mystery fiction

Recounts the humorous and dramatic adventures of twelve-year-old sleuths Slate Stephens and Daphne McSweeney as they scramble to find Cat, the Governor of Montana's missing dog.

In San Francisco on a field trip, James "Gum" Shoo and his friends get caught up in a wave of pickpocketing.

While on a much needed vacation at Larry's farm, Klooz is attacked by flying cows.

While working at a summer stock theater, eleven-year-old Zack and his stepmother encounter the ghost of one of Connecticut's most notorious criminals.

Klooz, trying to stop a group of crooks who are putting out a violent computer game, has to use old-fashioned investigating techniques when he is forced offline.

Klooz tries to find out who is stealing newspapers from Olga and uses a smelly clue to help him with the investigation.

On her way to Red Gate Farm, Nancy encounters a mysterious saleswoman in a perfume shop, a curious man on the train, and a strange code to be deciphered, but when she arrives at the farm, Nancy is compelled to investigate her suspicions that part of the farm is being used for a secret society's meetings.

While celebrating his eleventh birthday with his mother and his friend Olga, Klooz relates the case that started his detective career, which involved magic balls, and a boy named Snake who was his best friend.

When a new boy comes to town and starts taking cases away from Klooz, they decide to have a duel to find the best detective in town.

Detective Roy Dodge and his assistant, Augustus Twintig, interview the residents of an apartment building while investigating the disappearance of twelve emerald-encrusted numbers which belong on the face of an antique clock. Includes clues hidden in illustrations that the reader can use to solve the case.