author
Paul Hutchens
1902–1977
Best known for creating the beloved Sugar Creek Gang adventures, this prolific writer brought small-town childhood, suspense, and Christian faith together in stories generations of young readers have enjoyed. He also wrote adult fiction and spent years in ministry, giving his work a warm, earnest tone.
6 Audiobooks
The Green Tent Mystery at Sugar Creek
by Paul Hutchens
The Sugar Creek Gang Goes North
by Paul Hutchens
Shenanigans at Sugar Creek
by Paul Hutchens
Watermelon Mystery at Sugar Creek
by Paul Hutchens
North Woods Manhunt (A Sugar Creek Gang Story)
by Paul Hutchens
The Sugar Creek Gang Digs for Treasure
by Paul Hutchens
About the author
Born in Thorntown, Indiana, on April 7, 1902, Paul Hutchens grew up near Sugar Creek, the setting that later inspired his most famous books. He studied at Moody Bible Institute, became an ordained Baptist minister, and worked as an evangelist and preacher as well as a writer.
Hutchens is remembered most for The Sugar Creek Gang, a long-running series of 36 Christian adventure novels for children. The books follow a group of boys through mysteries, dangers, and everyday adventures, blending lively storytelling with lessons about friendship, courage, and faith.
Alongside his children’s fiction, he also wrote numerous adult novels. He died in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on January 23, 1977, but his stories have remained especially popular with families who enjoy wholesome, faith-centered fiction.