Books by Ron Roy
Calendar Mysteries
Grades 2–3 GRL N 1 AR pt
In the first book of the Calendar Mysteries — an early chapter book mystery series featuring the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries detectives — Green Lawn has a problem!…
Grades 1–4 GRL M 1 AR pt
Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy are looking forward to a New Year's Eve party. But someone is leaving clues that there might be more to this celebration than confetti and noisemakers. The…
A to Z Mysteries
Grades 2–5 GRL N 1 AR pt
Dink and his friends Josh and Ruth Rose investigate the disappearance of his favorite mystery author, Wallis Wallace.
Grades 2–5 GRL N 1 AR pt
There's a bank robber in Green Lawn! A red-haired kid took a video of the crime, but nobody can find him. Without the video, will the robber go free? Dink, Josh, and…
Grades 2–5 GRL N 1 AR pt
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…
Grades 2–5 GRL N 1 AR pt
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose visit a castle in Maine and hear screams. They discover a hidden trap door leading to a secret tunnel and a dungeon, and must solve the mystery…
Grades 2–5 GRL N 1 AR pt
Dink and his friends unearth the mysterious truth behind the envelopes incorrectly delivered to his house.
Grades 2–5 GRL N 1 AR pt
Josh and his two friends look for the person who stole a peregrine falcon from its nest.
Grades 2–5 GRL N 1 AR pt
There’s sunken treasure off the Florida coast! On the day after they arrive for vacation, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose meet two men who are diving for gold from their boat, the…
Grades 2–5 GRL N 1 AR pt
A ghost 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. Every day, more and more…
Grades 2–5 GRL N 1 AR pt
I is for Island . . . It’s picnic time! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose pack up a basket and wade out to Squall Island. Right away, they find a hundred-dollar bill…
Grades 2–5 GRL N 1 AR pt
When the kids visit Dink’s uncle in New York City, they’re dazzled by his museum’s latest treasure – a statue of a gold jaguar with a precious emerald between its paws. But…
Grades 3–4 GRL N 1 AR pt
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,…
Grades 2–5 GRL N 1 AR pt
Lucky O'Leary has never been very lucky - until his grandfather sends him a lottery ticket that turns out to be a million-dollar winner! But before Lucky can cash it in, someone…
Grades 2–5 GRL N 1 AR pt
It’s Mummy Monday at the museum, and Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are going to see a new Egyptian exhibit. It features a child mummy in an actual tomb! But then the…
#14 The Ninth Nugget
Grades 2–5 GRL N 1 AR pt
N is for Nugget . . . Howdy from Montana, pardners! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are spending a week at a dude ranch. When they pan for gold, Josh finds a…
Grades 2–5 GRL N 1 AR pt
While visiting Dink's uncle in New York City, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose help uncover who is responsible for stealing a very valuable painting.
#16 The Panda Puzzle
Grades 2–5 GRL N 1 AR pt
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…
Grades 1–4 GRL N 1 AR pt
When someone steals the money the town has been collecting to help the ducks, Josh and his friends try to find the thief.
Grades 3–5 GRL N 1 AR pt
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…
Grades 2–5 GRL N 1 AR pt
It’s a bona fide 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 student sleuths who can…
Grades 2–5 GRL N 1 AR pt
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose investigate the theft of a great deal of money from the belly of a nearly life-size Tyrannosaurus rex model that their friend Jud Wheat is using to…
Grades 2–5 GRL N 1 AR pt
When the umpire at the baseball game fund-raiser is accused of stealing a collection of autographed baseballs, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose try to prove his innocence.
Grades 2–5 GRL N 1 AR pt
Grab your garlic, Green Lawn! There's a villainous vibe coming from the pale, dark-haired man Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose see in the supermarket. When they follow him into Ellie's Diner, the…
#25 The Yellow Yacht
Grades 2–5 GRL N 1 AR pt
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose love visiting their friend Sammi, the prince of Costra. They swim, soak in the sun, and admire the bright yellow yacht that is moored just offshore. But…
A to Z Mysteries: Super Edition
Grades 2–5 GRL O 1 AR pt
Third graders Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are spending Halloween in spooky Sleepy Hollow, New York, home of the Headless Horseman. They're going to sleep in an old cabin, take a haunted…
