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author spotlight
Ron Roy is the author of the popular A to Z Mysteries series, which has sold more than 4.5 million copies, the Capital Mysteries series, and the soon-to-be-published Calendar Mysteries series. When not working on a new book, Ron likes to teach his dog tricks, play poker with friends, travel, and read thrilling mystery books. He lives in Connecticut with his white puppy, Pal.
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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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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 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 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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Also available as an
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 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 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 Vampire's Vacation
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: July 27, 2004
Price: $3.99
V is for Vampire . . .
Grab your garlic, Green Lawn! When Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose follow a pale, dark-haired stranger into Ellie’s Diner, he vanishes! But Ellie has a cut on her neck . . . or could it be a bite? Could there really be a vampire in... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: July 27, 2004
Price: $3.99
V is for Vampire . . .
Grab your garlic, Green Lawn! When Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose follow a pale, dark-haired stranger into Ellie’s Diner, he vanishes! But Ellie has a cut on her neck . . . or could it be a bite? Could there really be a vampire in... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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The Quicksand Question
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: May 28, 2002
Price: $3.99
A to Z Mysteries #17
Q is for Quicksand. . . .
Everyone in Green Lawn is quaking about the ducks that keep crossing River Road. But just when the town raises enough cash to build a special duck bridge, the money is stolen! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are on a... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: May 28, 2002
Price: $3.99
A to Z Mysteries #17
Q is for Quicksand. . . .
Everyone in Green Lawn is quaking about the ducks that keep crossing River Road. But just when the town raises enough cash to build a special duck bridge, the money is stolen! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are on a... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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The Unwilling Umpire
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2004
Price: $3.99
The whole town has turned out to watch the Green Lawn women challenge the men—and to see Mr. Pocket’s prized baseball collection. But sometime during the game, the balls are stolen! The police suspect the umpire of foul play. Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose prove he’s innocent, or is it... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2004
Price: $3.99
The whole town has turned out to watch the Green Lawn women challenge the men—and to see Mr. Pocket’s prized baseball collection. But sometime during the game, the balls are stolen! The police suspect the umpire of foul play. Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose prove he’s innocent, or is it... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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The Unwilling Umpire
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 112 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2004
Price: $11.99
The whole town has turned out to watch the Green Lawn women challenge the men—and to see Mr. Pocket’s prized baseball collection. But sometime during the game, the balls are stolen! The police suspect the umpire of foul play. Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose prove he’s innocent, or is it... Read more >
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 112 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2004
Price: $11.99
The whole town has turned out to watch the Green Lawn women challenge the men—and to see Mr. Pocket’s prized baseball collection. But sometime during the game, the balls are stolen! The police suspect the umpire of foul play. Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose prove he’s innocent, or is it... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Calendar Mysteries #2: February Friend
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: December 22, 2009
Price: $4.99
A brand-new series by Ron Roy, spun off from A to Z Mysteries!
It's a Valentine's Day party! Bradley is passing out his class’s valentines, but one of them has no name on it. Inside, the card tells the class to look in the closet. When they open the closet door, the... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: December 22, 2009
Price: $4.99
A brand-new series by Ron Roy, spun off from A to Z Mysteries!
It's a Valentine's Day party! Bradley is passing out his class’s valentines, but one of them has no name on it. Inside, the card tells the class to look in the closet. When they open the closet door, the... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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The Orange Outlaw
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 96 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2001
Price: $11.99
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: Hardcover Library Binding, 96 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2001
Price: $11.99
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
trade paperback.
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The Kidnapped King
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 96 pages
On Sale: July 25, 2000
Price: $11.99
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: Hardcover Library Binding, 96 pages
On Sale: July 25, 2000
Price: $11.99
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
trade paperback.
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The Vampire's Vacation
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 96 pages
On Sale: July 27, 2004
Price: $11.99
V is for Vampire . . .
Grab your garlic, Green Lawn! When Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose follow a pale, dark-haired stranger into Ellie’s Diner, he vanishes! But Ellie has a cut on her neck . . . or could it be a bite? Could there really be a vampire in... Read more >
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 96 pages
On Sale: July 27, 2004
Price: $11.99
V is for Vampire . . .
Grab your garlic, Green Lawn! When Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose follow a pale, dark-haired stranger into Ellie’s Diner, he vanishes! But Ellie has a cut on her neck . . . or could it be a bite? Could there really be a vampire in... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Calendar Mysteries #1: January Joker
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: December 22, 2009
Price: $4.99
A brand-new series by Ron Roy, spun off from A to Z Mysteries!
Green Lawn, we have a problem! When Bradley Pinto wakes up in the night to strange lights in his backyard, he thinks there are aliens in town. When he sees three-toed footprints in the snow, he’s sure of it... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: December 22, 2009
Price: $4.99
A brand-new series by Ron Roy, spun off from A to Z Mysteries!
Green Lawn, we have a problem! When Bradley Pinto wakes up in the night to strange lights in his backyard, he thinks there are aliens in town. When he sees three-toed footprints in the snow, he’s sure of it... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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Calendar Mysteries #3: March Mischief
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: January 26, 2010
Price: $4.99
It's St. Patrick's Day in Green Lawn. Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy dress up a leprechaun statue for the town’s yearly contest. They leave it out on the porch overnight, but the next morning, it’s missing! Who is behind the mischief? It will take four kids and the luck of the... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: January 26, 2010
Price: $4.99
It's St. Patrick's Day in Green Lawn. Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy dress up a leprechaun statue for the town’s yearly contest. They leave it out on the porch overnight, but the next morning, it’s missing! Who is behind the mischief? It will take four kids and the luck of the... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
