Hy Conrad
2007-2009
A narrative driven puzzle series aimed at younger teens.
Hy Conrad delivers a narrative driven puzzle series aimed at younger teens in this series, with recurring character, 12 year old Jonah Bixby. According to the book:
"He has a way of finding the one simple clue that can unravel a complicated crime. Jonah has been helping the detectives - including his mom - bust the bad guys ever since elementary school. Now you can team up with Jonah!"
The challenge is on for young amateur sleuths: how do their skills stack up against a brainy pre-teen who helps his detective mom figure out “whodunit?” Ever since Jonah Bixby’s father - also a detective - died in the line of duty, Jonah would come down to the station house after school to wait for his mother to get off work. All the cops took him under their wing, tutoring Jonah and turning him into their unofficial mascot. In the process, Jonah became a crack crime solver, and these 20 cases, from “After School Homicide” to “Vampire on the Balcony,” are among his most fun and intriguing. They include missing objects, jewel thefts and art heists, murders, accidents, and even some pranks.
Twelve-year-old sleuth Jonah Bixby returns with more cool cases to crack! Jonah, who showed off his crime- and conundrum-solving skills in Kids' Whodunits: Catch the Clues!, now has 20 perplexing new mini-mysteries to unravel. Children will love testing their wits against Jonah’s…and seeing who’s first to decipher codes, figure out clues, and find the culprit!