The Curse of Hemlock Island
Iris Blackwood Mystery Adventures · Book 1
Iris Blackwood is twelve years old, lives on Saint Hyde Island (near Jekyll) off the Georgia coast, and keeps a Detective Notepad filled with rules she's learned through hard experience. She is sharp, occasionally bossy, and almost always right.
She's also just been thrown into a wooden crate and dropped in a river by someone who doesn't want her on Hemlock Island.
The Curse of Hemlock Island is the first book in the Iris Blackwood Mystery Adventures — interactive detective fiction where you choose what Iris does next. Follow a lead or explore the island? Trust the stranger or keep your distance? Every path leads somewhere different, and not every ending solves the case.
27 different endings. Five achievement levels, from Junior Investigator to Super Sleuth. A mystery that rewards rereading — because the path you didn't take is always waiting.
For readers ages 10–13 who are ready for a protagonist who models sharp thinking and puts them in charge of the investigation.
What's Inside
- 27 different endings across 5 achievement levels
- 20+ original interior illustrations from Crossroads Publishing Group Studios
- 170 pages, 5×8 paperback
- No screens required
Meet the Team
Iris Blackwood — Twelve years old. Sharp, occasionally bossy, and almost always right. Three Life Skills: Observation, Deduction, Curiosity.
Theo — Iris's eight-year-old brother. Surprisingly perceptive. Terrible at staying out of trouble.
Dash — The family dog. Knows more than he lets on.
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$12.99 paperback · Released May 8, 2026
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More Iris Blackwood
Book 2 · Mystery at the Mansion — June 2026 · Learn more →
Book 3 · Cracking the Mayan UFO Code — July 2026 · Learn more →
Book 4 · The Dancing Lighthouse — Fall 2026