice any reader who loves stories about the great outdoors or law-and-order. As an added bonus, one story features Woods Cop protagonist Grady Service early in his career, while another story stars Heywood's new series protagonist Lute Bapcat.