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An Art Convention. A lost masterpiece. An eighteen-year-old detective. What could possibly go wrong? Eighteen-year-old John Smith is assigned as a temporary hotel detective for the luxury Midnight Diamond. With a prestigious art convention next door, it seems like an easy assignment—more like a vacation than a job for a young investigator still trying to make a name for himself. But when a recently discovered Monet valued in the eight digits disappears under everyone’s noses, the "vacation" is over. Now, John and his loyal canine companion, Cinnamon, must track down the thief before ...

9.9152988 out of 10: The Precise Adventures of Peter Truman Peter Truman is an inventor, a scientist, and—according to his best friend Simeon—a bit of a sourpuss. He’s survived voyages on his famous invention, the Queen Fisher, but his latest experiment is about to take him somewhere no GPS can track. When a "minor" electrical mishap with a transporting chair leads to a major blackout, Peter wakes up far from his home in Pennsylvania. He’s traded his lab for a wooden ship, his modern comforts for a "compressed can of stink," and his quiet Saturday for a captain who thinks he’s a ...

A missing species. A freak accident. A world that shouldn’t exist. Fifteen-year-old Simeon Carter is on a mission in the rugged mountains of Tasmania. His goal? Help his father find the Tasmanian Tiger—a creature the world thinks is extinct. But when a terrifying avalanche strikes, Simeon is swept away, falling through a hidden crack in the mountain into a place the maps forgot. Simeon wakes up in Villa Loka, a secret kingdom buried deep beneath the earth. Here, the sun is an artificial ball of fire, the people speak a strange tongue called Inglezco, and everyone bears a mysterious ...

School’s out. The sun is down. And the clock is ticking. Simeon and Peter were looking forward to a quiet summer of chess and engineering. But when a desperate, crackling distress call arrives from the secret kingdom of Villa Loka, their vacation plans go up in smoke. The kingdom’s light has failed, and without help, their world will fall into eternal darkness. With their parents out of reach and the local phone towers down, the boys must take matters into their own hands. Their only hope? Peter’s most ambitious—and unused—invention: The Queen Fisher. It’s bird-shaped, soda-...

A quiet garden. A little dachshund. A mystery that’s anything but harmless. When a senior-living community’s beloved garden is vandalized overnight, teenage investigator John Smith is called in to restore order. A frustrated neighbor is convinced the culprit is a harmless-looking dachshund, and he’s dead set on blaming the pup’s distressed owner who is adamant that their dog would do no such thing. As John follows a trail of overturned soil, muddy paw prints, and whispered rumors, he begins to suspect that someone far more cunning might be lurking behind the scenes. With ...

Awarded the 5 Star Review Seal on Readers' Favorite. Can be read as a stand-alone story! On a frosty morning in Little Rock, a young teen named Penny arrives at the steps of the Noble Detective Agency, seeking help to find her missing puppy, Pumpkin. What seems like a straightforward poster-and-social-media inquiry soon spirals into something more disturbing. When five more puppies from the same litter vanish without a trace—and the seller’s home is found ransacked but untouched—the case takes on eerie overtones. As an eighteen-year-old private investigator for the NDA, John Smith ...

On April 8th, 2024, the world went dark. When the light returned, Genesis Owens was gone. During the total solar eclipse, Genesis disappears without a trace. Despite a federal investigation, the leads dry up and the case grows cold. Six months later, eighteen-year-old John Smith arrives in Little Rock, Arkansas. Haunted by his own past and struggling to establish an identity beyond his remarkably common name, John joins the Noble Detective Agency (NDA). Eager to prove his worth, John takes on the forgotten Owens case. But what begins as a search for a missing girl quickly spirals into a ...

Toulouse is a newly married man and no longer a shoemaker of humble means. Now, he is a rich landowner of many properties in California and Nevada. Toulouse and Jiang are now enjoying a higher state of living. However, they will soon find out that riches are not the equivalent of a problem-free life. Books 4 and 5 of “From East to West” continues the story of Toulouse Blanc, how he gets used to married life, and how he takes on new responsibilities. This novel features Jiang as she grows up and develops an interest in music. They both continue to learn about friendships and dealing with...

Five Cases. One Young Detective. No Shortage of Trouble. Eighteen-year-old John Smith is the youngest detective at the Noble Detective Agency (NDA). He might have a "basic" name, but his cases are anything but ordinary. From stolen gems to sabotaged bike races, John must use his keen eye for detail and unwavering principles to solve the seemingly impossible. This bundle includes the first five fast-paced, clean, and wholesome cozy mysteries in the series: 1. The Australian Shepherd Scheme (or The American Shepherd Scheme) Awarded the 5 Star Review Seal on Readers' Favorite! When Penny’s ...

Toulouse Blanc comes from a family of shoemakers and spends his childhood in a small town in Eastern France without ever going anywhere else. His life changes dramatically when his family receives a letter from a long lost relative, Uncle Ethan, asking one of them to meet him in Sacramento, California USA to claim some of his wealth. The letter is complete with instructions and enough money for one person to travel first class to America. Being the only son able to go, Toulouse Blanc travels to California. However, when he finally gets to Sacramento, there is no Ethan Blanc to meet him. ...

Awarded the Five Star Review Seal on Readers’ Favorite. During the winter in Northern Arkansas, an elusive criminal is preying on the customers of an unlikely establishment. Young Detective John Smith of the Noble Detective Agency is assigned to take on this daunting case. Working alongside him is Detective Yang, a more experienced private investigator. The Cardinal, a five star restaurant in the Ozark Mountains, is a victim of an evil and deliberate scheme. The Cardinal's customers' belongings are being stolen right under their noses and from right inside the restaurant. The publicity is...

Triple-layered security. An impossible disappearance. One teen detective whose determined to solve the case. When one of the world’s rarest gems vanishes from beneath a state-of-the-art vault, every clue points to a perfect crime. Eighteen-year-old Detective John Smith arrives at the scene of the Arkansas Blue Diamond’s disappearance, determined to crack a case that has baffled the nation's top security firms. The display case remained sealed, cameras monitored every corridor, and guards never left their posts—yet the diamond slipped through their grasp. As John races against the ...

A championship is on the line. But when a bike is sabotaged, only one young investigator can untangle the truth. Eighteen-year-old private investigator John Smith has never seen a rivalry as fierce as this. When two elite mountain-bike teams in Bentonville clash over sabotage that could cost one crew the championship, John is hired as a neutral party to untangle a web of suspicion, ambition, and hidden secrets. Armed with the assistance of his brilliant colleague, Geneva Stroud and his loyal American Shepherd Pup, Cinnamon, John is determined to crack the case. But this isn't just about ...

A new bakery. A trail of crumbs. A mystery that’s about to get messy. When the doors of Cookie Kingdom are set to open, every cinnamon roll and chocolate chip cookie promises to radiate perfection—yet someone is determined to see it all crumble. Minor mishaps—a negative rating, a broken window, and an anonymous letter—aren’t serious enough for the police, but they’re far too deliberate for Yolanda to ignore. John Smith takes the case, a detective with a taste for a sweet culinary mystery. Enlisted by the bakery’s creator—the barista who first introduced him to her craft—...

From the Tropics of Britain is a story that takes you back in time more than 150 years. The main character is of both Indian and English descent whose name is Christain (Krishna) Graham. He was born and spent most of his childhood years in British Guyana, South America. His life changes when his family sets sail to England and tragedy strikes. He must now learn how to cope with his new circumstances and to survive in, according to his own perspective, a foreign land. If you like stories about the 19th century, Britain, the Circus, and restaurants; then this story is for you. If you favor ...