Books like Encyclopedia Brown Strikes Again by Donald J. Sobol
Encyclopedia Brown, the Idaville neighborhood’s precocious detective, tackles ten puzzling mysteries in each book. With a sharp mind for trivia and a detective agency run by a young mind, he solves cases for local kids while also aiding his father, the chief of the Idaville Police Department, in cracking real crimes. The books are interactive: each mystery is followed by the solution at the back, allowing readers to test their own deductive skills.
First publish date: July 1976
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Donald J. Sobol
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