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“I’m totally convinced that I am a writer today because I loved books as a kid.”—Ron Roy
Ron Roy is the author of the popular A to Z Mysteries series, as well as the Capital Mysteries series, and several picture books. He lives in Connecticut.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
“When did you first know you wanted to be a writer?” I have been asked that question many times since my first book, A Thousand Pails of Water, was published in 1978. Now that I’ve had so many years to think of an answer, I guess I have to say that at age nine I had... Read More
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The Absent Author
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: September 23, 1997
Price: $3.99
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... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: September 23, 1997
Price: $3.99
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... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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The Bald Bandit
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: September 23, 1997
Price: $3.99
B is for Bandit... The Green Lawn Savings Bank has been robbed! When a private detective comes to Dink's door looking for the kid who videotaped the crime, Dink and his friends volunteer to find him. After all, there's a reward! But tracking down one red-headed kid isn't so easy, especially... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: September 23, 1997
Price: $3.99
B is for Bandit... The Green Lawn Savings Bank has been robbed! When a private detective comes to Dink's door looking for the kid who videotaped the crime, Dink and his friends volunteer to find him. After all, there's a reward! But tracking down one red-headed kid isn't so easy, especially... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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A to Z Mysteries Super Edition 3: White House White-Out
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: August 12, 2008
Price: $4.99
IT’S A SNOWY December in Washington, D.C., and Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are there to see the sights. While they’re admiring the White House, they meet the president’s stepdaughter, KC, and her friend, Marshall. Soon, in the confusion of all the people decorating the White House for Christmas, the president’s... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: August 12, 2008
Price: $4.99
IT’S A SNOWY December in Washington, D.C., and Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are there to see the sights. While they’re admiring the White House, they meet the president’s stepdaughter, KC, and her friend, Marshall. Soon, in the confusion of all the people decorating the White House for Christmas, the president’s... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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A to Z Mysteries Super Edition 1: Detective Camp
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: May 9, 2006
Price: $4.99
Dink, Josh, And Ruth Rose are back! This time, they’re off to a camp for detectives! The camp directors have set up a week of lessons in forensics and fun mysteries for the campers to solve. The kids are following the planned clues when they stumble upon a real crime. This... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: May 9, 2006
Price: $4.99
Dink, Josh, And Ruth Rose are back! This time, they’re off to a camp for detectives! The camp directors have set up a week of lessons in forensics and fun mysteries for the campers to solve. The kids are following the planned clues when they stumble upon a real crime. This... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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The Haunted Hotel
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: June 15, 1999
Price: $3.99
A ghostly guest 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. Hotel guests and neighbors are being scared away, and it's up to Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose to figure out what's going on--before... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: June 15, 1999
Price: $3.99
A ghostly guest 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. Hotel guests and neighbors are being scared away, and it's up to Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose to figure out what's going on--before... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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The Deadly Dungeon
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: March 3, 1998
Price: $3.99
Dink's favorite mystery writer, Wallis Wallace, has invited Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose for a sleepover - in a haunted castle! But as soon as the young detectives arrive, they start hearing screams behind the walls. Will they discover who - or what - is haunting Moose Manor? Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: March 3, 1998
Price: $3.99
Dink's favorite mystery writer, Wallis Wallace, has invited Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose for a sleepover - in a haunted castle! But as soon as the young detectives arrive, they start hearing screams behind the walls. Will they discover who - or what - is haunting Moose Manor? Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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A to Z Mysteries Super Edition 2: Mayflower Treasure Hunt
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: August 28, 2007
Price: $4.99
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... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: August 28, 2007
Price: $4.99
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... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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The Canary Caper
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: March 3, 1998
Price: $3.99
C is for Canary...Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose get an urgent call from Mrs. Davis. Her canary is missing! The little bird has vanished without a trace, and he's not the only one. Two other pets are missing. The kids suspect a pet-napper, and now that Ruth Rose's cat, Tiger, has... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: March 3, 1998
Price: $3.99
C is for Canary...Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose get an urgent call from Mrs. Davis. Her canary is missing! The little bird has vanished without a trace, and he's not the only one. Two other pets are missing. The kids suspect a pet-napper, and now that Ruth Rose's cat, Tiger, has... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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The Zombie Zone
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: April 26, 2005
Price: $3.99
Z is for ZOMBIE . . .
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are excited to vacation in the Louisiana bayou. But the small village they visit has a scary problem. The villagers tell stories of voodoo and a giant zombie with silver hair who has been digging up graves in the cemetery... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: April 26, 2005
Price: $3.99
Z is for ZOMBIE . . .
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are excited to vacation in the Louisiana bayou. But the small village they visit has a scary problem. The villagers tell stories of voodoo and a giant zombie with silver hair who has been digging up graves in the cemetery... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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The School Skeleton
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: January 28, 2003
Price: $3.99
S is for Skeleton. . . .
It’s a bone-afide mystery at Dink’s school. 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. Soon mysterious clues are showing up all over the school... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: January 28, 2003
Price: $3.99
S is for Skeleton. . . .
It’s a bone-afide mystery at Dink’s school. 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. Soon mysterious clues are showing up all over the school... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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The White Wolf
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 23, 2004
Price: $3.99
W is for 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... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 23, 2004
Price: $3.99
W is for 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... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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The Invisible Island
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: October 12, 1999
Price: $3.99
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Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: October 12, 1999
Price: $3.99
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eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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The Talking T. Rex
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: June 24, 2003
Price: $3.99
Meet Tyrone the Tyrannosaurus, Green Lawn’s newest–and biggest!–visitor. The kids’ old friend Jud Wheat is in town, and he’s raising funds for a dinosaur museum by taking the T. rex on tour. But after the show in Green
Lawn, all Jud’s money disappears! Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose track down... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: June 24, 2003
Price: $3.99
Meet Tyrone the Tyrannosaurus, Green Lawn’s newest–and biggest!–visitor. The kids’ old friend Jud Wheat is in town, and he’s raising funds for a dinosaur museum by taking the T. rex on tour. But after the show in Green
Lawn, all Jud’s money disappears! Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose track down... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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The Jaguar's Jewel
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: February 22, 2000
Price: $3.99
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose visit New York City! Dink's uncle is the curator of a museum with a dazzling new treasure--a statue of a jaguar cradling an emerald between its front paws. But when it's discovered that the emerald has been replaced with a fake, Dink's uncle is the chief... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: February 22, 2000
Price: $3.99
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose visit New York City! Dink's uncle is the curator of a museum with a dazzling new treasure--a statue of a jaguar cradling an emerald between its front paws. But when it's discovered that the emerald has been replaced with a fake, Dink's uncle is the chief... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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The Empty Envelope
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: June 16, 1998
Price: $3.99
E is for 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 Rose think someone's playing a trick on Dink. But Dink is sure there's more to it than that, especially after... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: June 16, 1998
Price: $3.99
E is for 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 Rose think someone's playing a trick on Dink. But Dink is sure there's more to it than that, especially after... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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The Missing Mummy
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: February 27, 2001
Price: $3.99
M is for Mummy. . . .
It's Mummy Monday at the museum, and Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are excited about the new Egyptian exhibit. It features a child mummy in an actual tomb! But then the mummy is stolen and the tomb robbed of its treasure. Can Dink, Josh, and... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: February 27, 2001
Price: $3.99
M is for Mummy. . . .
It's Mummy Monday at the museum, and Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are excited about the new Egyptian exhibit. It features a child mummy in an actual tomb! But then the mummy is stolen and the tomb robbed of its treasure. Can Dink, Josh, and... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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The Runaway Racehorse
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: October 22, 2002
Price: $3.99
R is for Racehorse . . .
And they’re off! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are excited to see Uncle Warren’s new racehorse, Whirlaway, in action. But the night before the big race, the horse disappears! He shows up the next day, just in time to lose the race. Why is... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: October 22, 2002
Price: $3.99
R is for Racehorse . . .
And they’re off! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are excited to see Uncle Warren’s new racehorse, Whirlaway, in action. But the night before the big race, the horse disappears! He shows up the next day, just in time to lose the race. Why is... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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The Panda Puzzle
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2002
Price: $3.99
P is for Panda. . . .
There’s pandemonium in Green Lawn! 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 Dink, Josh... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2002
Price: $3.99
P is for Panda. . . .
There’s pandemonium in Green Lawn! 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 Dink, Josh... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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The Lucky Lottery
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 28, 2000
Price: $3.99
L is for Lucky. . . .
And that's just how Lucky O'Leary feels when the lottery ticket his grandfather sends him for Christmas turns out to be a million-dollar winner! But before Lucky can cash it in, someone sneaks into his house and steals it. Now it's up to Dink, Josh... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 28, 2000
Price: $3.99
L is for Lucky. . . .
And that's just how Lucky O'Leary feels when the lottery ticket his grandfather sends him for Christmas turns out to be a million-dollar winner! But before Lucky can cash it in, someone sneaks into his house and steals it. Now it's up to Dink, Josh... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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The Kidnapped King
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: June 27, 2000
Price: $3.99
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... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: June 27, 2000
Price: $3.99
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... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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The X'ed-Out X-Ray
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: February 22, 2005
Price: $3.99
X is for X-RAY . . .
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are having an excellent time at the Penelope Gwinn concert. But during intermission, Dink injures his arm! At the same time, the singer’s diamond necklace is stolen. Could the two mishaps somehow be connected? And could Dink’s X-ray be... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: February 22, 2005
Price: $3.99
X is for X-RAY . . .
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are having an excellent time at the Penelope Gwinn concert. But during intermission, Dink injures his arm! At the same time, the singer’s diamond necklace is stolen. Could the two mishaps somehow be connected? And could Dink’s X-ray be... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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The Falcon's Feathers
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: October 13, 1998
Price: $3.99
F is for Falcon...When Josh discovers a nest of young falcons in the forest, he, Dink, and Ruth Rose start visiting every day. Until the morning they find it empty! Then the kids discover a wounded falcon with its wing feathers clipped, and they know someone's up to no good. Can... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: October 13, 1998
Price: $3.99
F is for Falcon...When Josh discovers a nest of young falcons in the forest, he, Dink, and Ruth Rose start visiting every day. Until the morning they find it empty! Then the kids discover a wounded falcon with its wing feathers clipped, and they know someone's up to no good. Can... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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The Orange Outlaw
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2001
Price: $3.99
O is for Orange. . . .
An art thief is on the loose! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are visiting Dink’s Uncle Warren in New York City when several paintings are stolen from his apartment building. A trail of orange peels, a missing pie, and an orange hair are the only... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2001
Price: $3.99
O is for Orange. . . .
An art thief is on the loose! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are visiting Dink’s Uncle Warren in New York City when several paintings are stolen from his apartment building. A trail of orange peels, a missing pie, and an orange hair are the only... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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The Ninth Nugget
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: June 26, 2001
Price: $3.99
N is for Nugget...
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are spending a week at a dude ranch. Everything is normal in a cowboy kind of way–until Josh finds a huge gold nugget! Just as they are deciding what to do with their newfound riches, the nugget disappears. Will the kids be able... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: June 26, 2001
Price: $3.99
N is for Nugget...
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are spending a week at a dude ranch. Everything is normal in a cowboy kind of way–until Josh finds a huge gold nugget! Just as they are deciding what to do with their newfound riches, the nugget disappears. Will the kids be able... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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The Goose's Gold
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: December 29, 1998
Price: $3.99
Sun, sand--and sunken treasure? That's what Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose discover when they go on vacation to Florida. An old ship has been found off the coast, and it's full of gold! Two divers are collecting donations to bring up the loot. They're promising to share whatever they find, but... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: December 29, 1998
Price: $3.99
Sun, sand--and sunken treasure? That's what Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose discover when they go on vacation to Florida. An old ship has been found off the coast, and it's full of gold! Two divers are collecting donations to bring up the loot. They're promising to share whatever they find, but... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
