by Mac Barnett (Author), Adam Rex (Illustrator)
Steve Brixton, top detective, rescuer of quilts and also America, has opened up his own agency. He has a crime lab that doubles as a bedroom. He has a chum named Dana. And he has lots of business cards.
So when the Fairview Diamond goes missing, he knows just what to do. But when a simple track-and-retrieve spirals out of control, Steve finds himself in the middle of his biggest case yet: MacArthur Bart, the author of Steve's beloved Bailey Brothers books, has been abducted!
With the aid of his handy
Bailey Brothers Detective Handbook and one
very reluctant Dana, Steve will confront goons, bullies, and maybe a bee or two, all to rescue America's #1 Mystery King.
Author Biography
Mac Barnett was named the 2025-26 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature by the Library of Congress. He's the author of more than sixty books for children, including Sam & Dave Dig a Hole, illustrated by Jon Klassen, which won a Caldecott Honor and the E. B. White Read Aloud Award. Mac's books include the First Cat in Space graphic novels and the picture book A Polar Bear in the Snow, all illustrated by Shawn Harris. He lives in Oakland, California.
Adam Rex is the
New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of
Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich. His other books include
The True Meaning of Smekday, which was made into the hit animated movie
Home;
Moonday; and
School's First Day of School, illustrated by Christian Robinson. He also illustrated the Brixton Brothers series,
Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem,
Chloe and the Lion, and
How This Book Was Made, all by Mac Barnett, and
Chu's Day, by Neil Gaiman. He lives in Tucson, Arizona. Visit him at AdamRex.com or follow him on Twitter @MrAdamRex.
Number of Pages: 256
Dimensions: 0.9 x 7.5 x 5.1 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: October 04, 2011
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Ghostwriter Secret
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 5
