The Mystery of the Missing Gnomes (The Mystery Series Short Story Book 2) by Paul Moxham
This story starts out when the kids meet the new police sheriff and he's asking for their help in solving the mystery of the missing gnomes out of others gardens. He has more important cases to attend to I think.
Children gather their friend Will and they put the clues together-times all were committed, the locations and form a stake out the next day. Love that they meet at the ice cream store to compare notes as Will's father is a famous writer and he always has money from his father.
They put the list of suspects together and figure out which one couldn't have done it til they are playing ball in Will's back yard and he sees things in the old man's house next door that he can't believe. He tells the others and they know they have to notify the police ....
There are circumstances that only the police can handle and this one they take over and come to a decision....
Can't wait to see what trouble the kids get into next.... ( )

I really enjoyed this short story. It reminded me of reading Secret Seven and Famous Five (both by Enid Blyton) when I was younger. The story was simple but effective when remembered that the children narrate the story. Perfect read for a quick fifteen minutes. I have also read another of these short stories which wasn't so good, so definitely try this one first. Really good :) ( )

I received this book as part of a LibraryThing giveaway in exchange for a review.

This is the third book in the series and makes for a light reading. The adventurous kids are off to solve yet another mystery. Someone is stealing garden gnomes and the cops are clueless as to why would someone do that. The children are determined to catch the thief and so the adventure begins.

This is the second book from the author that I have read. The story is sweet and simple. The writing style is smoother than before. One or two words were missing in the first few lines but otherwise I enjoyed the book and did not really notice any other mistakes. The end is unexpected and yet refreshing. Children would like reading this one. ( )

Just a short story narrating the adventures of four children. We get very little information about our "heroes" apart from names anche the fact that three of them are siblings. Their parents don't ever appear and the childrens adventures acquire a fantastic halo as if they weren't real. Immediately the thought goes to the Hardy Boys, The three investigators or Nancy Drew but any comparison would be unfair. They're just short stories but they appear as rough sketches, even childen and teens want detail about their heroes and bneed to identify emotionally. ( )