Jackie Vivelo
1985-1989
A teen detective duo solving mysteries around town.
Charles and Ellen are two teen detectives who sold day to day mysteries around town. In Vivelo's 3 part series, the tales are told spanning 5-10 pages each, finishing with a question and usually a logic table to narrow the suspects. This is similar to the Clue series format but less rigid, with each tale differing slightly and some other elements often thrown into the mix for the reader.
There are no images throughout the book, other than the tables, but the mysteries are involving and certainly interesting enough for 3 titles
Who stole George's bike? What happened to the rare book from the library? Who was planning to sabotage the circus? Where did the kidnapper take Ellen? Use your detective skills to solve these mysteries, and eight more, from the clues given in the stories.
Who set the fires at the fairground? Who was turning the McElroy's pigs lose? Who was the mysterious fortune teller? Who were the vandals in the library? Who was Beagle's secret enemy? Use your detective skills to solve these mysteries, and seven more, from the clues given in the stories.
While visiting the campus of Fenster March College, Ellen and Beagle solve a variety of mysteries. The reader is challenged to solve the mysteries before Ellen and Beagle by interpreting clues in the text.