Meet the Sleuth Street Kids
Four kids, one dog and a lot of pencils. They live on Sloane Street, but everybody calls it Sleuth Street.
Hattie, 10
The Snapper
Hattie tells the stories. Her instant camera holds ten photos, so she has to choose wisely. She talks faster than she thinks, and she's learning to wait for the third clue.
If it isn't in a photo, it didn't happen.
Leo, 11
The Code-Cracker
Leo writes down every word people say, exactly. He loves secret codes, keeps a pencil behind his ear, and talks last. When Leo says your name, you listen.
Write it down. Exactly.
Priya, 9
The Counter
Priya counts everything. Then she counts it again. Her counting clues decide which way a case goes, and her yellow pom-pom hat is famous all over town.
Count it twice.
Benji, 8, and Waffles
The Trackers
Benji knows animals and tracks. Waffles is a scruffy terrier with one floppy ear and a bow. He sneezes like a cat and chases pom-poms like they're tennis balls.
Paw prints are clues too.
Grandma Lou
The Baker
Hattie's grandma runs the Moss & Crumb Bakery on the town square. The whole town loves her cinnamon buns, and she always has a saying ready.
Nobody eats a window.
Officer Reyes
The Grown-Up
Officer Dana Reyes lives three houses down. She lets the kids find the clues, but she has one rule nobody breaks.
No accusing anybody out loud. That's my job.
Welcome to Bramble Hill
Bramble Hill is a small town in New England with a clock tower on the town hall, a library where Mrs. Pruitt keeps everything in ABC order, a white bandstand, a museum with stone lions, a lighthouse, an observatory on the hill and a zoo at the end of Orchard Road.
Nobody in Bramble Hill ever gets hurt. Things go missing: a trophy, a key, a golden egg, a baby giraffe's name. And the Sleuth Street kids find them, one clue at a time.
The Three Rules of Sleuth Street
- Snap it, write it, count it.A photo, the exact words, and the number. Every time.
- Clear people. Don't guess them.Tick CLEARED only when a clue says so.
- Three clues before you point.No accusing anybody until three clues fit.
How to Crack a Case
You don't just read about the mystery. You solve it.
1. Read the story
Something goes missing in Bramble Hill. Hattie tells you everything she sees.
2. Meet the suspects
Hattie's photos make the Suspect Board. Check the hats, glasses, scarves and sweaters.
3. Follow the clues
Each clue in Leo's notebook tells you who to tick CLEARED. Priya's counting clues are the tricky ones.
4. One face is left
That's your answer. Every case has exactly one, and the solution is printed upside down.
The Eight Sleuth Street Books
Six cases in every book, a new kind of clue in every book, and a big mystery at the end.
Which Sleuth Are You?
Pick one answer for each question. Nothing is saved or sent anywhere: it's just for fun.
Crack Leo's Secret Note
Leo left a note in his notebook. Every number is a letter: 1 is A, 2 is B, 3 is C, and so on. Use the key, then type the message.
The Secret Bonus Case
There's a Case 7 that isn't in any book. Grandma Lou's oldest recipe card has vanished at the Sleuth Street Block Party, and twelve neighbors were at the table.
It comes with your own Detective ID card to cut out and two coloring pages of the whole club.
How to get it: find the "Secret Bonus Case File" page near the end of your Sleuth Street book. It has a password clue. Then show that page to a grown-up and ask them to open the grown-ups' page. Detectives don't type anything themselves.
Grown-ups: open the bonus page