A to Z Mystery | Broadview Public Library District

1) A to Z Mysteries, Books A-C: The Absent Author / The Bald Bandit / The Canary Caper

Author

Earliest Publication Date

2007

Description

The Absent Author
A is for author.... Dink writes to his favorite author, mystery writer Wallis Wallace, and invites him to visit Green Lawn. To Dink's amazement, Wallace says he'll come! But when the big day arrives, Wallace is nowhere to be found. The police think he just missed his plane, but Dink suspects foul play. It's up to Dink and his two best friends, Josh and Ruth Rose, to find the famous writer—before it's too late!
The...

2) A to Z Mysteries, Books D-G: The Deadly Dungeon / The Empty Envelope / The Falcon's Feathers / The Goose's Gold

Author

Earliest Publication Date

2007

Description

The Deadly Dungeon
Dink’s favorite mystery writer, Wallis Wallace, has invited Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose for a sleepover—in a haunted castle! Will they discover who—or what—is haunting Moose Manor?
The Empty Envelope
Dink keeps getting envelopes in the mail addressed to “D. Duncan.” But the letters inside all start with “Dear Doris” and don’t make any sense! Josh and Ruth...

3) A to Z Mysteries, Books H-J: The Haunted Hotel / The Invisible Island / The Jaguar's Jewel

Author

Earliest Publication Date

2007

Description

THE HAUNTED HOTEL
H Is for Haunted . . . A ghost has checked into the Shangri-la Hotel! It’s almost Halloween, and
reports of strange sounds and even stranger sights are coming from Green Lawn’s only hotel.
Every day, more and more guests are being scared away. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose must
figure out what’s going on and catch the ghost—before Green Lawn turns into a ghost town!
THE INVISIBLE ISLAND
I Is...

4) A to Z Mysteries, Books K-N: K is for Kidnapped! / L is for Lucky / M is for Mummy / N is for Nugget

Author

Earliest Publication Date

2010

Description

K is for Kidnapped!
Someone has kidnapped the king and queen of Socotra. For safety's sake, their son is staying with Dink until they are safe. But then the prince is kidnapped, too! Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose unmask the royals' enemies before it's too late? Or is the royal family of Socotra gone forever?
L is for Lucky. . . .
And that's just how Lucky O'Leary feels when the lottery ticket his grandfather sends him for

...

5) A to Z Mysteries, Books O-R: The Orange Outlaw / The Panda Puzzle / The Quicksand Question / The Runaway Racehorse

Author

Earliest Publication Date

2010

Description

THE ORANGE OUTLAW
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are visiting Dink’s Uncle Warren in New York City when several paintings are stolen from his apartment building. Do the kids have enough clues to catch this crafty—and hungry—crook?
THE PANDA PUZZLE
The town is building a new park for a panda and her baby. But as soon as the pandas arrive, the baby is stolen! All the panda-nappers want in return is a million dollars. . . . Can...

6) A to Z Mysteries, Books S-V: The School Skeleton / The Talking T-Rex / The Unwilling Umpire / The Vampire's Vacation

Author

Earliest Publication Date

2010

Description

THE SCHOOL SKELETON
Some sneaky soul has stolen the skeleton from the nurse’s office! The principal promises free aquarium tickets to the savvy sleuths who can track down poor Mr. Bones. It’s up to Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose to follow the clues and put those old bones to rest.
THE TALKING T. REX
Meet Tyrone the Tyrannosaurus, Green Lawn’s newest–and biggest!–visitor. The kids’ old friend Jud Wheat is in...

7) A to Z Mysteries, Books W-Z: The White Wolf / The X'ed Out X-Ray / The Yellow Yacht / The Zombie Zone

Author

Earliest Publication Date

2011

Description

THE WHITE WOLF
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are thrilled to visit Wallis Wallace at her new cabin in the Maine wilderness. On their very first day, they glimpse a white wolf and her babies on a cliff. But soon after the kids spy the wolf family, the pups are wolf-napped! Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose sniff out the culprits before the white wolf starts suspecting them?
THE X’ED-OUT X-RAY
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are having an excellent...

8) The absent author

Author

Roy, Ron, 1940-

Earliest Publication Date

1997

Description

Dink Duncan and his two friends investigate the apparent kidnapping of famous mystery author Wallis Wallace. A is for author ... Dink writes to his favorite author, mystery writer Wallis Wallace, and invites him to visit Green Lawn. To Dink's amazement, Wallace says he'll come! But when the big day arrives, Wallace is nowhere to be found. The police think he just missed his plane, but Dink suspects foul play. It's up to Dink and his two best friends,...

9) The bald bandit

Author

Roy, Ron, 1940-

Earliest Publication Date

1997

Description

Third-grader Dink and his detective friends hope to receive a big reward by finding the person whose video recorder picked up a picture of the local bank robber.

10) The canary caper

Author

Roy, Ron, 1940-

Earliest Publication Date

1998

Description

Dink and his friends investigate why pets, like Mrs. Davis's canary, Mozart, are mysteriously disappearing all over town.

11) The deadly dungeon

Author

Roy, Ron, 1940-

Earliest Publication Date

1998

Description

While visiting Wallis's castle, Dink and his friends investigate strange noises that lead them to a dangerous secret.

12) The empty envelope

Author

Roy, Ron, 1940-

Earliest Publication Date

1998

Description

Dink and his friends unearth the mysterious truth behind the envelopes incorrectly delivered to his house.

13) The falcon's feathers

Author

Roy, Ron, 1940-

Earliest Publication Date

1998

Description

Josh and his two friends look for the person who stole a peregrine falcon from its nest.

14) The goose's gold

Author

Roy, Ron, 1940-

Earliest Publication Date

1999

Description

When Ruth Rose and her friends, vacationing in Florida, discover that her grandmother is about to invest in a project to recover sunken treasure, they stumble upon evidence that the entire plan may be a fraud.

15) The haunted hotel

Author

Roy, Ron, 1940-

Earliest Publication Date

1999

Description

When the guests of the Shangri-La Hotel are scared away by a white-haired female ghost, Dink and his friends investigate the mystery.

16) The invisible island

Author

Roy, Ron, 1940-

Earliest Publication Date

1999

Description

While picnicking on Squaw Island, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose find a hundred dollar bill, and when they return to explore further they find an entire cave full of money.

17) The jaguar's jewel

Author

Roy, Ron, 1940-

Earliest Publication Date

2000

Description

Dink and his friends use their detective skills to locate a giant emerald missing from a statue delivered to Uncle Warren's museum in New York City.

18) The kidnapped king

Author

Roy, Ron, 1940-

Earliest Publication Date

2000

Description

Dink and his friends meet an exchange student, Sammi, who is actually the prince of an island country, hiding from those enemies who have kidnapped his parents and who may be after him as well.

19) The lucky lottery

Author

Roy, Ron, 1940-

Earliest Publication Date

2000

Description

Dink and his two friends help Lucky find the culprit who stole Lucky's winning lottery ticket.

20) The missing mummy

Author

Roy, Ron, 1940-

Earliest Publication Date

2001

Description

Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose help catch the thieves who have stolen the treasure from the museum's mummy exhibit.