This is book 1 in Saxby Smart, Private Detective .

This book has been graded for interest at 8-11 years.

There are 176 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Roaring Brook Press .

R. W. Alley is the illustrator of many beloved books, including Because Your Daddy Loves You and its sequels, and the Paddington Bear picture book series. He lives in Barrington, Rhode Island. Visit his website at www. rwalley. com. Simon Cheshire has written lots of fiction books for children of all ages across many genres, including titles in the Black Cats series for A&C Black and the Saxby Smart detective series for Picadilly.