Written by Donald J. Sobol
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 256 Kbps

The fifth-grade crime buster in sneakers returns! This is #21 in the series of mysteries for readers to solve. In one case, Bugs Meany is outsmarted once again in a futile attempt to frame Encyclopedia and his junior partner, Sally Kimball, for theft. In another, the boy sleuth helps his father, Police Chief Brown, solve a case about the winner of the state shower-singing contest. In a third, Encyclopedia saves Kitty's key-lime pie from the jaws of Bugs. In the title tale, the hero of Idaville figures out who put knockout powder in Meg's dog's food during a tryout for a dog-food tasting job. There are six more mini-mysteries here to solve. Some are more clever and logical than others, but the touches of humor make them readable and appealing. Solving the cases requires careful investigation-a way to get kids to practice their reading and deductive skills in a painless manner. Another hit for the young detective's many fans.