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Encyclopedia Brown, the world's greatest boy sleuth, faces ten fresh, brain‑teasing cases in this collection. Each mystery is hinted at by unusual clues—a tennis shirt, a slice of pizza, a zebra picture, a mixed‑up word, an upside‑down year, a folded piece of paper, and a muddy bandage. Readers can attempt to solve the mysteries before discovering the answers in the back.
First publish date: 1988
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Donald J. Sobol
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