A to Z Mysteries Series

Book 1

The Absent Author

by Ron Roy

Published 1 September 1997

Dink Duncan and his two friends investigate the apparent kidnapping of famous mystery author Wallis Wallace.

Book 1

Z was just the beginning! With A to Z Mysteries® Super Editions, chapter book readers keep on collecting clues and solving mysteries with Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose. Now with over 8 million copies in print, this classic kid-favorite series is back with a bright new look!

Welcome to summer camp for detectives! The kids can’t wait to spend a week following clues and learning about the science of crime solving. Soon all the campers are working on a mystery. But while Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are figuring out their part of the puzzle, they stumble onto something suspicious. Could a real crime be happening at detective camp?

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Book 2

The Bald Bandit

by Ron Roy

Published 1 September 1997

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.

Book 2

A to Z Mysteries Super Edition 2: Mayflower Treasure Hunt

by Ron Roy

Published 28 August 2007

Visit Plymouth Rock with the A to Z Mysteries gang!

The hunt is on! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are spending Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts. They can't wait to see the sights and have a Thanksgiving dinner, just like the Pilgrims would have eaten. Then the kids learn about a sapphire necklace that went missing on the real Mayflower. Could the 400-year-old treasure be hidden somewhere nearby? And will someone else find it before they do?

With A to Z Mysteries Super Editions, chapter book readers can keep on collecting clues and solving mysteries with Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose. Now with over 8 million copies in print, this classic kid-favorite series is back with a bright new look and hidden messages!

Book 3

White House White-Out

by Ron Roy

Published 16 November 2006

Z was just the beginning! With A to Z Mysteries® Super Editions, chapter book readers keep on collecting clues and solving mysteries with Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose. Now with over 8 million copies in print, this classic kid-favorite series is back with a bright new look!

It’s winter in Washington, D.C.! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are visiting the White House in snowy December, when they meet the president's stepdaughter, KC, and her friend Marshall. But in the confusion caused by all the people decorating the White House for Christmas, the president's dog goes missing! All five kids set out to find her, but it's not going to be easy. It's getting dark, and a monster snowstorm is on the way. Will they find the presidential pooch in time?

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Book 3

The Canary Caper

by Ron Roy

Published 1 March 1998

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

Book 4

The Deadly Dungeon

by Ron Roy

Published 1 March 1998

Book 4

A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #4

by Ron Roy

Published 27 July 2010

Z was just the beginning! With A to Z Mysteries® Super Editions, chapter book readers keep on collecting clues and solving mysteries with Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose. Now with over 8 million copies in print, this classic kid-favorite series is back with a bright new look!

Is there a real Headless Horseman haunting Sleepy Hollow? Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose will sleep in a cabin, take a haunted hayride, and go to a party near an old graveyard. But strange things start happening that don’t seem to be part of the spooky fun. Has the famous ghost story come to life?

Look for hidden messages inside A to Z Mysteries® Super Editions!

Book 5

A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #5

by Ron Roy

Published 1 November 2011

Z was just the beginning! With A to Z Mysteries® Super Editions, chapter book readers keep on collecting clues and solving mysteries with Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose. Now with over 8 million copies in print, this classic kid-favorite series is back with a bright new look!

Fireworks and dragons and . . . a missing girl? Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are in San Francisco, home of the biggest Chinatown outside Asia. They plan to watch the famous Chinese New Year parade and see Miss Chinatown ride by in a giant float. But during the parade, Miss Chinatown disappears, and so does her crown! Can the kids crack the case?

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Book 5

The Empty Envelope

by Ron Roy

Published 1 June 1998

THE EMPTY ENVELOPE Dink keeps getting letters addressed to D. Duncan, but when he opens them they all start 'Dear Doris' and don't make any sense! Josh and Ruth Rose thinks someone's playing a trick on Dink, but Dink is sure there's more to it than that - especially after Doris Duncan turns up demanding her letters! What's so special about these envelopes? And will the gang be able to uncover the truth.

Book 6

The Falcon's Feathers

by Ron Roy

Published 1 October 1998

THE FALCON'S FEATHERS One day, Josh discovers a nest of endangered falcons and the gang decide to keep an eye on them, until they turn up later and they've disappeared! josh, Dink and Ruth Rose realise that there's something decidedly dodgy going on when, the next day, they see one of the falcons in the woods with it's wing clipped...Will the three young sleuths be able to uncover the mystery behind this bizarre birdie business?

Book 7

A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #7: Operation Orca

by Ron Roy

Published 28 July 2015

Book 7

A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #7: Operation Orca

by Ron Roy

Published 28 July 2015

Thar she blows! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are on an Alaskan whale watching adventure. On their first day, they see a mother orca and her calf. But the next day, the baby orca is missing! The calf needs its mother’s milk. Can the kids solve this whale of a mystery?

The alphabet is over, but the mysteries continue in this seventh A to Z Mysteries Super Edition, featuring a 26-letter secret message hidden in the illustrations.

Book 7

The Goose's Gold

by Ron Roy

Published 1 December 1998

Book 8

A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #8: Secret Admirer

by Ron Roy

Published 22 December 2015

It’s Valentine’s Day in Green Lawn! But Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose just aren’t feeling the love this year.

Valentine’s Day was so much more fun when they were little. Then they each start getting messages and clues from a secret admirer! Can the kids figure out who wants to be their Valentine?

The alphabet may be over, but the mysteries continue in this eighth A to Z Mysteries Super Edition, featuring a 26-letter secret message hidden in the illustrations.

Book 8