Dead and Deaf is Baldwin's nineteenth cozy Michigan-based mystery. Gayle Anderson, a high school senior in Davison, Michigan, is studying her family genealogy when she discovers a great-great- grandfather died at age 31 at the School for the Deaf in Flint, Michigan. She suspects the death is not natural. She along with her boyfriend, Philip Esterling solicit help from legendary private detective, Lou Searing. The three of them work to discover the cause of death. Readers will receive what they expect from a Baldwin mystery: suspense, intrigue, interesting characters, and a twist or two. Most of all, readers will enjoy an entertaining mystery.