Plans for the McGurk Detective Organization's First Annual Open House go awry when a diabolical saboteur sets out to discredit the team.

The 1st ed. includes an index to v. 28-36 of St. Nicholas.

When an expert on Egyptian artifacts becomes interested in Joey's purchase of a golden cat at a museum exhibition, the McGurk's try to find out why.

Indexes popular fiction series for K-6 readers with groupings based on thematics, consistant setting, or consistant characters. Annotated entries are arranged alphabetically by series name and include author, publisher, date, grade level, genre, and a list of individual titles in the series. Volume is indexed by author, title, and subject/genre and includes appendixes suggesting books for boys, girls, and reluctant/ESL readers.

The McGurk organization must act to prevent a crime--but they don't know what the crime will be.

McGurk is confined to an upstairs bedroom when he breaks his leg, but that doesn't stop him and the rest of his detective organization from uncovering a clever robbery scheme being plotted right next door.