# Deb Baker > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Deb_Baker > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Deb_Baker.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deb_Baker > Source revision: 1347609505 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) "Hannah Reed" redirects here. For the British singer, see [Hannah Reid](/source/Hannah_Reid). **Deb Baker** (born 1953) is an American mystery writer from the [Upper Peninsula of Michigan](/source/Upper_Peninsula_of_Michigan), who has created three [mystery](/source/Mystery_fiction) series. ## Biography Baker was born in [Escanaba, Michigan](/source/Escanaba,_Michigan).[1] She lived in the Upper Peninsula until she was 10.[2] Baker lived in [Gladstone, Michigan](/source/Gladstone,_Michigan) before moving to [De Pere, Wisconsin](/source/De_Pere,_Wisconsin) where she graduated from [De Pere High School](/source/De_Pere_High_School).[3] She earned a degree in English with emphasis on creative writing from the University of Wisconsin and began her writing career. She currently resides in North Lake, Wisconsin.[citation needed] Baker writes American [mystery fiction](/source/Mystery_fiction), especially in the [cozy](/source/Cozy_mystery) subgenre.[4] She has written two series under her own name. The Dolls To Die For series features a [Phoenix, Arizona](/source/Phoenix,_Arizona) doll collecting club and member, Gretchen Birch,[5] who solves murders with her new-age Aunt Nina while sharing a doll restoration business with her mother. Baker is an "avid doll collector herself."[6] Baker also wrote the humorous [Yooper](/source/Upper_Peninsula_English) mysteries centering on a fictitious town in the Michigan Upper Peninsula where Gertie Johnson, mother of the local sheriff, solves murders the old-fashioned way with friends Cora Mae and Kitty.[1] The Yooper series was called a "quirky, very appealing series" by *[Booklist](/source/Booklist)*.[7] Using the [pen name](/source/Pen_name) **Hannah Reed**, she writes the Queen Bee mystery series about Story Fischer, a Wisconsin beekeeper.[8] Baker’s first novel, *Murder Passes the Buck* (2006), was based on her personal experience in the Michigan Upper Peninsula. The colorful characters she created won her the Authorlink International First Novelist Award[9] in the mystery category, then went on to win Best of Show. ## Bibliography ### As Deb Baker #### Gertie Johnson 1. *Murder Passes the Buck* 1. *Murder Grins and Bears It* (2007). Llewellyn/Midnight Ink. ISBN 9780738709840[10] 1. *Murder Talks Turkey* (2008). Llewellyn/Midnight Ink, ISBN 9780738712253[7][11] 1. *Murder Bites the Bullet* 1. *Cooking Can Be Murder* 1. *Gertie Johnson Boxed Set* #### Gretchen Birch Murder Mysteries 1. *Dolled Up for Murder* 1. *Goodbye Dolly* 1. *Dolly Departed* 1. *Guise and Dolls* (originally published as *Ding Dong Dead*) 1. *Gretchen Birch Boxed Set* ### As Hannah Reed #### Queen Bee Mysteries 1. *Buzz Off* (2010) 1. *Mind Your Own Beeswax* (2011) 1. *Plan Bee* (2012) 1. *Beeline to Trouble* (2012) 1. *Beewitched* (2013) ## References 1. ["Baker, Deb 1953-"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160505001108/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-3072300016.html). *Contemporary Authors*. Gale. 2009. Archived from [the original](https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-3072300016.html) on 2016-05-05. 1. Becker, Mary Helen (15 June 2007). ["You'll Grin As You Read Deb Baker's New Mystery"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160503145554/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-165095689.html). *The Capital Times*. Archived from [the original](https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-165095689.html) on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016. 1. ["Deb Baker"](https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/deb-baker/). *Book Series In Order*. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2019. 1. Kolker, Jeanne (6 June 2014). ["Just Read It"](http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nfh&AN=2W6899984295&site=ehost-live). *Wisconsin State Journal*. Retrieved 23 February 2016. – via EBSCO. 1. Becker, Mary Helen (18 October 2007). ["4 Authors Visit, Each With Fine New Mystery to Discuss"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160503155106/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-170007034.html). *The Capitol Times*. Archived from [the original](https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-170007034.html) on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016. 1. Becker, Mary Helen (28 August 2008). ["Wisconsin Mystery Author Finds Crime in Dolls and Yoopers"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160504162144/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-184223378.html). *The Capital Times*. Archived from [the original](https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-184223378.html) on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016. 1. Bibel, Barbara (1 April 2008). ["Murder Talks Turkey"](http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=31752909&site=ehost-live). *Booklist*. **104** (15): 31–32. Retrieved 23 February 2016. – via EBSCO. 1. Vicarel, Jo Ann (September 2010). ["Buzz Off: a Queen Bee Mystery"](http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=53489853&site=ehost-live). *Library Journal*. **135** (14): 97. Retrieved 23 February 2016. – via EBSCO. 1. ["Honors and Awards - Chris Roerden, Editor"](http://writersinfo.info/awards.html). Writersinfo.info. 2003-07-19. Retrieved 2013-10-14. 1. ["Murder Grins and Bears It"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160407023043/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/Deb-Baker-96954/murder-grins-and-bears-it/). *Kirkus Reviews*. 1 May 2007. Archived from [the original](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/Deb-Baker-96954/murder-grins-and-bears-it/) on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016. 1. ["Murder Talks Turkey"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/deb-baker/murder-talks-turkey/). *Kirkus Reviews*. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2016. ## External links - [Berkley Prime Crime](https://web.archive.org/web/20100420062955/http://berkleysignetmysteries.com/author321) - [Deb Baker Official Website](https://deb-baker.blogspot.com/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304132823/http://deb-baker.blogspot.com/) 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine - [Hannah Reed Official Website](http://queenbeemystery.com/index.shtml) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100117054034/http://queenbeemystery.com/index.shtml) 2010-01-17 at the Wayback Machine --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Deb Baker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deb_Baker) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deb_Baker?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.