IF / THEN Books
Every choice matters. Every ending is earned.
[HEADING 1] Meet Iris Blackwood.
[HEADING 2 or large italic paragraph] She's twelve years old, she's the sharpest detective on Saint Hyde Island, and what happens next is entirely up to you.
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[HEADING 2] Interactive Mystery Adventures for Ages 10–13
[PARAGRAPH] The Iris Blackwood Mystery Adventures are chapter-length detective novels with a twist: at every critical moment, you choose what Iris does next. Follow a lead or explore the island? Trust the stranger or keep your distance? The choices are yours — and every path leads somewhere different.
[PARAGRAPH] Each book features 27 different endings and five achievement levels, from Junior Investigator to Super Sleuth. Some endings solve the case. Some reveal secrets you weren't looking for. A few will surprise you completely.
[PARAGRAPH] These are books kids read more than once — because they want to find out what they missed.
[HEADING 2] For Parents
[PARAGRAPH] If your child has burned through every Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew on the shelf and is ready for something that puts them in charge, Iris Blackwood is the series you've been looking for.
[PARAGRAPH] The books are written to be read independently by confident readers in the 10–13 range, or together as a read-aloud with younger readers who can handle the decisions. The mystery format keeps reluctant readers turning pages. The branching structure rewards curiosity and rereading.
[PARAGRAPH] No screens required. Just a book, a choice, and a kid who's ready to think.
[HEADING 2] For Librarians & Educators
[PARAGRAPH] The Iris Blackwood series is designed to meet readers where they are: decision-driven, mystery-hungry, and ready for a protagonist who models sharp thinking and confident action.
[PARAGRAPH] Each title works as a standalone read or as part of the series. The branching narrative format supports re-engagement with the same text — ideal for classroom book clubs, library programs, or independent reading challenges where multiple outcomes reward multiple reads.
[PARAGRAPH] Series details:
Reading level: Grades 4–7 (ages 10–13) Format: Print (5×8 paperback, approx. 160 pages, 20–25 interior illustrations) Price: $12.99 per title Bulk & school orders: 20% off 10–24 copies · 30% off 25+ copies Distribution: Available via Amazon, IngramSpark, and Follett/Mackin for library ordering School visits: Virtual and in-person visits available. Free with qualifying book orders.
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[HEADING 2] The Iris Blackwood Series. She's the detective. You make the calls.
[PARAGRAPH] Six books. One island. Hundreds of ways the story can go.
[HEADING 3] Book 1 · The Curse of Hemlock Island
[PARAGRAPH — italic] April 8, 2026
[PARAGRAPH] Someone threw Iris Blackwood into a wooden crate and dropped it in the river. She doesn't know who. She doesn't know why. What she does know: Hemlock Island has a curse, the Island People need help, and Mr. Lemoney's candy factory is at the center of all of it. The first case. The one that started everything.
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[HEADING 3] Book 2 · Mystery at the Mansion
[PARAGRAPH — italic] May 2026
[PARAGRAPH] Iris's family has inherited Lemoney Mansion from an anonymous donor. The day they arrive, a hurricane closes in — and so do a series of suspicious visitors with secrets of their own. Nothing about this inheritance is what it appears to be.
[BUTTON] Coming May 2026 → (URL: #)
[HEADING 3] Book 3 · The Dancing Lighthouse
[PARAGRAPH — italic] June 2026
[PARAGRAPH] Captain Driftwood is found unconscious on the beach. The old lighthouse is sending signals no one can decode. And a land developer with deep pockets is very interested in making sure certain secrets stay buried. Iris has a cipher, a rival, and a deadline.
[BUTTON] Coming June 2026 → (URL: #)
[HEADING 3] Book 4 · Cracking the Mayan UFO Code
[PARAGRAPH — italic] August 2026
[PARAGRAPH] The case that takes Iris off the island — and into territory stranger than anything Saint Hyde has ever thrown at her. Ancient codes, modern conspiracies, and a mystery that might be older than anyone alive.
[BUTTON] Coming August 2026 → (URL: #)
[HEADING 3] Books 5 & 6 · The Coppersmith's Lanterns & The Founder's Riddle
[PARAGRAPH — italic] Coming Fall–Winter 2026. The Iris Blackwood series concludes its first year with two more cases — and the answers to questions that have been building since Book One.
[HEADING 2] About Iris
[PARAGRAPH] Iris Blackwood is twelve years old, lives on Saint Hyde Island off the Georgia coast, and keeps a Detective Notepad with a numbered set of rules she has developed through hard experience. She is sharp, occasionally bossy, and almost always right. Her brother Theo is eight, surprisingly perceptive, and terrible at staying out of trouble. Their dog Dash knows more than he lets on.
[PARAGRAPH] The Iris Blackwood Mystery Adventures are written by Chad Prevost and published by IF/THEN Books, an imprint of Crossroads Publishing Group.
[HEADING 2] Start the Mystery
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[PARAGRAPH — centered, small italic] $12.99 paperback · Ships from Amazon · Available wherever Ingram titles are carried
[PARAGRAPH — centered, small italic] Educators and librarians: contact us about bulk pricing and school visit scheduling.