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Treasure of Dead Man's Lane and Other Case Files, Saxby Smart, Private Detective

PUT ON YOUR DETECTIVE HAT . . . TAKE OUT YOUR MAGNIFYING GLASS. The Saxby
series lets readers solve the case!

Using wit, logic, and the help of his friends, young detective Saxby Smart is back to work, recovering a valuable comic book, searching for hidden treasure, and keeping intruders out of the neighborhood. Saxby records the facts for three new cases in his notebook, laying out all the clues readers need to solve the mysteries on their own.

Simon Cheshire, R. W. Alley

SIMON CHESHIRE, of Warwick, England, published his first book in the U.K. in 1997. Since then, his books have been published in many languages worldwide.

Best known for illustrating the Paddingto n Bear series, R. W. ALLEY has illustrated more than seventy books, including THERE'S A WOLF AT THE DOOR, written by his wife, Zoë. He lives in Barrington, Rhode Island.

Roaring Brook Press