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Lu & Clancy's secret languages

2001
Dog detectives Clancy and Lu must decipher a number of secret code languages and messages in order to discover where in the aquarium thieves have hidden a stolen sack of jewels.

The ghost of Captain Briggs

1999
Best friends Jennie and Beth are all set to enjoy their summer vacation with Sam, the sheepdog. But how could they know that the house Jennie's family has rented was built long ago by a bloodthirsty pirate!.

Aliens in Woodford

2000
Sam the dog detective is anxious to sniff out another mystery when she sees strange lights in a nearby field and jumps to the conclusion that they must be alien ships.

Shadows in the glasshouse

2000
While working as an indentured servant for a Jamestown glassmaker in 1621, twelve-year-old Merry uncovers a case of sabotage.

Meg Mackintosh and the mystery on Main Street

a solve-it-yourself mystery
2000
During a storm, Meg's brother loses a family heirloom and young detective Meg sets out to find it. The reader is invited to search the pictures for key clues to solve the case.

The mystery of the monkey's maze

1999
The great detective Seymour Sleuth and his photographer Muggs travel to Borneo to help find the legendary Black Flower of Sumatra, a possible cure for the hiccups.

Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the sleeping dog

1998
America's Sherlock Holmes in sneakers continues his war on crime in ten more cases, the solutions to which are found in the back of the book.

The treasure of Bessledorf Hill

1997
The people of Middleburg search for buried treasure around Bessledorf Hill and the Bessledorf Hotel.

Sheep in wolves' clothing

1996
When wolves steal the wool coats of three sheep, the sheep track down the wolves in order to get their wool back.

My dog and the birthday mystery

1987
With the help of her dog, Jenny spends her birthday investigating a bicycle theft and wondering why no one seems to remember it is a special day for her.

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