Dial M for Mongoose: A Chet Gecko Mystery

by Bruce Hale

Book Overview

Chet Gecko's investigations often show him the seamy underbelly of school life, but this case throws him for a loop. A deadly stink bomb is unleashed, a school building falls to rubble, money goes missing from the principal's office, and that's just a start. Chet's endurance for trouble is tested, but so is his loyalty: Someone is trying to get his mongoose janitor pal Maureen DeBree fired. A true-blue P.I. doesn't take that kind of monkey business...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0547480792
• ISBN13: 9780547480794
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.1" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

A series of stories provides an easy reader packed with fun

This new Chet Gecko mystery provides a fine pick for any young reader interested in private eye mysteries. Chet is here investigating a deadly stink bomb and missing money - and someone is also trying to get his mongoose janitor pal fired. A series of stories provides an easy reader packed with fun.