Ten-year-old Timothy and his cousins Sarah-Jane and Titus, who make up the Three Cousins Detective Club, investigate when all the lawn ornaments in the neighborhood disappear and then are put back in the wrong places.
When the three cousins find some strange symbols carved in an old tree, they start learning about hobo code and in the process learn about the importance of kindness as well.
After Timothy copies a papier-m?ch? snake from a mural for a Christmas present for Titus, he and his cousins find that the snake on the mural has changed.
When Buster the scarecrow, a popular feature of the Fairfield Fall Festival, disappears shortly before the beginning of the big event, the three cousins set out to find him.
When he takes his neighbor's Maine coon cat to a ceremony for the blessing of animals, Titus finds a mysterious note in his pocket and with the help of his cousins determines its source.
The three cousins are stuck babysitting their bratty third-cousin Patience and when she disappears while they are visiting an old mansion, they must investigate.
