In three separate stories, boy detective Saxby Smart exposes a comic book counterfeiter, restores a slandered dead man's good name, and uncovers a massive case of identity theft. As Saxby notes, "I don't have a sidekick, so that part I'm leaving up to you.
Saxby Smart, a young detective who solves cases from a tool shed, deals with a case of stolen comics as well as neighborhood intruders while sharing clues to allow the reader to help solve the mysteries.