mystery and detective stories

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Flatfoot Fox and the case of the missing schoolhouse

1997
Flatfoot Fox and his faithful friend, Secretary Bird, help Principal Porcupine solve the mystery of the missing school.

The tormentors

1990
When his beloved German Shepherd vanishes, Sox sets out to find the thief and becomes involved with a ring of dangerous dog trainers who kidnap animals for their own illegal profit.

The Vandemark mummy

1991
When, as the new Classics professor at Vandemark College, their father is made responsible for a collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts, twelve-year-old Phineas and his older sister Althea try to find out why the collection is the target of thieves, especially when the mummy disappears.

The campfire ghosts

1990
Ghosts are suspected when things start disappearing on a Thanksgiving camping trip until Ernie uses her eagle eye to find the real culprit.

The adventure of Black Peter ; The Gloria Scott

1990
Presents two adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson each accompanied by a section identifying the clues mentioned in the story and explaining the reasoning used by Holmes to put the clues together and come up with a solution. Also includes a map highlighting the sites of the mysteries.

The adventure of the cardboard box ; A scandal in Bohemia

1990
Presents two adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, each accompanied by a section identifying the clues mentioned in the story and explaining the reasoning used by Holmes to put the clues together and come up with a solution. Also includes a map highlighting the sites of the mysteries.

Call for Mr. Sniff

1981
A detective hound is lured with a mystery to a birthday party in his honor.

Julian, secret agent

1988
When Julian, his little brother Huey, and their friend Gloria decide to be "crime busters, " they find themselves in one adventure after another.

The Valentine's Day mystery

1992
On Valentine's Day twin detectives Kate and Mickey investigate a case involving a vanished garnet pin and a maestro of classical music.

House of danger

2005
Asks the reader to choose the plot path of a story in which a young detective--the reader--receives an anonymous call for help from a scary glass house built on the site of a Civil War prison.

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