Welcome to Bailey Fish Adventures - an exciting series
of mystery/adventures for ages 8 and up.

Come sit on Sugar's front porch and I'll tell you about
Bailey Fish, who is 11, and full of adventure.

Bailey was astonished when her mother decided rather suddenly to travel to Costa Rica for a year or more and sent Bailey to live in Central Virginia with her grandmother, Sugar, who cares about people and the environment.

Bailey tries to hide her sadness and loneliness as she adjusts to her new life, deals with a bully, whose father is out to get Sugar, and decides she wants to be one of the adventurous wild women of the family. The suspenseful adventures continue as she meets a half sister and dad she didn't know she had, rescues her kitten Sallie from the cat-snatcher, and identifies the thief of Keswick Inn.

What Bailey expects is never what happens . . .

Books in the series are sequential, but can be read independently. Each book features embedded history, lots of action and contemporary issues that appeal to boys and girls.

Chat with Bailey Fish, Sugar, and author Linda Salisbury at http://BaileyFishAdventureBooks.blogspot.com/

Linda Salisbury, a former newspaper columnist and editor, plans to write at least ten books in this series. She is a freelance writer and a senior editor at Tabby House.
for speaking engagements.

Illustrator Christopher Grotke lives in Brattleboro, Vermont. He is creative director of www.MuseArts.com where he creates Guinea Pig Theater, has an annual advent calendar and developed Castle Arcana. He is an award-winning animator and has illustrated six books.

The Thief of Keswick Inn won the Florida Publishers Association President's Pick 2007 award in the FPA President's Book Award contest. Pictured are Florida Publishers Association President Frank Gromling, author Linda Salisbury, and Betsy Lampé, executive director of the FPA, in Fort Lauderdale on September 15, 2007.


The Mysterious Jamestown Suitcase is a bronze medal winner in the 2007 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards in the Pre-teen fiction category.

ForeWord magazine, March 2005: "This stimulating mystery (The Wild Women of Lake Anna) contains a novel historical twist that plays into the main character's dramatic need for acceptance as she draws upon her inner strength in some unexpected ways. . . . In keeping with the latest trend in fiction books, the author seeks to educate as well as entertain. . . . This well-crafted, fast-paced novel . . . will resonate with every reader who has ever longed for acceptance or struggled with survival in the throes of fear and uncertainty." Charisse Floyd

"Stolen artifacts pale next to the psychological wallop of this new installment (Book 4, The Mysterious Jamestown Suitcase) in the popular Bailey Fish Adventure series. . . Social issues add texture . . .showing Salisbury's in-depth awareness of the complexities of growing up." Elizabeth Breau, ForeWord magazine.

"The Wild Women of Lake Anna is a wonderful book for independent intermediate readers or as a teacher read-aloud. Readers will be enthralled with the very believable plot that mirrors their lives in so many ways. Each chapter leaves the reader hanging . . . eager to continue reading to see what next happens to Bailey Fish. This book provides many opportunities for teachers to integrate Social Studies curriculum, environmental issues as well as character education. This book is sure to engage even the most reluctant readers." Joann Winkler, Teacher of the Year, Charlotte County, Florida

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