An unexpected midnight quest... A holdup at the First City Bank... A stolen tennis racket... Gerbils who paint in pairs... and fifty mosquitoes netted at the Oddball Olympics! These are just some of the ten brain-twisting mysteries that Encyclopedia Brown must solve by using his famous computerlike brain. Try to crack the cases along with him--the answers to all the mysteries are found in the back!

Leroy Brown, aka Encyclopedia Brown, is Idaville's ten-year-old star detective. With an uncanny knack for trivia, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency.

This special introductory offer features some of Encyclopedia Brown's first cases ever: “The Case of Natty Nat” and “The Case of the Scattered Cards.” These stories are great for readers new to the series and wonderful nostalgia for those who grew up solving mysteries with the boy detective.

This special introductory offer features some of Encyclopedia Brown's first cases ever: “The Case of the Diamond Necklace” and “The Case of the Knife in the Watermelon.” These stories are great for readers new to the series and wonderful nostalgia for those who grew up solving mysteries with the boy detective.